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Hannah Judes Dad

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Re: high miles
« Reply #15 on: 08 June 2010, 08:50:12 »
My 96 CDX state estate has only got 113K on the clock so hopefully it will last me a few more years yet.
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Re: high miles
« Reply #16 on: 08 June 2010, 09:30:27 »
230000 at the minute and still going strong, but I have no idea if its original engine.
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Re: high miles
« Reply #17 on: 08 June 2010, 10:01:08 »
152k on my Elite 3.0 estate at the mo, but climbing rapidly as I'm currently doing about 800 a week...............
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Re: high miles
« Reply #18 on: 08 June 2010, 10:28:51 »
139,000 miles recorded plus a fair bit more when the last ABS ECU failed.

I think I will be buried in this car if Mrs Varche can get a JCB to dig a big enough hole. ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: high miles
« Reply #19 on: 08 June 2010, 10:31:28 »
153,000 on 1998..all original and still goes very well,but it is lovingly looked after.
Usual service bits and age related scars,but same engine/gearbox/rear axle,and fully expecting it to reach 200k and more.
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Re: high miles
« Reply #20 on: 08 June 2010, 10:40:16 »
95 cavalier diesel on 360,000 with original engine and box. still going strong when sold  :o   1990 shogun diesel on 250,000 sweet as a nut . Current tractor on 143,000, think the body will give out first though.
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Re: high miles
« Reply #21 on: 08 June 2010, 10:47:16 »
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95 cavalier diesel on 360,000 with original engine and box. still going strong when sold  :o   1990 shogun diesel on 250,000 sweet as a nut . Current tractor on 143,000, think the body will give out first though.

Pity that several Omegas go that way  :(
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« Reply #22 on: 08 June 2010, 11:04:46 »
I took an  F, 1989, reg Toyota Corina II from 160K up to 250k, and still goig strong.

On my company cars, especially the Carlton CD's,  I took one from 0 new mileage to 118k in 18 months, and another from 0 to 112k in two years.

Overall I have travelled 1 million miles, but the vast majority of that on business and at high average speeds so all my cars were in virtually the same condition when they went back as when they were new 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: high miles
« Reply #23 on: 08 June 2010, 11:07:44 »
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... and at high average speeds so all my cars were in virtually the same condition when they went back  ......

knackered??? ::)  ::)  ::)  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)
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« Reply #24 on: 08 June 2010, 11:12:07 »
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... and at high average speeds so all my cars were in virtually the same condition when they went back  ......

knackered??? ::)  ::)  ::)  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)

Nop, as the engines were kept at the optimum temperatures with the oil fully circulating and the engines worked to their design speeds, with full regular servicing and no failures.  Those engines were as good at the end of my use as they had been at the beginning. ;) ;)
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« Reply #25 on: 08 June 2010, 11:47:59 »
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... and at high average speeds so all my cars were in virtually the same condition when they went back  ......

knackered??? ::)  ::)  ::)  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;)

Nop, as the engines were kept at the optimum temperatures with the oil fully circulating and the engines worked to their design speeds, with full regular servicing and no failures.  Those engines were as good at the end of my use as they had been at the beginning. ;) ;)

It's just the interiors that fell apart around you  ;D
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Re: high miles
« Reply #26 on: 08 June 2010, 16:23:59 »
168k on my Mig,

Just had

coil pack
leads
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new cats
new petrol tank
new catback exhaust
Brand new LPG kit (nearly done)
should last a while :D
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Re: high miles
« Reply #27 on: 08 June 2010, 17:45:52 »
140k on my plod job...

201k on my old Volvo V70

220k on Volvo v70 t5 Job traffic car still in service !!
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Re: high miles
« Reply #28 on: 08 June 2010, 18:44:25 »
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I took an  F, 1989, reg Toyota Corina II from 160K up to 250k, and still goig strong.

On my company cars, especially the Carlton CD's,  I took one from 0 new mileage to 118k in 18 months, and another from 0 to 112k in two years.

Overall I have travelled 1 million miles, but the vast majority of that on business and at high average speeds so all my cars were in virtually the same condition when they went back as when they were new 8-) 8-) 8-)
Reckon I'm only on about 400k driving miles....   ....though in my younger days, the driven wheels did substantially more miles than the non driven wheels ::)
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Re: high miles
« Reply #29 on: 08 June 2010, 18:44:53 »
The Golden Nugget didn't quite manage 130k  :'(
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