Milage

  1. Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Hayes, Middlesex Posts: 12 Citroen Saxo
    #1
    At what sort of milage does a VTR start to die? Coz I've seen some at like 150,000 and still going strong...
  2. Established Member Joined: Sep 2007 Armadale, West Lothian Posts: 1230 flatty 16v sleeper and a regular vts
    #2
    my mates vts is on around 165,000 and still goes very well
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi
    #3
    its more common for them to be written off before they die
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #4
    is milage related to minaj?

    id fuck minaj tbh
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI
    #5
    Mileage is not normally the primary contributor in Saxo death's as the engines are not known for giving up if they are serviced regularly and treated ok-ish.

    They either get written off or all the other parts tend to break.

    For example a refurbed rear beam is £350 so on a saxo worth maybe £1000, some people don't see that as being worthit and either scrap the car or break it for parts......assuming they haven't crashed it beforehand
  6. Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Hayes, Middlesex Posts: 12 Citroen Saxo
    #6
    Ah right ok... So they are actually very strong little engines?
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 618
    #7
    i personally would not buy one that has done over 150,000 but thats IMO
    if the car is well looked after and seviced every year and has new parts that tend to get worn then mileage doesnt really matter
  8. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card
    #8
    They ALL stop working at 151k
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by db_sax View Post
    They ALL stop working at 151k
    isnt that when they catch the millenium bug?
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by db_sax View Post
    They ALL stop working at 151k
    If you take the clocks out though and put new ones in, it resets the engine back to factory condition
  11. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Jul 2006 Somewhere nicer than you Posts: 32356 S2 Exige 240S, CLS63 AMG, Freelander
    #11
    You can't make a judgement on it. It all depends on how the engine itself has been maintained and how hard it has been driven.

    I had a diesel engine that died at around 60,000 miles so just shows how variable it can be.
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #12
    Seriously high quality oil and regular changes with new filters should do you proud. Also flush the coolant too! Diesels generally run for longer as the higher compression forces the rings outwards so they seal better in the bore, but I think a well maintained TU should see 200k easily if its well maintained
  13. Newbie Joined: Aug 2011 Hayes, Middlesex Posts: 12 Citroen Saxo
    #13
    Cool, cheers for that peoples
  14. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 Pickering Posts: 303 129.05bhp mk2 Silver VTS
    #14
    i had an old vtr that had done 172k miles and was running completetly fine,

    scrapped it tho cos the chassis was rotting
  15. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2007 Southend, Essex/Thetford, Norfolk Posts: 4203 Seat Mii Toca/VW Polo Gti 6c 1.8 turbo
    #15
    If you utterly annihilate a french car on a regular basis it gets better and makes the power it should have had from the factory.

    You baby it and it will die.

    Think of thrashing it like you going out getting fit
    and driving like a granny is like it eating kfc and smoking 60 a day...