DAVE O Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Thought i'd share this with you as - The other halfs Toyota Avensis 1998 clocked up 100k miles this week and I was looking through the service record and receipts and since new it has had - Two wiper blades - front Two tyres front - Michelin One set of front brake pads. And thats it !! It's been dealer serviced up until last year. It has the original battery/exhaust rear tyres (Michelin just about ready for change now) rear shoes. It's not the most involving car to drive but its' been 100% reliable and, as above, great value for money... (Hope it doesn't break down now I've said the above) Quote
Boomy Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Parents recently gave away an old work horse they have owned from new.Toyota Corolla 1.6 thingy. It was a J reg which i think was 1991. It had covered over 100k and had a back box and brakes.Pretty sure that was it (will check with Dad). The clutch and gearbox just felt like it did when they got it! It drove fine too. For the last 3 or 4 years it was used for taking stuff to the tip etc and i seem to recall my Dad saying it could do with new suspension on the back as a result It was my Mums car for all them years and despite having a few marks here and there due to someone hitting it - and the leccy sunroof giving up, it started first time every time and never let them down once. In fact the interior looked just like it did the day they picked it up! Thing is, it was worth about £150 so they gave it to my Cousins lad to mess about with. I have owned a few Hondas and a Toyotas and put a few miles on them and i must admit, they just felt like nothing would ever wear out! They even sounded exactly the same no matter how many miles i had done.You know what i mean, none of that "what's that noise" or "that sounded a bit different when it started" etc. My very first car was a mint corolla as it happens that i abused with a passion.It did burn a bit of oil towards the end but it still kept going.I sold it and someone even exported it so they could carry on using it abroad. I learnt almost everything i know about car control, hadnbrake turns, back-throws etc etc in that car Quote
Mitchamidilly Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Very impressed the rear tyres lasted so long. Just as a comparison my wifes VW Polo 1.4 is now just 7 years old. So far in nearly 50k miles: New rear heated rear screen under warranty New water pump New solenoid valve (whatever that is) New front ane rear wipers 2 New exhausts Needs new front headlamp Plus the black paint is pants and chips so easily is is untrue. I'll never buy VW again. The fitting of a new rear window was obiously done by an idiot who removed paint under the seal of the window leading to rust developing along the lower edge. Quote
michaelcoombs Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Very impressed the rear tyres lasted so long. Just as a comparison my wifes VW Polo 1.4 is now just 7 years old. So far in nearly 50k miles: New rear heated rear screen under warranty New water pump New solenoid valve (whatever that is) New front ane rear wipers 2 New exhausts Needs new front headlamp Plus the black paint is pants and chips so easily is is untrue. I'll never buy VW again. The fitting of a new rear window was obiously done by an idiot who removed paint under the seal of the window leading to rust developing along the lower edge. They obviously don’t make ‘em like they used to! i got rid of my M reg MK3 golf driver last year. I bought it with 50,000 on it just after the clutch had been done and drove it spiritedly for another 135,000 and only poured petrol and oil in and pumped up the tyres/put new ones on. It had had a service at 8K and that was it.... 175,000+miles later it was still going strong... it never let me down once. just hope the Audi that has replaced it can match that. Quote
DAVE O Posted March 28, 2007 Author Posted March 28, 2007 The rear tyres are about on the wear markers now so will be replaced soon. It's probably not worth that much now so we will keep it for some time yet - there's no rust or dents and it's been kept it's entire life outside. (regulary polished etc) Oh - and it did two years of towing the westie about the country... S*** I hope it starts in the morning... Dave O. Quote
cast iron Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 I owned a vauxhall corsa 1.5 TD for 8 years from new. I did 125K miles in it. 2 new tyres (yes only 2) 2 sets of front pads 1 set of rear shoes and an exhaust sytem. to day its the best car I ever had. Scared the living daylights out of an M3 down my local country road in it I sold it to a friend and six months later it was nicked and torched Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Very impressed the rear tyres lasted so long. That'll be because its a front wheel drive car. Its not un heard of for a set of non driven tyres to do 100K. Buzz Quote
steve_m Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 S*** I hope it starts in the morning... You've had it now, no chance . . . Quote
JAG Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Very pleased to hear that the rear brakes shoes have lasted this long - as I designed the rear drumbrake for that Model of Toyota Avensis ....and the rear drumbrake and rear caliper of the same model year Corolla Quote
James Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Ive got two Toyota's ( I had three until recently) a Yaris 2003 Brilliant little car 1.3 giving 47 MPG average and its nippy! and the kids have a 2004 Corrola Verso superb car incredibly clever and versatile both are brilliant ive owned VW's before and never again I am now a true beliver in Japanese reliability. Quote
JeffC Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 calling "the captain" to the thread to preach the sermon on japanese reliability I know of an Audi tdi Ive sold 3 times with 270k still on original engine/box/clutch. had 4 timing belts and service bits but never gone wrong. Quote
Andrew Posted March 29, 2007 Posted March 29, 2007 Present car is an Avensis, not had it that long, but so far so good. Wife ran an old twelve valve Corolla a couple of years ago, bought for about £1200, took it from 40K to I think around the 100K mark in five years. Only used the usual brakes, tyres etc. BUT, the cambelt snapped on it, my fault, I missed the change interval. Anyway it broke two inlet cam followers, which I removed and threw away. The car ran hapily on ten valves for another eigteen months on so before selling for £80 Honestly, you couldn't tell it was down one inlet valve per cyl on two pots! Quote
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