Reply With QuoteI would say high mileage is anything over 200k miles? Mines almost there but there are no problems to speak of except cosmeticly. I think Nika will go 300 without any major issues.
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accumulated mileage ?
Since the newest of our cars are ten + years old now I'm curious to hear how many miles they all have.
What is the consensus for "high" mileage on an E34?
How far do you expect yours to go without being a drain on the wallet?
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I would say high mileage is anything over 200k miles? Mines almost there but there are no problems to speak of except cosmeticly. I think Nika will go 300 without any major issues.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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Occasionaly the mileage question is raised, so try a search. There have been quite a few posts in which folks compare mileage and maintenance.
Plently of us are close to or over 300k. Mine had no serious issues at 310k, but one cylinder was low in compression and I needed a winter project. Swapped in a rebuilt block, refurbished the head and i'm hoping to break 1,000,000k km (600+k miles). That is, if we have enough oil.
Dave M
10/90 Build 525im, 630,000+km, Eibach/Sachs, Engine Rebuild
*RIP Oskar the DOG*
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My 91 only has 44K miles, but I plan on putting a ton more on her as the years pass...there are many threads about mileage if you do a search, as mentioned above...
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My 95 has 156k miles. The PO was a road-warrior driving about 70 miles round trip to work daily and frequently driving out of state.
"Scarlet" `97 540/6 with sleepy mods.
"Box Car" '87 535isA - Old School Charm, new school Flair
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I'm just short of 211k miles, engine still runs great and trans shifts smoothly. Engine still has vacuum at the oil cap! pretty impressive compared to my old mercedes 190E with tons of blowby. Just stupid dents/dings and door bottom rust to deal with! I have had to replace some things (fan shroud/seat cables) that are unique wear problems to the e34. Can't say enough about how well these things were built!
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136,081 as of 10 minutes ago. put 500 miles on it on Monday. fun trip. I expect it to go another 136k, at least.
Originally Posted by Alexlind123
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129000 here, needed new head gaskets though
Nikasil anyone?
Zac
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150,500 here.....on a heart of nikasil!
I would love for 300k
[1994 530i/5-Speed]
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179k runs perfect, original clutch, 2nd set of brakes, just replaced fuel tank straps. Would love to see it go half a million miles if I live that long.
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