Can a BMW go for over a million miles?

stephenabelson

It has been a long time goal of mine to have a car go over the million mark. Do you think the BMW 5 series either the E39 or newer model would be the car to try to do it in? Or do you think the 3 series could do it? Or what about the X5?

shipo

Personally I'd believe that a 6-Cylinder version of either the E39 (say a 530i) or E46 (say a 330i) could make the million mile mark, especially if it had a manual transmission and you changed the oil at least evey 10,000 miles. ;-)

Best Regards,
Shipo

badboybill

I like to show people why I love BMW's so much. I have so much passion and obsession for these cars.

http://www.mobil1.com.au/performance/miles.aspx video

http://mr2.com/ARTICLE/Mobil1.html

http://www.imotormag.co.uk/news/266664/we_drive_the_bmw_e30_with_over_one_millio- n_miles.html

http://www.ama-cycle.org/roadride/GrimesMiles.asp

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=20346

http://www.lonestarcycle.com/bmw/bmwicon1.htm

http://cars.uk.msn.com/reviews/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=149398236

pp2009pp

Yes, you can take the badge and fling it a million miles into the ether.

Just drove a late model (I think 2009) BMW 5 series sedan. Quality has slid downhill from years past...this is how to make profits? The leather didn't even fit properly. It looked and felt like it didn't fit on the top of the seat and had a pretty sizeable gap against the edge where it looked like it was too big for the foam or whatever it is beneath it.

Unacceptable in a $45K+ car.

You can take any car to that kind of mileage if you keep replacing parts after all. Even a :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: