I regularily do 40-50k a year, and have lots of problems with my cars. A the moment 18 month old Saab 9-3, had to have brake pads at 42000 £78, had 3 gearbox rebuilds and now on 64000 and the box is playing up again, ooops no warranty left. The air con has leaked from new and niether of the 3 dealers I have been to have been able to fix it permanently, just started leaking again, the digital displays have been replaced, the fan motor, the head gasket was changed at 40k, and a new clutch fitted, it creaks when I go over man holes, no one can find out where or why, and this is a "Quality Car", oh, and Saab UK don't give a fig, wrote to the MD after no luck with customer services, but he didn't reply.
Obvious they don't care about brand loyalty, and don't need my custom again.
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Thia may surprise you.
Fiat Ragata Estate - took it to 91K
Major bits
New clutch plus thermostat at 80K
Recon steering rack at 90K
Replacement Distributor and cam belt at about 70K
The distributor was a hopeless design. The sead to the rotor arm was inside the body of the dizzy where it always got hot, so not surprisingly the insulation, followed by the copper wire itself soon broke down.
Apart from that - basic servicing etc - oh and RUST! Not bad really, managed to do a deal with a chap to get some work done in lieu of a bumper that was down on the insurance to be replaced, but didn't need it.
Renault 11GTL B reg took that to 106K
Just had a new clutch at 65K when I bought it.
Apart from servicing;
a couple of rear cylinders,
Rear wheelbearings
replacement front shock
Thermostat
Alternator
Battery
Replacement front caliper
Replacement copper brake pipes.
All done by myself over 5 years.
This car acually had an engine ECU!
Current Renault trafic Mileage approaching £185K
An inspection revealed that all the rear brake components have recently been replaced. I suspect that work has been done on the engine, as it runs so well.
I had covered about 1500 miles in it and it needed for the MOT;
New track rods and boots for the steering rack
Rear load compensator for the rear brakes unseizing
Handbrake adustment
Reflecter tape on the NS rear light cluster
Oh and headlight aim needed adjusting
Erm ... that's it
Anyone please got a NS rear light cluster and corner bumper for one of these? It's a 96 N reg.
H
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My sister owns a 1999 Renault Clio 1.2. We bought it with 2000 miles on the clock, and it has now done 117k! Being mostly motorway miles it still has its original clutch, and had the front brake disks changed at around 110k. It's on its third set of front brake pads and third set of rear shoes.
Apart from routine servicing (including timing belt change at 75k), it's needed nothing else except tyres (which seem to last around 25-30k). The only faults have been the power steering pump drive belt snapping at around 20k, a rear bearing rumbling at around 80k and a fuel filter corroding (having been left longer than recommended) which in turn allowed petrol to pour onto the driveway. The last MOT warranted renewal of a suspension bush and a new rear numberplate lamp holder (they collect water and corrode).
The paint still looks just as good as it did the day we got it, and the interior (steering wheel, gear knob etc) show no signs of wear. I am a car washing addict though, so this might have helped a little...
Overall, the car has been absolutely brilliant and shows no signs of giving up yet (please please please.....).
Il semble que les voitures francaises ne sont pas si faibles que ca!
Alex.
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Sold my H reg rover metro with 115k on the clock, still running fine. Only needed: brake discs and pads, replaced on about 100k, caliper seals renewed at the same time (£50 for everything). I think the pads had been replaced at around 50k too (the car was my mothers then). Tyres lasted 20-30k at least, and i was a boy racer then! It did need a new clutch at around 105k, which cost £120 fitted. Not bad though, for a car not exactly renowned for reliability.
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I sold my Citroen BX, petrol, with 147,000 on the clock, looked tidy and I only sold it because the clutch was getting heavy. My 2.0 16v Xantia is coming up on 114,000 with just the usual spheres, brakes, etc. When I think of what depreciation costs on a new car, I didn't have a problem shelling out £500 for four disks, pads, both handbrake cables, service and mot this year. The car comes up like a new pin, dodgy tailgate paint excepted, and the interior is like new.
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