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View Poll Results: How many kilometres has your AU Falcon covered?
50,000kms or less 27 5.45%
100,000kms or less 117 23.64%
150,000kms or less 148 29.90%
200,000kms or less 95 19.19%
200,000kms + 108 21.82%
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Old 08-04-2007, 08:59 AM   #61
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AU1 99 model have done 248,000 klms I have had this beauty since new and I must agree it has been the best car to date for me
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:47 AM   #62
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2002 TE50 has 31000 Kms on it
I'm almost there.. At 30,670 at the moment.

A couple of weeks ago(before DECA) it was 500kays lower..
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Old 08-04-2007, 12:54 PM   #63
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Just over 120K so just worn in and going even stronger
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Old 08-04-2007, 09:30 PM   #64
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Mines at 306000 and still going strong
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Old 10-04-2007, 11:56 AM   #65
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2001/2 -- XR8 - 117,000
2000 -- Falcon 'S' - 150,000 - and still doesnt start when cold lol
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Old 11-04-2007, 08:47 AM   #66
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I'm almost there.. At 30,670 at the moment.

A couple of weeks ago(before DECA) it was 500kays lower..
Don't know how you hardly drive my TS's brother :
I get depressed if I don't drive her everyday :
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:40 AM   #67
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Series 3, just completed 2000kms over Easter, 77850
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Old 11-04-2007, 10:56 AM   #68
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mine just clicked over.

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Old 11-04-2007, 11:23 AM   #69
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605,000 and still trucking. All hail the goodness of LPG!
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Old 11-04-2007, 04:49 PM   #70
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Don't know how you hardly drive my TS's brother :
I get depressed if I don't drive her everyday :
I work in the City and use public transport, so I only get to drive it on some weekends :o(
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Old 12-04-2007, 06:02 PM   #71
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2000 AU2 XR8 and i have just done 90,000
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Old 12-04-2007, 07:10 PM   #72
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01 AU2 Wagon (Non Taxi)- 190k

Got hit up with a few problems today when I sent it in for a service, so it looks like she'll be leaving my hands within the next month or two
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Old 13-04-2007, 10:47 AM   #73
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Au-1 nearly 400,000km and going strong! due for transmission service soon.
By the way, does anyone if you can get a pair of xenon Philips globes for around 50 dollars in south east melbourne?
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Old 13-04-2007, 12:09 PM   #74
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One of the first au utes, June/july 1999, currently is cumming up on the 110,000 mark.
Only had 78,000 on it when i brought it back in october 05.
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Old 13-04-2007, 07:37 PM   #75
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96xxx, now. 86016 on january 3rd when i brought it.
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Old 13-04-2007, 07:43 PM   #76
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2001 AU11 Ute, just hit 200,000 still going well and very economical. Much better economy than the last two BAs I had for work.
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Old 14-04-2007, 12:43 AM   #77
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my 01 series ll sr is sittin at around 103,800 or so
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Old 14-04-2007, 09:41 AM   #78
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138xxx atm, getting better with age i must say
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Old 14-04-2007, 06:38 PM   #79
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2002 AU3 - 188800k's - just bought off what seemed like a "non-dodgy" car sales man, but looks can be decieving.
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Old 15-04-2007, 01:52 AM   #80
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yeh mines almost about to click over 130000 kms going strong for a S1 forte V8 that gets a fair thrashin!!! but it'll get a freshen up at 150000 prob a full rebuild and watever else i can afford!
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Old 15-04-2007, 08:20 PM   #81
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AU2 2001 XLS ute, 119.xxx klm's at the moment. Going great.
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Old 15-04-2007, 08:25 PM   #82
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'99 AU1 ~ 205,000. :
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Old 16-04-2007, 09:49 PM   #83
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2002 XR6 ute - 63,000
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Old 17-04-2007, 11:06 AM   #84
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AU S1 Wagon: Somewhere over 230,000. Still goes like a train.

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Old 17-04-2007, 09:05 PM   #85
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AUII Fairmont. 134,000. Intend to get 200,000 out of it.
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Old 17-04-2007, 09:46 PM   #86
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i got 180,000 on my 01 xr8 and 310,000 on my 99 forte and neither of them have ever had engine trouble.
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Old 17-04-2007, 09:51 PM   #87
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75000 K's on my 02 model
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Old 17-04-2007, 10:48 PM   #88
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2001 (Apr) AU2 - Just clicked over 83,000 on the weekend, think its like 80,300 or something now.

Seems to be going up a lot quicker than I expected since it had 81,xxx on it when I got it a little over a month ago :(
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Old 18-04-2007, 04:49 PM   #89
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LOL, 220,000K's on our blue XR6, she is still going strong ,never had a break down, she does 490km a week to and from work.

Still doesnt use a drop of oil.
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Old 18-04-2007, 06:52 PM   #90
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145xxx. Its a great car!
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