74 Beetle with 99999 miles, but how many engines did it take to get there?

Probably 2.

A friend of mine inherited a Honda on the passing of his little-old-lady aunt registering 250K miles; it ran beautifully before it was stolen.

A good Honda engine and manual transmission will push the million mile mark if babied. I have seen it done.

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I rolled mine on a 1982 Mustang II when I was in college......er...did I just admit to driving an '82 Mustang?

I've never owned a car with less than 110,000 miles on it. Of course, I've never owned a car that was less than 14 years old... the old Hondas are real gems. Not really worth the money to get a newer car.

I've owned a few 100k and 200k rollovers, but the one I remember best was on a road trip, Saturday, July 10, 1972, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
1963 Chevy Impala Convertible 99999.9 >> 00000.0
(PEI was much cooler that Nova Scotia for viewing that day's total eclipse of the sun)

You should never buy a Volvo until it's hit about 150,000. By that time, all the ticky tacky stuff that goes wrong on a Volvo has been fixed by the previous owners and the engine is good for another 150,000 miles.

I rolled over 300k on an 84 Landcruiser, original engine...although the first 100,000 was with a previous owner. That was a joy. I miss that car, just not the gas mileage.

I believe that the '74 Beetle has probably rolled over at least once before unless that thing was never driven.

My 92 Toyota Corolla, which is the only vehicle I own, has 213,000 miles. I bought it with a little over 7 yrs ago 85K for $4,000, and have put about $2,500 in repairs on it (brakes, clutch, muffler/exhaust, timing belt) Just change the oil every 4K, and those things are 'bullet proof'

One of the REALLY maddening things about having a wonderful "turn of the century" vehicle is that people tend to rear-end or otherwise prang you and send the thing to the junkyard. This has happened to me twice over 45 years of ownership of all kinds of vehicles, including 3 terrific long-livers: 1953 Oldsmobile, 1962 Corvair, 1981 Honda. Both Corvair and Honda were killed by cellphones driving erratically.

I currently have a 1992 Infiniti G20 (4 cyl, 30mpg), a great Nissan product, that will hit 100k this next year. And it is thoroughly wrung out and dependable. I am looking into my rear-view mirror ALL the time ...

I had 100K on my '69 Bug before I had to have the engine rebuilt. It got me through college. I regularly drove it 80 mph on country roads, had it on two wheels once, and drove it for many many hwy miles with the red oil light one night because I didn't want to put anything in it but Castrol 30W which wasn't readily available back then. It was the best car I ever had.
On my way to Seattle years ago the odometer on my '66 Bug said 66666. I'd wished I had a camera at the time.

I have a pic of my old '85 Honda Accord on 250,000(0) (Millinocket, Maine, on the way back from hiking Mt. Katahdin one day). It had 280k on it when I sold it for $150 in 1999.

my wonderful old '86 Toyota 4x4 had 290K on it when i sold it a couple of weeks ago. Was a fantastic truck, and with a little bit of work here and there, i have no doubt the new owners can pile on another 200K. Currently selling the crapmobile (87 Camry, not really as crappy as i make it out) with 195K on it. Current driver is a 92 4runner that has 140K on it. All of these have long lives ahead of them.

I had a '74 Celica that went to 240k before I sold it, original engine. Still ran great, but it wouldnt pass DEQ. (No cat). Fortunately, I had a "friend" at the DMV. And my dad had a Dodge K-car that he put 280k on before it was rear-ended and totalled.
I have never "rolled" an odometer before though. I never seem to keep cars long enough for that.