Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
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Super engines them and in marinized form too. There was a guy in the US who did over 3 million miles in a 1960's Volvo P1800 (I think)
Presumably back in those days the bean counters had little influence unlike with today's manufacturing output. yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
19th Aug 2024 3:29 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73125
LR owners can but dream!
19th Aug 2024 3:38 pm
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 5065
And there in lies the cause of all our troubles, dreams! yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
19th Aug 2024 4:14 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
Volvo engines are still quite good. Plenty of taxis doing 500k km over 3-4 years time. Depending on the country some of these get “made younger” and the next owner, buying a 200k km “barely driven in” one, does 200-300k km more or so over a longer period.
19th Aug 2024 4:27 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13605
Over on RRSport there is a thread where people update the mileage showing on their RRS. There are 7 with over 200,000 miles. 1 has 380,000 miles on a 2.7TDV6.
So it is possible for LR owners to get decent mileage from their engines.
Edit: that bus route is about roughly 1800km according to Google Maps. Nothing like long runs to keep engines happy. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
19th Aug 2024 4:29 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
Currently all the D3s on sale in Finland are diesels and have somewhere between 300k and almost 500k km on the clock… so yeah.
19th Aug 2024 4:46 pm
thisandy
Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
Location: Pembrokeshire
Posts: 308
5w40 obviously
19th Aug 2024 4:59 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
It's be interesting to measure compression, cylinder wear, etc.,
2015 Volvo V40
2014 D4 HSE
2006 RRS - C'est mort. Fin... ...It's alive! Oh no, it's not - scrapped.
2019 Suzuki Kingquad 400
2017 RamRod Taskmaster 1150
1977 John Deere 2130
20th Aug 2024 12:32 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
All our coaches at work are Volvo/plaxton, they are now 9-10 year old with 830k miles on the clock. Engines pretty decent but the emission systems and electrics have been problematic. Currently waiting on our new Volvo 9700DDs to arrive, should’ve arrived months ago. They’ve went for a complete Volvo product over their usual Volvo/Plaxton.
The camera mirrors will take a bit of getting used to.
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Our Alexander Dennis products, well, the less said the better really. Decent enough buses but just poor build quality, the JLR of the bus world 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
20th Aug 2024 12:49 pm
PROFSR G
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Location: Lost
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The mirrors would take some getting used for an old dog like me, but there's a big advantage over the rabbit ears which come in at €1500 a pop minimum when they're ripped off on narrow country roads. yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
20th Aug 2024 1:43 pm
G3Z
Member Since: 16 Dec 2018
Location: South Wales
Posts: 568
My old D3 TDV6 now has 230,000 miles (370,000km) and is on the original engine. Doesn’t use oil or water between services.Defender 110 2.4 TDCi Utility Station Wagon.
2007 Disco 3 GS TDV6 Manual
200,000+ mile club 😎
20th Aug 2024 2:06 pm
astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8147
I have a part time job collecting day-trippers and holiday goers and dropping them at local coach station. We use a fleet of Ford Transit mini-buses and the highest mileage is on a 15 plate one with 288k miles and, apparently, on it's second clutch. Runs as sweet as anything, doesn't blow smoke under load or appear to have any issues. Great vans (although I'd avoid anything more recent running a 'wet-belt' system.....)
4th Sep 2024 9:13 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14176
Hi astonbuilder
Plus 1 to the transits , useto drive one at work and was extremely comfortable , alas the security side was a nightmare where thieves would often cut a hole in the side or rear door , but of course same with most vans
Must confess had to look up the timing belt wet system as never heard of it before
Always good to learn how engines have changed over the years
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