7 Cars That REFUSE to Die (And Why Manufacturers HATE It)

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7 Cars That REFUSE to Die (And Why Manufacturers HATE It) A Greek taxi driver drove a Mercedes for 4.6 million kilometres. A Norwegian cabbie pushed his past 3.4 million before the odometer simply stopped counting. These aren’t museum pieces or weekend toys — they’re working cars that were abused daily, maintained with basic tools, and still refused to die. And that reality terrifies modern car manufacturers. In this video, we expose seven cars that prove longevity was never a mystery or a lost art. It was a choice. A choice manufacturers deliberately walked away from. From the Mercedes-Benz W124 that embarrassed its own creator, to the Volvo 240 that families passed down like real estate, to the BMW E46 M54 that accidentally became the most reliable engine BMW ever built, these cars weren’t designed around lease cycles or warranty math — they were engineered to survive. We break down why the Volkswagen 1.9 TDI became the backbone of Europe’s taxi fleets, why the Toyota Land Cruiser is trusted in mines, deserts, and war zones, and why the Honda Jazz quietly became the mechanic’s favourite car nobody talks about. These vehicles regularly cross 500,000 kilometres, 1 million kilometres, and beyond — while modern cars struggle to reach 100,000 without catastrophic failures. The uncomfortable truth is this: manufacturers know exactly how to build cars that last forever. Former engineers admit durability was sacrificed for per-unit profit. Plastic replaced metal. Complexity replaced simplicity. Parts were engineered to fail just outside warranty coverage. Planned obsolescence didn’t arrive by accident — it was calculated. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s evidence. Evidence that the €45,000 crossover with a five-year design life is not inevitable. It’s a business decision. And every time you keep an old, reliable car running instead of trading it in, you’re rejecting that decision. If you’re tired of being told that breakdowns are “normal,” that software failures are “updates,” and that engines burning oil is “within spec,” this video proves something powerful: cars can last forever. They just don’t want them to. #ReliableCars #HighMileage #MercedesW124 #Volvo240 #BMWE46 #VW19TDI #ToyotaLandCruiser #HondaJazz #PlannedObsolescence #MillionMileCars #CarReliability #EuropeanCars #UnderTheBonnet Dash cam footage has saved more arguments than any lawyer. 70mai—reliable and affordable. Supports the channel if you use this link: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=61187&awinaffid=2735548&campaign=BFCM+2025&clickref=4K+T800&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.70mai.store%2Fproducts%2F4k-t800-dash-cam Stop paying dealers £60+ just to read a fault code. ThinkCar diagnostic tools let you see what your car is actually telling you. I use them, mechanics use them: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=49941&awinaffid=2735548&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fmythinkcar.com%2Fproducts%2Fthinkcar-thinkscan-689bt-bidirectional-scan-tool Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbAdFM2wradwmOlRrurabsA/join