Vassilakis bought the four-door sedan new and he says that it is still equipped with its original five-cylinder engine and six-speed manual transmission. Over the years he has changed the intercooler, the clutch and a nozzle inside of the turbocharger, but apart from that the car has always been content with regular maintenance.
If the w211's mileage can be verified by Mercedes-Benz Vassilakis might be eligible to trade it in for a brand new E-Class.
According to Mercedes' Classic Center the man who put the most miles on a Mercedes is Gregorios Sachinidis, also a Greek taxi driver. From 1981 to 2004 he logged an intergalactic 2.8 million miles on his 1976 w114 240D before donating it to the Mercedes-Benz museum in exchange for a new C200 CDI.
Vassilakis is far from Sachinidis' record but he likely holds the honor of having put the most miles on a last-generation w211 E-Class.
All photos courtesy of Greece's Autoblog.
