saw a 2.8 xtra cab 4x4 owned by a old farmer with 700000ks on it, it was pretty rough but still started first pop
stevo2,
Jul 20, 6:29pm
An ex workmate had a 96 Hiace 2.8lt with 760,000km on the odo. He bought it from his brother who had been driving it since new and had the odo disconnected for a long time.
msigg,
Jul 20, 7:09pm
Yea that's a good story,probably one of the Toyota dealers will purchase it as a promo vehicle.
2sheddies,
Jul 20, 7:38pm
Pretty impressive being one owner for all that time, although not too uncommon nowadays to see 500k plus on many of the more modern vehicles, seems to be especially those built in the early to mid '90's, such is their longevity.
pyro_sniper2002,
Jul 20, 7:44pm
Yeah and they've only done 3 heads, 2 diffs and an engine block in that time.
matarautrader,
Jul 20, 7:50pm
Just had a look on trade me and it seems that there is 13 Toyota's alone that have exactly 999,999km on the clock. Amazing how they all have 999,999. I wonder if they will drop in price if they hit the dreaded 1,000,000kms?
monaro17,
Jul 20, 7:52pm
For that price! I would rather poke my eyes out with needles. What an appalling price
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 20, 7:57pm
Yeah, depreciation on European vehicles is terrible aye!
franc123,
Jul 20, 7:59pm
And 7 sets of brake rotors, 6 sets of injectors, 5 clutches and dmfs, 4 egr valves, 3 heater controllers, 2 high pressure pumps, and a lone ECM under warranteee.
franc123,
Jul 20, 8:00pm
Pisstake is another way of putting it, divide by two and then subtract a couple of grand is closer to the mark.
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 20, 8:07pm
Where is the song about the extra 200 oil changes he has done vs a Sprinter of the same milage?
Even if the local garage does them for $100 for him, that's $20'000 right there.
franc123,
Jul 20, 8:13pm
Well that's less than a grand a year on servicing isn't it, excluding air and fuel filters and other consumables, and the odd timing belt. Cheap motoring still and no need to get a loan vehicle for the days and weeks a Eurovan would have spent off the road in that time to fix other things.
skull,
Jul 20, 8:20pm
I struggle to believe that it has never had the gearbox out for a clutch job. In fact I've stopped struggling, I don't believe it.
jmma,
Jul 20, 8:21pm
UUmmmmm. was a feel good Toyota thread until.
jmma,
Jul 20, 8:23pm
I have got 270kms on my Corolla and no clutch yet, let you know how I get on in another 750kms :oP
Considering the listing has been up for 6 months, it is obviously overpriced and or undesirable.
For a $100k vehicle, that is now 7 years old, its depreciated value should now be around $12,400.
snoopy221,
Jul 20, 9:20pm
Tis the age old qualified mechanics song about preventive maintainence
Somehow not played by ya jazzpianoma. lol
snoopy221,
Jul 20, 9:21pm
Nah fang a mill jmma-lol
snoopy221,
Jul 20, 9:25pm
owner/driver mail delivery-possible-unique though However the comparision HERE between an early non turbo top gear unkillable toyota. And a duel mass mecedez is . m- mmmmmmmmmmmmm post 11. lol
jmma,
Jul 20, 9:26pm
Easy aye (o: Hows things snoopy?
snoopy221,
Jul 20, 9:30pm
all good bra and you?
jmma,
Jul 20, 9:32pm
Still working for a living but all good with me (o:
3tomany,
Jul 21, 7:27am
Just had a mate tell me a courier driver bought his hiace van into his garage for major repairs after 400,000 km. The quote was 17k to fix and said owner was happy to pay as hiace is the best van out there so is worth spending coin on.
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