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[frostbite]

I have just recently rolled 100k. 

Probably due to going upto scotland and southport the latter being about 4 times then back to dover

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Bah that's nothing, Some on here are well over 200k mine included! (Not sure about over 300k?) Wish I had a mear 100k 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

100k is hardly run in. These cars can take galactic mileage if looked after.Mine has covered 172k and looks and drives close to a brand new car. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Mine's got about 243k on it. 

My Beemer by comparison is has very low miles for it's 17 years at about 117k! 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Even my mum bus is on 167k

[Nick W]

I have just recently rolled 100k. 

Probably due to going upto scotland and southport the latter being about 4 times then back to dover

At less than half the average mileage, your 19 year old car would be considered very low mileage by people who care about such things.

[Mister Rog]

Unfortunately I'm not . . . . . . .

Ah, sorry, I thought you said mile highers   

[Diamond Black Geezer]

 



Just turned over to 186,000 last night after topping up on Tesco's finest Ultimatum. I now consider her 'run in' 

[neil74]

Mine's creeping up to the 116000 mark soon.

[gav mv6]

mines 181,000 but what is the limit for  3.0 v6 engines  before its knackered ?

[Diamond Black Geezer]

mines 181,000 but what is the limit for  3.0 v6 engines  before its knackered ?

There isn't one. Do all the service items as recommended, and they will plug on and on and on. If the head gasket eventually fails (rarer than many engines) well, replace the HG... even a catastrophic timing failure requires replacing the heads, but there's plenty on here who would replace the cyl heads in an afternoon without blinking. Was in a taxi the other week in Poland, which had done some 250k, and felt no less tight or less worn out than my old girl. And I'm sure there's plenty I've replaced with new/good low-mileage 2nd hand which the Polski taxi driver won't have. But it plugged on very nicely, lots of worn trim, but the ride and engine never missed a beat.

[Marks DTM Calib]

mines 181,000 but what is the limit for  3.0 v6 engines  before its knackered ?

There isn't one. Do all the service items as recommended, and they will plug on and on and on. If the head gasket eventually fails (rarer than many engines) well, replace the HG... even a catastrophic timing failure requires replacing the heads, but there's plenty on here who would replace the cyl heads in an afternoon without blinking. Was in a taxi the other week in Poland, which had done some 250k, and felt no less tight or less worn out than my old girl. And I'm sure there's plenty I've replaced with new/good low-mileage 2nd hand which the Polski taxi driver won't have. But it plugged on very nicely, lots of worn trim, but the ride and engine never missed a beat.

Well, a days work.....

[X30XE]

mines 181,000 but what is the limit for  3.0 v6 engines  before its knackered ?

There isn't one. Do all the service items as recommended, and they will plug on and on and on. If the head gasket eventually fails (rarer than many engines) well, replace the HG... even a catastrophic timing failure requires replacing the heads, but there's plenty on here who would replace the cyl heads in an afternoon without blinking. Was in a taxi the other week in Poland, which had done some 250k, and felt no less tight or less worn out than my old girl. And I'm sure there's plenty I've replaced with new/good low-mileage 2nd hand which the Polski taxi driver won't have. But it plugged on very nicely, lots of worn trim, but the ride and engine never missed a beat.

I hope you gave him a good tip! 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

We actually did! 


Very odd culture, every taxi ride they tipped us....ie: if the fare was say 32.30, we've give them 40 in notes, and they'd just shrug and 'call it 30.00' kind of thing. We had a good natter with Mr Omega Taxi (neither one of us speaking the other's language) and was a very pleasant chap, I was able to tell it was a 94/5 car by the trim differences. He looked at the wad of notes we paid him like a refugee that'd received his first clean change of clothes, it was really sweet, I think he was flattered. Out of the half-dozen Merc Taxis that week we rode in the Omega was the smoothest, and the highest mileage. 

Said 'please use this to spend keeping the Omega on the road' 

[gav mv6]

yes thanks m i thought they will go on and on as long as looked after , ive had mine since it was on 68,000 so im gonna refresh the engine over and put it one of my other cars