383 000ks wtf
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:41 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:48 pm
FARK she looks clean for a zook with that many k's on the clock
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:43 pm
very tidy - must be country k's.... i bought my mazda 323 with high k's but it came from port hedland and did all country km... it was the tidiest and best running one i test drove - all the others had equivalent time of the engine running, but idling in traffic rather that cruising along - they all had weird noises and oil leaks!
if the price stays down itll get a very happy owner i'd say.
if the price stays down itll get a very happy owner i'd say.
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:17 am
That's why i wish vehicles had an hour meter fitted to the engine also. In combination with the odometer, would give some good insight into the vehicles previous usage.alien wrote: very tidy - must be country k's.... i bought my mazda 323 with high k's but it came from port hedland and did all country km... it was the tidiest and best running one i test drove - all the others had equivalent time of the engine running, but idling in traffic rather that cruising along - they all had weird noises and oil leaks!
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:07 am
yeh i reckon hour meter would be a good idea but still nearly 400000 on a sierra 1.3 seems unbelievable it must be on its last legs mine went a 230 and my bros coily went a 99 thousand
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:20 am
or could of been towed behind a bus
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:49 am
Mine ran fine with no oil leaks or blowing smoke until 300,000 when I cracked the head. Was probably a bit of abuse that contributed to said cracked head though 
400,000ks is impressive though.....!
400,000ks is impressive though.....!
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:12 pm
My first Sierra had over 300,000 when I bought it, was an 89 model rough life though rust and stuff that I had to fix up, once I fitted some extractors and exhaust system it went so much better I never had any issues with it.
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:46 pm
There was a guy up at Forster who had a Sierra with 400,000plus on it - changed ALL oils and filters, did a tyre rotation and general tighten up every 5000km. Used Lanolin all the time as it lived a fisho's life... probably still going strong.
He crossed the Nullabor twice in it, went to Tassie and up to the Cape... just he and his border collie and a swag.
He crossed the Nullabor twice in it, went to Tassie and up to the Cape... just he and his border collie and a swag.