Officially reached 300,000 miles, and I'm happy about it!!

This thread just goes to show you that these cars are built to last. I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for. My next expense on my car will be an extensive service to get everything in order before I buy more aesthetic mods. She deserves this much, especially after this milestone and the fact that I've had little to no problems for a very long while now. Still running like a dream and I hope to keep her on the road for as long as is possible. For the non-believers, proof is attached below

Stop faking it with blurry pic.















































J/K congrats on the milestone.

Have you done any engine internals? Rings, bearings, chain guides, etc?

Have you owned the car since new?

Are the miles a mix, or mostly highway?

You must follow a rigorous maintenance schedule.

Congrats!

Thanks guys! @edjack I'm ashamed to say I haven't done much engine maintenance which is why I plan to put any money I can spare into that. The car was previously my dad's and he got it when it had less than 100,000 miles I believe. The miles are both highway and country roads (lots of potholes) so I will be addressing the suspension too.

Very impressive!

Very nice. I have a ways to go before 300K. Nice to see one up there and still running strong. Im actually @ 90K and im a little girl about hittin 100.

Congrats. Nothing like owning a car in Cali to aid in it's longevity

Wow.

Congrats, hope mine lasts that long, I'm at 137K so I have a long way to go.

Originally Posted by DinanBimmer

This thread just goes to show you that these cars are built to last. I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for. My next expense on my car will be an extensive service to get everything in order before I buy more aesthetic mods. She deserves this much, especially after this milestone and the fact that I've had little to no problems for a very long while now. Still running like a dream and I hope to keep her on the road for as long as is possible. For the non-believers, proof is attached below

Nice! That is getting your money's worth!

What year and model is she? Any packages?

congrats bro! keep her goin!

Pre vanos FTW baby! J/K, don't want to start a firestorm, I'm sure dedicated maintenance will get any E39 that far.
Congrats!

Congrats to ya--I'm at 230500 now and hope that mine will get there as well--haven't seen a thing on the market that I want to drive as much as I like driving this car--bought her new and she's still rolling well

Originally Posted by eparayno

Congrats. Nothing like owning a car in Cali to aid in it's longevity

So true

Originally Posted by seemyad

Nice! That is getting your money's worth!

What year and model is she? Any packages?

She's a '98 540i with a sport package, and I can still get going quickly enough.

Originally Posted by King540i

Pre vanos FTW baby! J/K, don't want to start a firestorm, I'm sure dedicated maintenance will get any E39 that far.
Congrats!

I still need to confirm the build date to figure out if mine's pre-vanos, it most likely is though.

Originally Posted by poolman

Congrats to ya--I'm at 230500 now and hope that mine will get there as well--haven't seen a thing on the market that I want to drive as much as I like driving this car--bought her new and she's still rolling well

Now that deserves props! I wish I could say I bought mine new, but I'm essentially the 2nd owner.

Originally Posted by JimLev

Congrats, hope mine lasts that long, I'm at 137K so I have a long way to go.

I'm at 137k
300k is just crazy!!!

Congrats on the fantastic milestone. Just curious - I have an i6 just about 140k miles on it..and starting to get to some resistance going into 1st and a ever so slight grind going into 2nd..have you or your father replaced the clutch and if so at what miles? I'm going to replace the shifter bushing to see if that helps otherwise it might be time for clutch/bearing replacement..

Congrats!! So refreshing to see a very positive post about our Bimmers!!in my youth i used to run the heck outta my rides and i always ended up paying for it

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Originally Posted by davethewheel

Congrats!! So refreshing to see a very positive post about our Bimmers!!in my youth i used to run the heck outta my rides and i always ended up paying for it

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I drive mine hard once in a while, but steady cruising is my predominant driving style. I will say though that I am an offensive driver, I get the hell outta the way quick

Originally Posted by illesztE39

I'm at 137k
300k is just crazy!!!

crazy awesome

Originally Posted by sainda210

Congrats on the fantastic milestone. Just curious - I have an i6 just about 140k miles on it..and starting to get to some resistance going into 1st and a ever so slight grind going into 2nd..have you or your father replaced the clutch and if so at what miles? I'm going to replace the shifter bushing to see if that helps otherwise it might be time for clutch/bearing replacement..

The clutch has been replaced about 30,000 miles ago. I believe the original clutch lasted a very long time, but the 1st owner may have replaced it.

Nice!! Time to send your display to germanaudiotech on ebay or any other vendor of pixel repair to fix those pixels.

I used to post here all the time when I first bought my car, but unfortunately I've been super busy as of late and just haven't been able to keep up. This piece of awesomeness is my daily driver, and I took this pic on my way to Vegas last weekend. I took the pic for the temperature, but note the mileage as well..



Yeah, I had to bang some knuckles under the hood, and a few other places when I first bought it, but since completing most of the required maintenance as outlined on this site, I've spent very little time on doing anything other than DRIVING How much driving, you may ask? Well, I live in San Diego, and this pic was shot about six months ago at The Loch Raven Reservoir... Google it...