3CorsaMeal
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just turned 190,000miles on the corrado, just ordered the oil filter and new spark plugs, didn't even come to £30
i have aimed to reach 200,000miles with original engine and not far off now, not even changed the timing chain or tensioners yet 
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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Corrado
Would still love a Storm VR6 in violet 
[Edited on 14-06-2010 by CORSA NUT]
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Jambo
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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built to last
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stubbsy05
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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A guy at work has a P reg 1.4 Polo, just went past 284,000 on the original clutch!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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284k on original clutch?.. I find that hard to believe!
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3CorsaMeal
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my clutch went around 180,000miles, but it did well imo
the engine is about the only thing that hasn't broke 
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
the engine is about the only thing that hasn't broke
Thats something people never understand with older/higher mileage cars. My calibras engine was sweet as a nut at 65k, never let me down in the 15k i did. However basicly ALL the suspension crumbled, all bushes went, fueling disintegrated and bits fell off and the aircon went funny and it leaked
Engine is least worrying thing on a high milleage/older car tbh. Its the other bits that can be costly and require alot of work/money to replace.
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
284k on original clutch?.. I find that hard to believe!
Start believeing it sister! He is in his late 40s and had it since it was 1 year old. Commutes loads in it, sits on motorway etc.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
the engine is about the only thing that hasn't broke
Thats something people never understand with older/higher mileage cars. My calibras engine was sweet as a nut at 65k, never let me down in the 15k i did. However basicly ALL the suspension crumbled, all bushes went, fueling disintegrated and bits fell off and the aircon went funny and it leaked
Engine is least worrying thing on a high milleage/older car tbh. Its the other bits that can be costly and require alot of work/money to replace.
You call 65k high mileage?? Shit the bed! thats not even run-in!
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
284k on original clutch?.. I find that hard to believe!
I think I have told this story on here before but Il repeat myself anyway.
A mate of mine used to work in a garage and every year this really old guy would bring his car in for its MOT and every year it needed a new clutch, best thing was he only did 700-800 miles a year
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CORSA NUT
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I remember when i worked for Skoda and drove a Superb back from London with 495,000 miles on 
That was errrrr interesting.
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Jambo
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Davey if you read my post, it says high mileage/older cars! Calibra was 13years old.
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Jake
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id have thought you'd change the chain and tensioner when the clutch was done? They reckon its just as easy to get it all done in one hit
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