High Miler Galaxies?

[Guest larryo]

Just curious to know about the longevity of the galaxy engines.........any size , petrol diesel.

 

Who has the highest mileage on the forum?

 

Any info on mates /family with intergalatical mileage on original engine......................

 

On a different vein my second taxi was a Toyota Carina E which had 345,000 on clock when i changed to a Mondeo.

 

I am thinking of using it again as a second car for "non work" use to keep the mileage down on the Gal....still going perfect on original engine.

 

Thoughts folks? :D

[johnb80]

Just curious to know about the longevity of the galaxy engines.........any size , petrol diesel.

 

Who has the highest mileage on the forum?

 

Any info on mates /family with intergalatical mileage on original engine......................

 

On a different vein my second taxi was a Toyota Carina E which had 345,000 on clock when i changed to a Mondeo.

 

I am thinking of using it again as a second car for "non work" use to keep the mileage down on the Gal....still going perfect on original engine.

 

Thoughts folks? :D

I went in a Seat Alhambra taxi the other day, 425,000 on the clock and it ran sweetly (in London), talking to the owner the engine had not been touched, 3 MAF's from new, it works 3 shifts, 7 days per week. The seating and trim wasn't good but mechanically it was A1

 

Regards - J

[Guest neil_wiles]

My first MK1 Diesel I gave away at 220k miles and it had no MAFs and only a set of valve lifters (dont ask the cam belt tensioner broke up) my second which is not yet three years old is currently sat at 101000 and again no MAF howevere the Air con is naffed and the integral clutch release bearing/ cylinder is now leaking.

 

 

 

Bum to it but the clutch does need to be replaced.

 

 

 

Still not bad on DIY servicing.

[Bigjeeze]

Not in the taxi drivers league but my MK1 has 130+K on the clock same clutch and exhasut etc - air con is fine had one Recevier dryer and a re gas , broken gear cables and standard servcing. I did the first 80K in two years.

My MK2 has 100K on the clock original clutch - rear box replaced on the exhaust last week, Air Con condsenser done at one year old under warranty other than that it goes well - in use every day.

 

SO all in all i think they will last.

[suzuki91]

mu 98 tdi has 180k on it everything works ok just getting the steering rack replaced leaking oil...

only signs of wear are the drivers seat and steering wheel.

[tiny]

Mk1 petrol as sig, has its faults, but the engine is sweet as a nut.

 

Mind you, the previous owner was a no expense spared kinda guy, I have reams of paperwork that almost put me of buying it! The guy spent

[Bigjeeze]

Theres a Gal on Ebay (TDi) with 416k on the clock!

[Guest MATT jr]

lol makes ours feel like a baby at only 51K miles, a friend of mine has a MKI TDI galaxy with 180,000 miles,, has had little trouble with it, and will buy a galaxy again.

 

on the whole the galaxy and its sisters seem good on reliability, but there's always the bad apples, which is how many people find this site.

 

MJR

[Guest chrisH]

I'm upto 192,000

98 diesel gal.

Generally happy with it but things seem to be failling rapidly now, so not sure how long its gonna last.

[mobile armchair]

:angry:

Amazing to see so many high mileages. I've enjoyed the comfort and space of my last petrol one, and the diesel auto I've now had for 18 months has added performance, reliability and better economy. But there's no doubt they cost on the parts and maintenance, even if you get a decent one. Mine's 4 years old with a mere 48K, and an extended Ford warranty until it's 6 years old. Yeah, I'm a bit older and playing safe, I know - but that's because I've found having older higher mileage motors a bit problematic when it comes to making a financial decision about fixing them.

 

At what point do you decide enough is enough?

 

So what do you do when faced with a failed autobox or similar on a gal with 150K + on the clock? Is it worth fixing? Are there good second-hand parts/ breaker parts available? Or as an owner with no chance of doing DIY on the street, do you get an offer from the breakers' yard when faced with a quote that seems to be more than the car is worth?

 

And should somebody hit it or nick it, has anyone managed to convince the insurance company the maintenance record DOES deserve a higher valuation? Or that the minor damage IS worth repairing? (I've had driveables written off!) I'm assuming if somebody tries to take the side off that 425K Alhambra taxi, the owner just shrugs his/her shoulders and pays cash for a repair without involving the insurance in case it's a write-off - What IS it worth? Valuations don't seem to take modern cars' capacity for much higher mileages into consideration in my experience ;)

[sanjsanj]

In my opinion, insurance companies will jump at the chance of telling you "its a write off", so that they can get it repaired cheaply (obviously, insurance companies have big (and therefore cheap) deals with garages) so that they can then sell it on.....

 

I mean, when my dad had a small accident (his fault, therefore the opposition would have told his insurance company anyway), a recovery company sent a letter stating "we have recieved information from your insurance company to take your vehicle as it is being assumed a write off. please remove tax disc and all other personal belongings etc.

they HADN'T even seen the damage! my word!

[Guest VR6!]

In my opinion, insurance companies will jump at the chance of telling you "its a write off", so that they can get it repaired cheaply (obviously, insurance companies have big (and therefore cheap) deals with garages) so that they can then sell it on.....

 

Insurance companies do not have deals with body shops that repair cars cheaply so that they can sell it on at a profit! after all who insures these cheap repaired cars once they are put back on the road?

insurance companies do how ever have deals with body shops where they get a reduced/trade rate for work done to hopefully a high/acceptable standard, after all your only paying