Andrew
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What would you expect in yerms of mileage from a petrol engine that's been given a bit of stick but nothing mega, oil changed every 10k and mainly motorway miles.
French btw 
Might get a VAG when my mot is due but the pug will be hitting 80k by then. Or, i could put it through an mot and keep it as a motorway muncher and buy something quick for the weekends.
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mattk
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these days? 200k
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lostboy
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As longs the internals are ok it should keep going and going even if it is french.
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mazdaspeed
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A mates 1.4 8v 306 went to 190k and he thrashed it most days, had it 12 years, but serviced it regularly.
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pow
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Chap at work has a Volvo 2.3 turbo thats well over 200k now.
Look after it well and it should just carry on.
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Jay
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Mate of mines got a mk3 1.8 16v Mondeo on a Y plate with 220k on it, still going aswell.
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Rich H
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Engine wise, being French shouldn't mean too much, only difference with it being French is that you'll have had as many electrical problems as you have done in miles!!
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andy1868
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1.4 corsa sport owned by markyjoe off here. it had 150+k on it, got ragged to death every day from cold, never got serviced. think it finally died not too long ago, must have had approaching 160k on it
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fir3vip3r
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you cant just estimate a mileage for gods sake.
they vary massively, mainly down to how its kept.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
you cant just estimate a mileage for gods sake.
they vary massively, mainly down to how its kept.
80k on a 4 cyclinder engine is nothing. Engine should be last thing to fail tbh!
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dannymccann
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You say that but my relatively well maintained (serviced once a year) 1.4 8v's (both of them) have failed on me, one at 115k (60bhp) and the other at 77k (80bhp) 
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
You say that but my relatively well maintained (serviced once a year) 1.4 8v's (both of them) have failed on me, one at 115k (60bhp) and the other at 77k (80bhp)
Yer serviced one a year, but how often was it topped up with oil or coolant? Might have been running nearly dry on alot of occasions. I always maintained, if topped up with fairly fresh oil, any engine will take a battering. Every car/motorbike i have had has had regualr oil changes, and not nailing from stone cold, and they have all coverd mega milage and never had problems!
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