T's With 100000km Plus - Any Good?

[homerj]

Have been thinking very hard recently on whether to keep my current T with all the options I really really wanted, and spent a lot of money for, OR trade it for a MkIII when it finally appears with the six speed auto.

My main concern is longevity of the engine at 100000Kms or more and the resale value that might be affected by bad press towards older examples - especially with the turbo being a first release on the BA.

Has anyone done more than that or close to it? What pieces are breaking (standard car that is)? Are they expensive?

We have an efII fairmont ghia with 223K on the clock and running like a dream - should I be expecting the T to do the same?

Matt

[Cro]

I would imagine that once the car hits 100,000kms or goes over 3 years old resale value goes out the window due to the car not having warranty.

[ZAP]

I think there was a T for sale with 140,000km for $25k a few months ago.

[Power]

I don't want to draw this thread OT, and I don't think I will by asking are any members even driving 100,000Km+ Ts?

I'm especially interested in anyone with this distance run modified (even say 80K)?

[homerj]

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I don't want to draw this thread OT, and I don't think I will by asking are any members even driving 100,000Km+ Ts?

I'm especially interested in anyone with this distance run modified (even say 80K)? blink.gif

Not OT I don't think. I just figured that I am an average user of the T (40,000 in 1.5 years) and have seen a few guys on the site that travel big distances.

I suppose the resale is one point but I'm concerned on the engine/driveline side of things. The resale means I don't get as much at the end of the day but if things start to break I'm going to be poor.

[saleen]

My T has 98,000km. Still going strong with 250rwkw with 300rwkw to come shortly. What has suprised me is the transmission(auto) and how it's held up.

[sixfan]

All you can do is get the known problems fixed just before warranty runs out....

I only do ~ 10,000 a year but my work has agreed to take over my repayments as part of a new salary package, so ...I think I'll get out at the 3 year mark. (Ouch that resale hurts... )

[bugster70]

I can't say much about longevity, but as far as resale goes, I reckon the worst thing you can do (if you're in my position anyway) is to turn over your car every 2 or 3 years. Most of the worst depreciation happens over the first few years, so by trading up that frequently you're just shelling out heaps of $$ just to be able to have the latest and greatest.

When we bought our T, it was (and still is) under a year old and had 21,000kms on it, but we saved a handy $17K or so off the new price. And the proposition was to keep it for a good number of years to average out those horrific depreciation costs as much as possible. But, as I hinted at earlier, ours is a privately bought, owned and run car.

Plus, as we all know, Falcons and Commodores and hardly known for great resale value.

[exar]

  bugster70 said:

I can't say much about longevity, but as far as resale goes, I reckon the worst thing you can do (if you're in my position anyway) is to turn over your car every 2 or 3 years.  Most of the worst depreciation happens over the first few years, so by trading up that frequently you're just shelling out heaps of $$ just to be able to have the latest and greatest. 

When we bought our T, it was (and still is) under a year old and had 21,000kms on it, but we saved a handy $17K or so off the new price.  And the proposition was to keep it for a good number of years to average out those horrific depreciation costs as much as possible.  But, as I hinted at earlier, ours is a privately bought, owned and run car. 

Plus, as we all know, Falcons and Commodores and hardly known for great resale value. 

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However, for leased vehicles, where the initial purchase price is low because of purchasing power and fleet discounts, plus the 'used' portion of the car's value being GST free, turnover at 2 years can be a good option. Keeping it for 3 years or longer means extra loss of value vs selling it while still under warranty.

[Lawsy]

  exar said:

  bugster70 said:

I can't say much about longevity, but as far as resale goes, I reckon the worst thing you can do (if you're in my position anyway) is to turn over your car every 2 or 3 years.  Most of the worst depreciation happens over the first few years, so by trading up that frequently you're just shelling out heaps of $$ just to be able to have the latest and greatest. 

When we bought our T, it was (and still is) under a year old and had 21,000kms on it, but we saved a handy $17K or so off the new price.  And the proposition was to keep it for a good number of years to average out those horrific depreciation costs as much as possible.  But, as I hinted at earlier, ours is a privately bought, owned and run car. 

Plus, as we all know, Falcons and Commodores and hardly known for great resale value. 

However, for leased vehicles, where the initial purchase price is low because of purchasing power and fleet discounts, plus the 'used' portion of the car's value being GST free, turnover at 2 years can be a good option. Keeping it for 3 years or longer means extra loss of value vs selling it while still under warranty.

This is right, if you can get even a half decent sale price at the end of the 2 - 3 year mark, you can actually come out virtually unscaved and pick up a brand new one right where you left off...