'lo listers
A thing I pickup on is that many Pajero's for sale have just over 200,000km on the clock. This worries me in that it seems that something about the Pajero is making the owners sell them..... or am I just a little paranoid?
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Tom
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Could be at least 3 reasons:troos wrote:'lo listers
A thing I pickup on is that many Pajero's for sale have just over 200,000km on the clock. This worries me in that it seems that something about the Pajero is making the owners sell them..... or am I just a little paranoid?
Regards
Tom
It's called the credit crunch... people are ditching all sorts of 4x4's with that kind of mileage in favour of something cheaper to run.
There's a psychological barrier to 200000km... many people think a vehicle with 200000km is old and needs to be replaced.
Company cars... most companies replace company cars after 200000km and many come onto the market then.
Nothing to worry about... my wheels are "young" at 192000km, and am looking forward to the next 208000km
Simon Bloomer
I bought mine at 208 000km for a steal. Spent 10k getting some things fixed and timing belts etc replaced. It feels like it should be fine for another 100k without issues. The problem is that at certain points in a vehicles life, certain things wear out be it age or be it KM's traveled. A mate of mine recently spent about 30g repairing his E36 325/328. He then went and sold it for peanuts as he was afraid it might cost him more money. Odds are the buyer will not spend a cent bar regular servicing for the next 50k km. It is generally accepted that the 3.5 Paj will last past 300k km without a rebuild if treated with respect. Diesel's Turbo's are said to last about 200k km on average so know your going to need a new turbo by that km. On my shopping list is new valve stem seals (200k km) and radiator pipes(12 yrs) all around. My advise is to find out what the big ticket items are for the KM's the vehicle has and check if it has been replaced or take the cost into consideration when looking at the selling price.
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I got an email today from a chap who has just blown his 95, 3.5 motor... at 515000km... this is the first time it's ever been opened, just normal services and service items.
I'd have no problems buying a vehicle with 200000 on the clock, as long as it had a decent service record, was mechanically sound, and the general appearance was fine.
I'd have no problems buying a vehicle with 200000 on the clock, as long as it had a decent service record, was mechanically sound, and the general appearance was fine.
Simon Bloomer
Says who?dehacked wrote:Diesel's Turbo's are said to last about 200k km on average so know your going to need a new turbo by that km.
Diesel engines are renowned to last longer than petrol engines.
(Contrary to the unfounded beliefs in SA, in Australia it is taken for granted that diesel engines last longer than petrol engines.)
If the turbo is well looked after, it should outlast the rest of the engine.
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Look after your turbo by running up and down and regular oil changes with decent grade oil and it should outlast the motor but if you look after the turbo then th engine life would also be extended. Drive it like you stole it and you'l be lucky to get to 200k. My own engine was opened at 280k and I was pleasantly surprised at what I found. Expecting a tired and worn internal I could hardly believe when all the measurements were well within factory spec, since the fist one I have witnessed quite a few more with the same quality in all even the colt that was driven by a racing fan. This baby had big rims and thin rubber with a sport suspension for tar and not off road, the 4 wheel drive was constantly used to give better grip and the engine tweaked for max power. The guy broke a con rod after running 2 bar boost on a standard motor and revving it to 8500 rpm, the fact that it took this kind of abuse for so long is testimony of the quality.
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If I'm wrong on the turbo thing, then I'm wrong. Just quoted from what I've read on other forums though bad news tend to attach to the noggin a bit better I suppose. Fact is I know someone with about 200k on the clock with a turbo that is not so healthy. He is using a turbo timer. Quality of oil probably not too good. Perhaps it's an unfortunate side effect of unknowingly buying an abused turbo vehicle in his case...