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 Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 12:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Near Manchester
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I reckon a good ten years. Mine is that and has done 105k now. Can tell its not as good as it used to be.
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:28 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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Location: Mold
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128k on my 7yr old one, but it is a 1.4 hdi. Slips out of of 4th occasionally on bumpy A roads and the drivers seat rail is totally knackered. Temporary bodge on it at the moment, but sure it will be an mot failiure for that. £100 from peugeot is a no no and not seen many on ebay. Might look out for a cheap new interior.
Drive with mechanical sympathy and service it regulary and it will do big milage. Drive it like a nutter and neglect it and it will be a money pit wreck in no time at all.
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:42 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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How longs a piece of string....
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 6:44 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :P
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| Lee wrote: |
| How longs a piece of string.... |
10 inch if you cut it that long
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:09 pm |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 3977
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Halifax
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my engine lasted 87k however i did kind of force feed it water, causing it to throw a rod and blow 2 mahoosive holes in the side of the engine 
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Last MOT I had warnings on exhaust silencer and brakes (discs/pads). Car is due a major service and now I'm getting serious clutch issues (description of thrust bearings I've read on line seems to fit the bill for where the problem is).
I'm getting the train to work tomorrow as I don't trust the car to survive the commute until fixed!
All in I'm expecting a bill anything from £500 to 700 if I get it all done.
It's a battered old 1.4 GLX, X reg (2000?) with nearly 80k on the clock. I do around 20k miles a year.
So...given the age of the car, the mileage it has done and the sort of miles I'm doing, is repair a waste of money? Guesses on how long it's likely to last if I get it repaired (assuming 'only' the above problems exist!)?
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unless you change car every years, those things are tire and wear so you have to face it at some point 
but yeah, won't cost 500 for the clutch and exhaust and brakes
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:46 am |
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Joined: Oct 31, 2010
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Location: 1
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hehe
180,000 miles and counting or 290,000km.
1.6XS, year of 1999, 88bhp(extra i think 95), cold air direct feed with sport-filter, bosch 4sparkplugs and not much more really.
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:48 am |
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Joined: Jan 25, 2010
Posts: 3497
Trade Rating: +31
Location: VVT Land, Fife
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I think the little TU engines will last for a long time, providing that they've been looked after! You could buy a new car and need to spend £500 on that too, so it's catch 22.
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