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Old 11-01-2007, 02:24 PM   #1
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Default How many K's has your car been?

I got an XE 'S'pack work bus 250 alloy head 4sp thats done 405,000ks and still hasnt had the head off it!

Yes its smokey and gets the death rattles if I spin it any harder than 3k rpm BUT!! It goes with every turn of the key and even the auto choke still works but I believe its had at least 1 clutch in its life and I had to replace the starter a couple of monthe ago.

Other than that its stock as a rock except the mags and seat covers!! Im only the 3rd owner and I bought it off the Neice of the original owner (a nurse in Sydney)so its history is concrete.

Can anyone top the K's and originality?? Taxi's excluded!

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Old 11-01-2007, 02:32 PM   #2
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My 95 EF Futura has done 103xxxkms. Still on its first engine

My old mans 79 LTD has done 382000kms, but the speedo went a bit dodgy at around 110000kms, you would do a trip up to the shops and it would clock 1000kms on it. On its second engine

His escort only has 26xxx, but that's mainly due to the fact that the odo only has 5 digits. Third engine
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Old 11-01-2007, 02:47 PM   #3
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My 2000 VT commo had 256000 k's
my old 92 magna has 245000

and the 95 fairmont has 253000
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Old 11-01-2007, 02:55 PM   #4
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The 04 fairmont ghia only has 92000 on it at the moment, i hope to get to a million (obviously not with all the same parts but you know...)
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:10 PM   #5
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Mine has 91,XXX km at the moment. I'll be keeping it until I graduate so i'll be getting about 200,000km plus on it.
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:14 PM   #6
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dont know if my engine has been rebuilt more than once but the clock shows 600,000+ miles.
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:24 PM   #7
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The festiva just passed its 150,000km mark and drives / drinks and handles like new cant complain!
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:35 PM   #8
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The ZH had 396,000k's on the untouched stock 302 when I spun it a little hard on night and dropped a valve. Engine was then rebuilt with 351 crank etc etc and is still going strong.
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:39 PM   #9
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My Ghia racked up 230000 the other day, and its running pretty damn well, no "issues".

I dont think ill sell this one in a hurry the way I am racking up the k's, although its all long that God forsaken M1 between Geelong and Melb.
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:40 PM   #10
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My March 04 XR6T has done 50,000.
Shouldn't do too many more as i'm getting the work ute soon, so i can keep the turbs in the garage.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:05 PM   #11
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'99 AU Futura - 403k
'88 BMW 525i - 230k
'88 Mercedes 560SEC - 268k

My aunty has a AU coon on 495k, drives better than mine, and should hit 500 next month, with only the g/box rebuilt once!
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:09 PM   #12
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1991 EAII 30th anni 114,000km's
Everything was original (when brought) Brought it off original owner, and log books have every singal service and maitnece done buy ford....
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:16 PM   #13
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My Dads old 626 done 514,xxx. It started in one shot. Its gone to heaven now as it looked shocking.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:19 PM   #14
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...(when brought) Brought ...
It's bought by the way...

'97 EL is about to hit 206,000kms.
'84 XE is a shade off 163,000kms and not going anywhere at the moment.
'06 307 has 9,500kms on it since August.

EL has had head and the front shocks replaced. Everything else is still original.
XE hasn't had any engine/gearbox work done apart from servicing and wear and tear.
The Pug is still too new.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:20 PM   #15
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My 03 xr6 has done 135,ooo ks and my o6 xrt is only 3 months old and done 16,000 ks
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:24 PM   #16
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1996 EF GLI stock standard. 3rd owner, just ticked over 282000kms and purrs like a kitten.
Last fuel check showed it returning 30.4 MPG or 9.3 Litres / 100kms. doesn't use or leak oil. Head gasket and mild shave 4 years ago, valves not touched. Only time the engine has been touched. Lovely old cruiser.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:31 PM   #17
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2003 Focus Zetec has just hit 93,000kms. Still drives like a dream
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:32 PM   #18
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ED XR6, im the 4th owner, factory manual, 210XXX km with a new cam, zorst, K&N, Big Valves
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:33 PM   #19
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I got an XE 'S'pack work bus 250 alloy head 4sp thats done 405,000ks and still hasnt had the head off it!

Yes its smokey and gets the death rattles if I spin it any harder than 3k rpm BUT!! It goes with every turn of the key.
I have an XE Fairmont, alloy head carby but an auto and the odo reads 425, 000 k's.

I'ts not smokey, it runs on gas, and can make some nasty noises sometimes, it gets a horrable knocking/rattle sometimes out of the blue, and we've noticed a small piece of the carby is missing so suspect it's 'eaten' it and that's what the rattling is, who knows.

It doesn't bother me, as just like yours, it goes first time every time and has (besides a gas leak from the filler) never let me down.
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Old 11-01-2007, 04:47 PM   #20
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The Monty 193 000k's
The Forte AU 230 000k's
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Old 11-01-2007, 05:05 PM   #21
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BA 03 XR6 - 93,000km (all original)
Dads old EF 95 futura, 430,000km (no engine work, only discs and stuff like that nothing major like gbox, and that car really copped it, it had oil leak but)
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Old 11-01-2007, 05:12 PM   #22
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107,000 now and running strong
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Old 11-01-2007, 05:28 PM   #23
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72,000 on my ea ghia :nutsycuck
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Old 11-01-2007, 06:22 PM   #24
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AU ex taxi with aftermarket turbo Bought it with 748,000 now has 835,000.
EF 5 speed LPG wagon 303,000
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Old 11-01-2007, 06:44 PM   #25
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6/98 el sapphire just clocked over 142,000 klm and still going strong i have the full history on it no major work just major and minor services

since i have had it (14 months) it has only had custom extractors and full exhaust done
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Old 11-01-2007, 06:49 PM   #26
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The XA : 28000 miles (original). Engine has never been out of the bay.

The Pulsar : Just got past 200,000km's and the engine is noisy in the bottom end. Its death is not far away.
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Old 11-01-2007, 07:06 PM   #27
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My parents old Mazda Van they they bought new did 27x xxxk's when the odometer stopped working..... 11 years later the sold it, up until then it was driven daily and the reason they got rid of it was the body rusted out and the brakes gave up, but the motor (diesel) was fine

My EB i have no idea, I bought it with 146 xxx on the odo but have since learned that its probably not the original odo, i've replaed the engine since then too
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Old 11-01-2007, 07:13 PM   #28
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Old 11-01-2007, 07:25 PM   #29
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250,000 1996 Fairmont.

Only minor things have gone wrong, but touch wood the head hasn't blown yet.
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Old 11-01-2007, 07:29 PM   #30
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80,076 on the 98 VCT.
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