How long will an engine last?

[scottmurray2890]

was browsing through pistonhead and came across this. The car looks in fantastic condition but very high milage (200,000).

How long is an engine likely to last?

http://pistonheads.com/sales/777909.htm

 

[C4Doc]

not a clue but for £900 i would if i had the money!

 

[NickCTR]

With regular servcing and treating the engine well i.e. no cold booting, the sky is the limit.

Remember the Sierra that hit 1 million miles a few years back?

 

[scottmurray2890]

No i cant remember that nick. By the sounds of things its been well looked after. Wish i had a spare 900 notes now.

 

[Suits]

Am I right in thinking it's not normally the engine that fails on cars, its the chassis, suspension, gearbox stuff like that.

It all adds up and then the cost to fix these outway the value and then their done for, as it were.

Its teh rest of the car that kills them.

 

[nosman]

I had a Volvo 440 with 180,000 miles on and it never missed a beat. As long as you change the oil regular then it will be ok.

Like suits says, it's normally the suspension bushes ,shock absorbers oe engine mounts that go before the engine gives up.

I ended up replacing the front shocks and I still see the car around and I know it's done 225,000 miles now and its still going strong. ( Even after me driving it for 8 months - rofl !!! )

 

[Damians]

Aren't those pictures taken in an Auction house? Even for £900 it looks dodgey

 

[nosman]

Looks more like a service centre than an auction house. Prob find the owner of the car works there or something.

Don't know any aution houses with ramps in, there normally just one big car park.

 

[scottmurray2890]

Looks more like a service centre than an auction house. Prob find the owner of the car works there or something.

Don't know any aution houses with ramps in, there normally just one big car park.

Yeah it looks like that to me to.