Highest mileage on 1.8t - Page 2

FLYING BANANA · 8th February 2022, 19:04

My 1.8t is on 216,933 miles.

Yorkshire GOC · 8th February 2022, 19:37

Have to ask Bob how many miles ?

coab · 8th February 2022, 20:10

I bought and sold loads of K series engined cars in between 2002 and 2012 and as they were from auctions 60 per cent were head gasket failures or near as damb, The main fault as we know is small water cooling jackets on the block. These cars had been ran, never serviced and disposed of with bad advice.
In fairness only a enthusiast would have it done as other cars never sufferd from gasket failure as often and its sad as the cars were a lovely well designed comfortable non tin like car such as Ford and Vauxhall.
This isnt a dig at the cars just what people came up against.

Ravinder · 8th February 2022, 22:06

Mines on nearly 102k. Head gasket went just a few weeks ago which has since been rectified.

Mike Noc · 9th February 2022, 09:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by coab

I bought and sold loads of K series engined cars in between 2002 and 2012 and as they were from auctions 60 per cent were head gasket failures or near as damb, The main fault as we know is small water cooling jackets on the block. These cars had been ran, never serviced and disposed of with bad advice.
In fairness only a enthusiast would have it done as other cars never sufferd from gasket failure as often and its sad as the cars were a lovely well designed comfortable non tin like car such as Ford and Vauxhall.
This isnt a dig at the cars just what people came up against.

Only 60 per cent? You were lucky then.

Around 2002 I went to the auction looking for a Rover 200 for my son and all of them were showing signs of HGF. Whilst I was looking a chap who owned a garage said he had one he'd taken in part exchange going cheap. Followed him back and bought it.

8th February 2022, 19:04	#11
FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,565 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	My 1.8t is on 216,933 miles. __________________ 233,431. That’s our second meet done, no.3 next weekend. onen hag oll

8th February 2022, 19:37	#12
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,066 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Have to ask Bob how many miles ? __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

8th February 2022, 22:06	#14
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	Mines on nearly 102k. Head gasket went just a few weeks ago which has since been rectified. __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

8th February 2022, 20:10	#13
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	I bought and sold loads of K series engined cars in between 2002 and 2012 and as they were from auctions 60 per cent were head gasket failures or near as damb, The main fault as we know is small water cooling jackets on the block. These cars had been ran, never serviced and disposed of with bad advice. In fairness only a enthusiast would have it done as other cars never sufferd from gasket failure as often and its sad as the cars were a lovely well designed comfortable non tin like car such as Ford and Vauxhall. This isnt a dig at the cars just what people came up against.