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Offline taxi1990

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who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« on: July 04, 2023, 08:30:15 am »
in miles.

I will go first.

320,000

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2023, 08:45:57 am »
I had about the same on the old 08 Avensis I traded up a few years back after 12 tears of Taxi work.

MFH is a 'Shoo-in' fer this in his 06 Prius, has to be nearing the Million mile mark ?

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2023, 08:54:37 am »
Not all all mine only has 196000 miles.

When I'm not working my car rarely moves.When I bother going in I do everything possible to reduce my dead mileage.I regularly turn down longer jobs in favour of shorter jobs.Also my car was parked during COVID.

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2023, 09:37:33 am »
I had about the same on the old 08 Avensis I traded up a few years back after 12 tears of Taxi work.

MFH is a 'Shoo-in' fer this in his 06 Prius, has to be nearing the Million mile mark ?


12 years  :o she didnt owe you anything so.

I have mine nearly 7 years, 31,000 miles on it when I bought it. was off 4 months during the Pandemic.

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2023, 11:24:49 am »
I had ~310,000 miles on my old Octavia before she went to the scrapheap in heaven   :'(  Only got ~30k miles on my current yoke.
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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2023, 01:59:55 pm »
491000 kilometres

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2023, 03:58:33 pm »
The current heap is on 244K, The Avensis from hell was 533,000 Miles, but two engines and three clutches.

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2023, 04:14:28 pm »
Had 420.000 miles on the 07 Merc til I said goodbye to it in 2017.
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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2023, 07:07:12 pm »
520 k miles on 220cdi  2002---2 gearbox's /rads and heads--heap of shite !

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2023, 09:15:05 pm »
Had 420.000 miles on the 07 Merc til I said goodbye to it in 2017.


Was it in the mechanics much?

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2023, 04:10:20 pm »
Had 420.000 miles on the 07 Merc til I said goodbye to it in 2017.


Was it in the mechanics much?
1 "just in case" timing chain at 300,00 miles, a few wheel bearings, difficult to diagnose fractured electric cables in the boot lid, starting motor. 1 injector, and regular servicing is all I can remember at the mo.
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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2023, 04:13:28 pm »
520 k miles on 220cdi  2002---2 gearbox's /rads and heads--heap of shite !
I heard that things got better with Mercs after Sept 2006. Gearbox "judder" problems could be delayed by using Lubegard's "Dr Tranny" product at 20k intervals.
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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2023, 04:33:54 pm »
520 k miles on 220cdi  2002---2 gearbox's /rads and heads--heap of shite !
I heard that things got better with Mercs after Sept 2006. Gearbox "judder" problems could be delayed by using Lubegard's "Dr Tranny" product at 20k intervals.
I know you think it's Ermy, but is this Dr Tranny?



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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2023, 04:41:10 pm »
Had 420.000 miles on the 07 Merc til I said goodbye to it in 2017.


Was it in the mechanics much?
1 "just in case" timing chain at 300,00 miles, a few wheel bearings, difficult to diagnose fractured electric cables in the boot lid, starting motor. 1 injector, and regular servicing is all I can remember at the mo.


Thats good. Mine is Peugeot, great engine but they are very soft on suspension parts.

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Re: who has the most mileage on their taxi?
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2023, 04:42:36 pm »
Had 420.000 miles on the 07 Merc til I said goodbye to it in 2017.


Was it in the mechanics much?
1 "just in case" timing chain at 300,00 miles, a few wheel bearings, difficult to diagnose fractured electric cables in the boot lid, starting motor. 1 injector, and regular servicing is all I can remember at the mo.


Thats good. Mine is Peugeot, great engine but they are very soft on suspension parts.
How much did you get as a trade-in, or did you sell it privately?

 


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