I have just begun to spend a fair bit of money on this car and I wondered if its all worth it!
So far this month I have had new drums on the rear, shoes, and bearings. Then I had new P-bushes to the front lower suspension arm fitted, last month was new glow plugs and the heater matrix! - What next !
Its done 135K miles, and F.S.H - how many miles will she do before it lets go completely? worth spending more money on?
Who has the most mileage on one of these ?
Cheers Adrian
I currently have 180K on mine and going like a dream. Sailed through it's last MOT.
Jim
Apart from your heater matrix, nothing has actually broken yet. All you've replaced, are consumables that wear out with mileage. If you haven't replaced the Shock Absorbers yet, I'd make that next on the list - they'll be *very* tired after 135k :)
The engines should last for ages, over 200k should be possible and as far as I know the bodywork lasts well too, at least other Pugs do reasonably well.
Hi Nom,
Possibly, but the Pug shocks are known to be excellent and unbreakable. Ok, I'm unlucky, I've got one leaking at 89,000 miles only :-(
Regards, G.T
205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel :
Oh yer, I've done my rear shocks this month as well!
Cheers for all replies!
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Mines running great apart from a starting problem but nothing stopping it performing well. Its got 137k, No signs of body rust, sports interior is in mint condition, no oil leaks etc. The only things i have changed since ive owned it is the obvious wear and tears...and i jacked the rear end up and it tore the axle mounts out, replaced all 4 , quite simple to do. whether its a common problem i do not know. and i put a radiator on it, again quite a simple job. It feels like mine will go on forever (touch wood) but i will need to put on front brake flexi hoses at somepoint soon.
"trollgeddon" wrote: > Mines running great apart from a starting problem but nothing > stopping it performing well. Its got 137k, No signs of body > rust, sports interior is in mint condition, no oil leaks etc. > The only things i have changed since ive owned it is the > obvious wear and tears...and i jacked the rear end up and it > tore the axle mounts out, replaced all 4 , quite simple to do. > whether its a common problem i do not know. and i put a > radiator on it, again quite a simple job. It feels like mine > will go on forever (touch wood) but i will need to put on > front brake flexi hoses at somepoint soon.
my 305 did 208,000 miles it lost compression on one cylinder because the exhaust valves were worn easily fixed but mine had had a bad crash and cheap repair and the whole back end rusted, so it wasn?t worth fixing
it did need a new head gasket at just over 100,000 because I used to thrash it and i think I stretched the head bolts, no one else I knew did this. a new gasket and bolts then took it to 208,000
if you ever let it run out of oil or water then it will die instantly. make sure your low water sensor works, and if it comes on pull over immediately
also make sure you change the cambelt when you should
use synthetic diesel oil
then you will get 200,000 easily
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