Cars That Don't DIE, Porsche At The Top Of The List?

Sold my Mercedes 240D with 518,000 miles. Every other Mercedes I've owned, I've taken past 150K with a lot left in them.

My grandfather had a 70s 240D as well that went up to approximately 400-500k miles.

The best part about it? It was bright orange.

What a car!

You get what you pay for I guess

Gosh, I am so sick of your subtle pro-Lexus/Toyota BS.

Porsche cars are also far more COMPLICATED and TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED than most Toyotas. Do you seriously think Toyota sells fully loaded Yaris' or Corollas outside of the US? Hell no. Most cars will have an A/C and a radio as standard and that's it.

I had an '84 Olds Firenza that I drove til 200,000 miles and presently drive a '98 Escort that has 184,000 miles on it. Regular maintenance, not driving stupid (it's not a sports or performance car!) and fixing problems early are the keys I've found.

We tend to own our cars a while, plus drive a lot.
Had:
1980 242 4spd w/OD sold early at 150k mi
1988 740 Turbo wagon sold w/165k mi
1995 525i 5spd just sold w/274k mi
1986 BMW 325e bought w/105k mi, sold w/210k mi., Still ran good
1996 Ford Econoline 150 still have w/174k mi Still runs well.
2003 530 Sport 5 Spd, bought w/38k mi., still have w/155k mi
2003 Boxster S puked the motor at 44k mi, installed another (OUCH)
The Boxster was maintained well.....just died.
I just believe in proper consistent preventive maintenance.

I love Porsches and will soon buy one. I can believe they are very reliable because people take better care of them than they would Hondas & Toyotas and the like. Porsches are aspirational vehicles for most of us. When we get them we treat them better. We don't drive them as often and pay more attention to the service intervals and just general care of the cars.
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Porches break all the time especially when pushed hard.Here is an example of a brawl between a ZR1 and Turbo 911 from the November 2010 issue of Motortend.They cost way more but cannot hang with lower priced cars.When they lose a race (same with the M3,M5,M6 against the CTSV) they start saying things like "the interior of the German cars are way better". Here is the link http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1011_2011_chevrolet_corvette_zr1_2010_porsche_911_turbo_comparison/index.html

I'm not sure where you read about the cranks warping, this is a new one on me. The the 1998 and 1999 engines suffered from porous block that would actually weep oil. Porsche did the right things on these though and did complete engine replacements on affected cars - - - even when far past warranty. Two other problems have plagued these engines are cylinder sleaves slipping (causing engine detonation) and a persistent IMS/Main Seal issue - - - both of which has now been fixed (no IMS from 2009 and on). Overall, the total engine failures are disappointing, but still not a significant number.

Been daily driving Boxsters (01, 04 S) for almost ten years with no major problems. I think it is super lame to have them in the garage like some of my neighbors.