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The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 01:43
31/03/2007 01:43
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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
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 02:25
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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.
Last edited by Countrycruising; 31/03/2007 02:30. Reason: Didn't include model.
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Re: The Mile high Club
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#328809
31/03/2007 02:28
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ok 130k is the benchmark please state which model in future
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 02:30
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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.
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 02:38
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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
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: DaveG]
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31/03/2007 03:02
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guess it should be the high mile club
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: Theresa]
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31/03/2007 03:54
31/03/2007 03:54
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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.
Coopless!
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: pinin_prestatyn]
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31/03/2007 04:06
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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
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 04:12
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I see your point but i thought i would play on word association (more fun) for the title of this thread
thanks Dave
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: pinin_prestatyn]
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31/03/2007 04:21
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are these mileage on the original engine
so still at the moment 143.7k
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 04:47
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109k you running a std engine or with mods theresa
dave
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 05:11
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mines done 130k miles
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 05:17
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109k you running a std engine or with mods theresa
dave 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
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 05:47
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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
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 05:52
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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
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 06:04
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I could of rebuilt it but opted for a very young 38k replacement.
Lol who sold you that?
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 06:06
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A guy up in Carlisle for a whopping £400 squid... As you can imagine I was very happy..
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 06:09
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 07:27
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Where is scott!!! Ross
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Re: The Mile high Club
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31/03/2007 16:40
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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... That would be Burnsy and it wasn't oil, just a run of bad luck with a company doing incorrect bleeding of water, then also taking a slight turn on the motorway at some 3 figure speeds and got oil surge. Most unlucky
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: Begbie]
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31/03/2007 18:39
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yeah he had 3 heads go in short succession didnt he,thats why when theres a thread on bleeding the cooling system i always try and post about correctly bleeding them to avoid past problems.luckily burnsy got his redone a few times under warrenty
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Re: The Mile high Club
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02/04/2007 20:49
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currently 96k original engine on, 87k = original turbo on way out, original clutch is now just starting to slip.
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Re: The Mile high Club
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02/04/2007 22:20
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Just broke 100k a couple months back, yearly trip to Powerfiat and all's good under the Coop hood! Coop just keeps on going (well as long as theirs oil in it ;)! Cheers Rog! )
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Re: The Mile high Club
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03/04/2007 03:49
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Bought mine on 81k 4 years and 2 weeks ago :). Only real issues (touch wood) have been the dreaded manifold which was already gone when I bought it and a Turbo, which could have been avoided with hindsight :s. Now on 125k and going to Powerfiat on Friday for some TLC and new belts.
Gary
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Re: The Mile high Club
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04/04/2007 03:15
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Mines on 141k now, not sure if its original engine or not, I have done 4k in 3 months now so won't be long till it gets to 150k. Its a 97 20vt, and is getting lots of tlc, the way its going it will be nearly a new car the way the parts need replacing Ash
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Re: The Mile high Club
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10/04/2007 20:08
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Hi begbie - long time no speak. I ended up selling it and the car apparently continued to cause greef to the chap that bought it. He crashed it before he even got it home and then it sprung an oil leak followed by some compression problem. seems that the bad luck was not limited to me. Anyway - I hope none of you have to go through what I did. My 13 year old 3.6 911 Carrera 2 is still trudging on relentlass.......
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Re: The Mile high Club
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10/04/2007 21:24
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Mine is about 108k IIRC, on original components (Forge DV/ k&N/de-cat/EVO chip added at 60k ish miles) & running very strong
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Re: The Mile high Club
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11/04/2007 14:49
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On the Rover forum i frequent there are a couple of motors just nudging the 300k mile mark and still going strong! Who said British engineering was bad?
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Re: The Mile high Club
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11/04/2007 15:16
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On the Rover forum i frequent there are a couple of motors just nudging the 300k mile mark and still going strong! Who said British engineering was bad? Bet they weren't K Series engines.
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Re: The Mile high Club
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11/04/2007 15:16
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On the Rover forum i frequent there are a couple of motors just nudging the 300k mile mark and still going strong! Who said British engineering was bad? Maybe the speedo was reading incorrectly (I shouldn't mock, given Fiat's old reputation! - & my last car was a Rover)
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: stan]
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11/04/2007 15:38
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I had a Fiat 128 with 250000 miles with just new rings and bearings. Sold it to a lady who had it for 3 years after me with no problems!! Mind you this is nothing compared to the Checker cab owned by a woman in New york that has done 5000000 miles, yes 5 million miles!!! My Coupe has 108000 miles on the clock and is still going strong[touch wood].
Andy.
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Re: The Mile high Club
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13/04/2007 06:24
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To be fair, Rover engines seem to have less major failures than Fiats - Dare i say that after switching to Fiat! Plus when something does break its easy and cheap to fix wheras it seems to result in engine replacement in the coupe!
Honestly - british engineering is well thought out, just badly bolted together.
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Re: The Mile high Club
[Re: pinin_prestatyn]
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16/04/2007 13:44
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The first owner did 60K motorway mileage, hence the high(ish) mileage, then again she is 10 years old
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