touaregv10tdi
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2006
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale - Florida
- TDI
- 2013 Beetle TDi,2000 Beetle TDi, 2016 BMW X5 Diesel, 2004 Touareg V10 TDi,2015 Beetle TDi, 2005 Jetta TDi
The highest-mileage TDI I've seen was this '96 Passat with 425k miles:whitedog said:How many years ago did the first TDI come out? How many miles per year would a person have to put on that car in order for it to reach 1,000,000 by now?
Like the current 9³, the 1994-1998 SAAB 900 was based on the Opel Vectra platform, which has always been one of the better cars from GM of Europe. Still, this was not befitting of SAAB's "upper middle class" image -- today, GM is selling rebadged Opels here under the Saturn brand.oilhammer said:However, the last REAL Saab automobile was the 1993 900. That body was based on the old 99 from the '70s and soldiered on in limited numbers until the '94 replacement.
The SAAB 9000 was based on the so-called "Type Four" chassis, shared with the FIAT Croma, Lancia Thema, and Alfa Romeo 164 -- no GM involvement there. The original styling was by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and was shared most closely with the Croma and Thema. The 164 used updated styling by Pininfarina and only shared the platform with the rest of the "Type Four" cars. The SAAB 9000 was in production from 1985 to 1998, and it used a wide array of 4-cylinder and V6 engines, ranging from 130 to 225 HP.Everything else, starting with the 9000s in the late '80s, has been Euro-GM. Which is essentially Opel (Germany) and Vauxhall (UK), with some leftovers going to Holden (Australia) here and there.
The first TDI engine was a 2.5L inline five-cylinder introduced in the European Audi 100 in 1989, while I believe the common 1.9L 4-cylinder version was introduced in Europe in 1994. However, the TDI was not introduced in North America until the 1996 model year, and in Canada and Europe the TDI overlapped with production of older-design IDI diesel and turbo-diesel engines until at least 1997.IndigoBlueWagon said:TDIs have been around for 12 or more years. We should have some that are getting close to 1 million miles, but I rarely hear about cars having more than the low 300s.
Here in NJ there's a guy who has a 1985 gasser Golf and worked for a messenger service. By 1996 his Golf had 690,000 miles on it -- original engine, with one rebuild at around 600k due to a blown piston (?). Original paint, too!oilhammer said:and that escort company I mentioned was running nearly 1000 miles a day
I have a 96 Passat TDI I bought new. Only had 3 breakdowns. Last week I turned 657,000 miles. Still runs great and still great mileage per gallon. Should be good for 1,000,000+ miles
Apparently that is the recognized hi miler.A 1966 Volvo P-1800S owned by Irvin Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA, had covered in excess of 4,586,630 km (2,850,000 miles) by December 2010. The car is still driven on a daily basis and covers over 160,000 km (100,000 miles) per year, thanks in part to being driven to numerous car shows and events in Europe and the USA.
I need 14 more years.We need to find a TDi to brake this record !
That's sick....I'd need a 33 hour day and no sleep for that....(and yes I know I'm quoting you from over 1/2 of a decade ago!)and that escort company I mentioned was running nearly 1000 miles a day
Nice! Go man go!I have a 96 Passat TDI I bought new. Only had 3 breakdowns. Last week I turned 657,000 miles. Still runs great and still great mileage per gallon. Should be good for 1,000,000+ miles
Apparently that is the recognized hi miler.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/highest-vehicle-mileage