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deano87
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Originally posted on TotalVauxhall.co.uk
Half-a-million miles

Van driver Nigel Weaver from Berkshire has just clocked up half-a-million miles in his Combo van. He covers a massive average of 75,000 miles each year making trips between England and Europe, that’s in the region of 1442 miles each week!



The Combo still has its original engine and is still totally reliable, needing only a new gearbox and steering column after the 400,000-mile mark. Pretty impressive, and testament to the quality of the vehicle. Bet the seat has an arse crack indent you could lose a small animal in though.




http://www.totalvauxhall.co.uk/page/totalvauxhall?entry=half_a_million_miles


51-plate too, so no doubt it's the 1.7Di engine
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I wish I could bare to keep the 12v till it made that mileage
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you had to involve the 12v in this thread didnt you
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Beee-jesus!
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Originally posted by willay
you had to involve the 12v in this thread didnt you

it's my trusty steed
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Only 430000 still to go in my DTi

I highly doubt I will see 100k in it tbh, i get too bored too quickly
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Only 430000 still to go in my DTi

I highly doubt I will see 100k in it tbh, i get too bored too quickly


I get bored, only done 4k and its going for sale
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415k still to go
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Originally posted by pow
415k still to go

Snap.

I can't help but think that every creak, groan and thud in that Combo, you'd think "This is it, this is the end"
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Having only had a new gearbox and steering column, what about the Turbo? Or was there an engine fitted to the vans that didnt have a turbo? I know the difference in the 2.0's Di/DTi is that the DTi has an intercooler and the Di doesnt, but they both have turbos still
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surely he went through more parts than that, like wheel bearings, suppose thats maybe service items
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Originally posted by dannymccann
Having only had a new gearbox and steering column, what about the Turbo? Or was there an engine fitted to the vans that didnt have a turbo? I know the difference in the 2.0's Di/DTi is that the DTi has an intercooler and the Di doesnt, but they both have turbos still

Yeah, the 1.7Di has a turbo, but no intercooler.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=416389

By the way, I think that is a 51 plate and can only presume it's to cover that sort of mileage. It may well be a DTi or even CDTi looking closely at the picture, it might not be a 51 in the number plate

[Edited on 23-09-2008 by deano87]
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Id say thats definetly a 51 plate deano, surely though a Turbo or 2 must of blown in 500,000 miles, if not, i may have hope yet
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http://www.gmeurope.info/social_media_newsroom/archives/495-Half-A-Million-Miles-And-Still-Going-Strong!.html

Better picture - according to insurance database 'tis a 1.7Di.
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Originally posted by dannymccann
Id say thats definetly a 51 plate deano, surely though a Turbo or 2 must of blown in 500,000 miles, if not, i may have hope yet

Surely depends how it is driven. If it allowed to warm up and isn't redlined everywhere, I would imagine it's ok. Plus doing all the long journeys he does do the turbo isn't under massive load
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thats impressive, imagine the fuel bill
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Originally posted by Jambo
thats impressive, imagine the fuel bill

Never one to get hung up on fuel consumption and cost I worked it out as.


505,300 miles / 60 (mpg) = 8421.67 gallons

8421.67 gallons = 38,318.58 litres

38,318.58 litres x £1.25 = £47,898.23



[Edited on 23-09-2008 by deano87]
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theres a chap that takes his 406 to this garage where my mate works for his services etc and hes done around 650k miles...



[Edited on 23-09-2008 by mk4_boy]
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Yea isnt there an old Diesel Golf (mk1 / 2?) that done over a million miles? All its had is a new drivers seat or something stupid
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
thats impressive, imagine the fuel bill

Never one to get hung up on fuel consumption and cost I worked it out as.


505,300 miles / 60 (mpg) = 8421.67 gallons

8421.67 gallons = 38,318.58 litres

38,318.58 litres x £1.25 = £47,898.23



[Edited on 23-09-2008 by deano87]


Its over 6 years or something though so youd have to work out the average price of diesel over that period.

I should still imagine it would be £40k + which is just
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FruitBooTeR, I did realise that. I wasn't prepared to sit and work that out
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Tutut deano should do things properly

But seriously thats a lot of miles!

Would be interesting to see the end like when a vehicle gets to 999999 it would then roll over to 000001

Thats even if there is something that would manage that many miles
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Tutut deano should do things properly

But seriously thats a lot of miles!

Would be interesting to see the end like when a vehicle gets to 999999 it would then roll over to 000001

Thats even if there is something that would manage that many miles

No reason why that Combo wouldn't
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you had to involve the 12v in this thread didnt you


Deano could get a comment in about his car in a thread about cheese.

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