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Join Date: May 2012
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My el has 357000. No box or engine/head work.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Craigmore SA
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Think its time someone filled out the sheet that was posted....
Probably a good idea to state wether car runs Petrol or LPG too
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SE burbs of Melbourne
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Pre 1980s list
1. 2. 3. 4. XD-XF list 1. 2. 3. 4. E series 1. Dylby1 - NC fairlane - 420000 2. 3. 4. AU-BF 1. BTTB - 906,600 - '04 BA Falcon XT wagon Egas 2. T-pak Addict - 850,000 - AU Forte Duel Fuel 3. T-pak Addict - 566,000 - BA Falcon Egas 4. FG 1. 2. 3. 4. Performance/ collectible models (T series, GT, FPV, XR8 sprint etc) 1. 2. 3. 4. |
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Futura 2001 AU SEDAN Dedicated Gas 387,000
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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I haven't done that many ks in my s2 xr6( 228,xxx), however ive beat the the crap out of it as the family taxi in melbourne burbs, and dragged a heavy old van around interstate, and on many occasions driven it very hard, unopened engine and auto and diff at 13 years of age, same suspension it left the factory other than koni's and upper rear shocker mounts at 160km, although I think it might needs new inner tie rods and a steering coupling in a year or so.
Minor service wear and tear items that you expect aside, its been a great car and very cheap as a long term owner, still feels like it will go for another 10 years even though it will no doubt need some freshening up down the track. Not without a few flaws like any car but I would have another in a heart beat. |
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#36 | ||
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: brisbane
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2008 Fg GT
150,000 km and no major issues
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I've owned an EL for ten years, was the family car now my work car and has just done 220,000 ks. For the last 100 thousand kms its towed a 600kg plus tradie trailer the only issues being leaking power steering unit which in turn kills the alternator.
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Join Date: May 2010
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AU Forte sedan 228,800km and AU XL ute 221,000km. Both still going strong!!!
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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Had a EA wagon on straight gas 760,000 km's was on 2nd auto, 2nd head but short motor was not touched. A mates brother bought it and now it does regular Sydney-Adelaide runs.
Worst part was badly worn door strikers. |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Follow up on this, fitted a new accelerator cable to the ol girl today and she has found quite a few of those lost ponies. Must have been jamming inside for a while Id say, one way to slow down a P pater with a heavy foot lol
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: brisbane
Posts: 2,039
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Dec 96 el ghia sedan 278,000
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Perth
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If ex-taxis count, I'm currently driving around a 06 BF with 865k on the clock. Original motor (dedica gas) but probably had couple of gearbox's and diff.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SE burbs of Melbourne
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Mines just hit 909,000
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Location: St Clair..N.S.W
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Hard to tell the speedo gear breaks after 10 years...
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Pre 1980s list
1. 2. 3. 4. XD-XF list 1. 2. 3. 4. E series 1. Dylby1 - NC fairlane - 420000 2. 3. 4. AU-BF 1. BTTB - 906,600 - '04 BA Falcon XT wagon Egas 2. T-pak Addict - 850,000 - AU Forte Duel Fuel 3. T-pak Addict - 566,000 - BA Falcon Egas 4. FG 1. 2. 3. 4. Performance/ collectible models (T series, GT, FPV, XR8 sprint etc) 1. T2 TE50 198000kms (When i traded it 3.5yrs ago) 2. 3. 4.
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Blue blooded Ford guy!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Adelaide
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465,000, but has not been a good car! Auto transmission no.4, engine rebuilt at 190,000 and pretty much everything else has been replaced apart from different, body, dash and interior trim...but I love it.
Mike
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide SA
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I so want to install a sunroof and re-spray mine but I'm a bit hesitant in case something happened to it and it got written off!!!
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#48 | ||
Blue blooded Ford guy!
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Adelaide
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Exactly mate, mine looks good for factory paint and it's the rare Bordeaux colour, but it ain't worth sinking too much money into a $3000 car (if I'm lucky).
But my alternator, starter, dizzy, P/S pump, break booster/cyl all went well into the 400's from new. My LSD is still going fine, no chatter at all which seems like a miracle. But I tell you, I drive this thing very smoothly and can't get much more than 120k from a BTR auto even with two coolers. Interior wise full leather seats average, driver's totally stuffed, only replaced the climate controller as far as electronics go but all four window actuators have been changed at some point. And that bloody central locking... Mike
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#49 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Penrith NSW
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Hulk, time for a serious question. What is your obsession with the number of km's a car has done?
I have lost count of the number of threads you have started on this topic over the years and it's getting a but much. |
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Too many Fords........ :)
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Melbz, Eastside
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Diodes fail randomly at different km's though. The boosters seem random too. The BTR auto's depend on what sort of driving the car has seen. BUT, in my experience - expect about 250,000km from an auto which has seen towing/load carrying most of it's life. Expect about 350,000+km from an auto that has been well looked after, and not flogged. Outside of that, and something else is not right - faulty solenoids, or something causing excess slippage/clutch burnout. The e-series central locking dance........... Lol. ![]() The worst part is trying to find the faulty actuator.
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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My old EL had 595k.... I drove it for 2 years without even changing the oil lol....
But it liked a little chemi weld in the cooling system every few months B-) Wreckers gave me $300 for it :-P |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Oct 2010
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not sure if it counts but my work mate has an ex taxi, his owned it for a few years. Its an AU falcon with 931,000km on it.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Perth
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Friend of my son's just got an 02 ex Taxi, 700,000 for $1500
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Clevo power!
Join Date: Feb 2012
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XB coupe 302 clevo, 4 speed single rail and borg warner diff. 399, 000km. Gearbox and diff are original and never been touched. Matching numbers engine, heads never been off and cam never been replaced. Replaced the original water pump and timing chain late last year. Still going strong.
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