benj1980 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Ok when it comes to cars I am useless. I can just about add oil and water but that is about it... I appreciate that mileages are in kilometres which will make it look more than what I am used to but cars seem to last longer than in the UK. Is there any real logical explanation for this? Are they serviced more, better built etc.. At what point should you avoid a car when it's at a certain mileage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 It's usually the rust that kills cars in the U.K, as they don't put salt on the roads in Australia they last a lot longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 I think I've heard that before actually, but I know of plenty of cars that have gone wrong after 100,000 miles, computer management, catalytic converter etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 True, but all those things happen to cars in Australia too, cars aren't inherently more reliable downunder, a lot of the time the cars in both places come of the same production line, I know someone who has two year old car in Melbourne, it's already had two replacement engines, under warranty luckily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 My vw beetle had done 257000 miles before I sold it. My Skoda had 160000 on the clock and was still going strong. A car with lots of mileage isn't a lemon. But you shouldn't pay lots for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Aye they last longer due to the fact they don't rust so much, so I hear. Divide by 1.6 to get the mileage. I can't understand what kilometres means, same with Aussie house sizes in meters, I need to go back to feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Cars are more expensive here. They hold their value more. I think its just they make them go on longer so as to avoid having to buy a newer one. We spent $6000 on an 8 year old Astra. 60,000km on the clock, FSH. Its been fine so far. The usual things gone over 2 years, tyres, brakes, water pump alas. We paid to get it fixed as its still a good car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave53 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 We have a Misubishi Mirage with 450,000Km on the clock , bought it new and services every 100,000km whether it needed it our not ..it's just given up the ghost .. I was hoping to get 500,000 out of it .. Can any one beat that .. Dave C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Lots of cars here have high mileage as long as they are serviced correctly and have been looked after its not much of an issue. Just make sure the price reflects the higher mileage before committing to buy. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobajob Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Longer trips with hot oil means they don't wear out so quickly. It's why taxis here do 1,000,000 kms on one engine (two transmissions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzukiscottie Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 bought it new and services every 100,000km whether it needed it our not ..it's just given up the ghost .. I was hoping to get 500,000 out of it .. Can any one beat that .. Dave C I'd expect that with service intervals of 100,000km it would absolutely require a service! Maybe a few more frequent services would have seen it get you over the 500,000km. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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