By Colin Wood
May 5, 2026
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Ford,
Ford Crown Victoria,
Cleetus McFarland
The opposite of that scene from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” where they try to reverse the mileage of the Ferrari by running it in reverse?
This live stream from Cleetus McFarland of a Crown Vic. The goal? To run the car 24/7 until it reaches 150,000 miles.
(Yeah, you’re going to be here awhile.)
5/5/26 2:08 p.m.
More than 4000 watching right now. Just saying.
5/5/26 2:28 p.m.
I need to stream this and record it for "white noise" for a sound sleep!
5/5/26 3:14 p.m.
Let me know when somebody refills the car with gas. Somebody has to do that, right?
5/5/26 3:17 p.m.
Remember when Mercedes did a 100k mile enduro race with a diesel E320(?) about 20 (?) years ago?
5/5/26 3:34 p.m.
Looks like right around 3:00 PM EST.
5/5/26 10:48 p.m.
A Diesel Mercedes... 100k, are they still out there?
"It would take me all day to drive from one end of my ranch to the other!"
"Ah yes, I used to have a car that slow, too"
5/5/26 11:29 p.m.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
IIRC they averaged just under 140mph
5/7/26 12:32 p.m.
Still running, but now down to 7 cylinders after doing Ford things and spitting a spark plug out.
5/7/26 1:07 p.m.
Jam a self tapping spark plug in there quick!
Ever crack a cylinder head from driving it under heavy load with a misfire?
(BTW, not making that up, you can get self tapping spark plugs for these engines!)
5/7/26 6:09 p.m.
First you had Ford OHC V8s that ejected sparkplugs, then you had Ford OHC V8s where you couldn't get the sparkplug out. I'm intrigued by the Club Spec Mustang, but remembered that the 4.6L 3V has the stupid sparkplugs that break off in the head.
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