How many kms has your car done?

[Damo]

Hi all,

Just wondering how many kilometers some skylines have done out there, and what problems they have run into due to age and fatigue. Would be interesting to know how many 100,000 ks we can expect before any major dramas.

I would have liked to set this up as a poll but not sure how to.

Mine has done 75,000kms with no engine troubles so far.

[MJ]

i think this will be impossible to answer due to them being wound back. I wouldnt base the condition of the engine based on kms. It depends on how much its been thrashed and treated. A well maintated rb will last forever

[666DAN]

Got my one at 45,000...just clicked over at 105,000 not a single problem...except some dodgy factory G'box solenoids at 46,000, but I didn't have to pay for that

Dan

[Demon Dave]

my R34. Got it almost a year ago with approx 19,000 on the clock. Now coming up to 23,000...

No problems.

My old GTS was upto 91,000 when I sold it. In 2 years of ownership the only thing that went wrong was a dodgy oil pressure sender unit.

[Damo]

i think this will be impossible to answer due to them being wound back. I wouldnt base the condition of the engine based on kms. It depends on how much its been thrashed and treated. A well maintated rb will last forever

I am pretty sure not all skylines are wound back. I know when I bought mine i had it inspected and the mechanic said the wear and tear on the car matches the kms.

Even if u do look after the engine it is inevitable that someday something mechanical will fail. I am just curious if this has happened to anyone yet due to old age and not from being thrashed. Or will we have to wait another 5-10 years before we start seeing these problems.

Is there anyone who is into several 100,000 kms yet?

[randymoss]

i've done 109000 kms on my r32. No problems yet stouchwood

[Nrage33]

I got my R33 at 123,000k's...have gone up to 151,500k's since...still sounds beautiful I must say. But I do watch what oil goes in and put those long life additives and such, just to make sure.

I guess the only thing is that the engine oil probably doesn't usually last 5000kms like it should...may get black a bit earlier, like 4000kms

[R33man]

Mines just ticked over 76000km, only had 74000km when i bought it. I'm 95% sure the k's are right.

[GraemeWi]

My 25T has just clicked up 118K. My R32 gtst before that got to 125k before I traded it, still going at 150k according to the current owner. My sisters Rb20e Cefero is now up to 220k and still going strong, starts first time every time and runs smooth as when she got it at 70K.

G

[benm]

Bought my '95 GTS-T with 54,000km on the clock, i've now got 83,000km on the clock and all i've replaced is the clutch and rear shocks. Apart from that it hasn't missed a single beat, never stalled or anything... superb !

[Amaru]

1992 R32 GTR, genuine 71000km's on it, only problem has been a snapped valve guide... it happened quite some time ago (the piece that came off went into a cylinder, scored the top of a piston, and you could tell it was quite old from the carbon buildup on it) but the car was still going happily. Got it fixed when I decided to rebuild the engine.

[Demon Dave]

I think I've been living in Japan too long - I thought my old GTS was well passed it's best when I sold it with 91,000KM on the clock...that's Japanese thinking for you. There was nothing wrong with the car either. Never missed a beat. Trouble is over here, once you start getting close to the 100K mark car lose all re-sale value...

[Jamezilla]

1997 GTR - genuine 26,000kms (got books)

Had 14,000 when I bought it in Feb this year.

[Demon Dave]

out of interst - what is considered "average mileage/km's per year" in Aus? I think the Japanese assume 10K a year, probably less...

I average 6-8K KM/year.

[Amaru]

According to NRMA a while ago, the average km's per year is around the 20,000 mark.

[knore]

Shit yeah jamezilla, how much did you pay for it?

14,000km is practically brand new

[MINES_DATSUN]

mines just passed 43000

[MINES_DATSUN]

damn your km's are real low.. golgo... nice looking car man how much did you pay for it ?

[Jetdat]

two years ago i bought mine at 58,000 ks, now it is 98,000...

the car is driven daily to work and for fun on the weekends, thus far only problems were a couple of light globes blowing....

[MM2death]

Just passed 80K. No problems so far. I've done 8000 of them, since Jan this year.

Scott