Ok to be in the mile high club your must have done over a 100k, just thought it would be fun to see how many miles you can get out of one of these on the original engine for both 16v &20V turbos and non turbos all welcome


Dave

One of what

16v or 20v Turbo or NA

I assume engine?

My original VIS n/a engine was running very strong at 130k before a burst radiator caused a head gasket problem.
I could of rebuilt it but opted for a very young 38k replacement.

ok 130k is the benchmark please state which model in future

There are a good few high mileage coops on here, they will last if you look after them. My own has 143.7K and was compression tested with 150psi on all 5 cyl.

hi mate well mine is a 97 20vt done 76k so far will be well happy if it does 140K,
so the record stands at 143.7k

I thought to be in the mile high club you had to have had sexual liasons at 30,000 ft or more, what's that got to do with Coupe's? Oh sorry, wrong forum

guess it should be the high mile club

I was thinking the same thing.

Mine's on 109K and as far as I know, it's on it's original engine.

Cool, I've joined the mile high club then Although truth be told I'd rather have sex on a plane. 112K, although that hasn't changed for a year. The first owner did 60K motorway mileage, hence the high(ish) mileage, then again she is 10 years old so I guess it's actually averaged out now. Oh, I'm on the original engine and Turbo Although it now smokes like Brewster on a night out.

112k on std turbo i thought turbo's only last 55-65K max shows how much i know. still shows its beeen well looked after i guess, so 143.7k still the record
lol

dave

Redline had a green coop that had done 150K+ I think. I've seen 20VT's on 160K on ebay.

I see your point but i thought i would play on word association (more fun) for the title of this thread

thanks Dave

are these mileage on the original engine

so still at the moment 143.7k

109k you running a std engine or with mods theresa

dave

All this talk of engine mileage and you haven't stated what your's has done... come on davjon spill the beans?

mines done 130k miles

Just has a Forge 006 dump valve and an induction kit, the rest is standard.

As far as I know, it was standard until I bought it.

Also, as far as I know it's still on the original engine and turbo, etc.

I bought it with no history, only one key, etc., so don't know much about the car's previous life.

It's in a good home now though

One of my less politically correct friends once commented on a night out that I smoked like an Auschwitz chimney!

Yes we know. But how was your car

I think i have the record for the shortest engine and the most engines in the car mileage.

3 engines in 76k and lowest one only done 7-8k before it was dead!

Ross

im sure somoen had bettered that,was a lad on the old forum who was on his 5th or 6th engine.have heard of coupe engines blowing in less than 1000miles.
must admit i wouldnt put up with that many broken engines,i would burn mine out and claim on insurence rather than fork out for another engine

No oil I bet ya...

Lol who sold you that?

A guy up in Carlisle for a whopping £400 squid...
As you can imagine I was very happy..

Got a 20vt to sort now... glutton for punishment

Im sure another Illegally low mileage engine will turn up, there never on the road but always in the scrappers