seatkid Posted October 30, 2011 Report Posted October 30, 2011 Well its 13 years since I bought her from new. It will now be the longest I've had a car (I had a passat for 13 years). Exceptional car, reliable, cheap to run, comfortable, I could go on..... No intention of letting her go yet. We have other cars but everyone loves the old Alhambra - I wonder if in another 10 years they'll become a bit of classic like the VW camper van? Quote
NikpV Posted January 1, 2012 Report Posted January 1, 2012 Well its 13 years since I bought her from new. It will now be the longest I've had a car (I had a passat for 13 years). Exceptional car, reliable, cheap to run, comfortable, I could go on..... No intention of letting her go yet. We have other cars but everyone loves the old Alhambra - I wonder if in another 10 years they'll become a bit of classic like the VW camper van? wont catch you up but I've had my galaxy fotr 11 years (had it at 1 year old and cost 15k) mine needs some work doing on it now but generally still running :-) Quote
Bigjeeze Posted January 3, 2012 Report Posted January 3, 2012 I've hads my MK1 since 1997 ( a company car i then bought in 1999) and it's still going strong at 149K miles. My Mk2 I got in 2002 and bought in 2005 (again bought the company car) asnd this is now 10 years old with 180k miles. Mind you it failed the MOT today on ARB links - rubber covers perished, Rust near the suspension mounts - the joke of which is where the tester marked the rust in yellow chalk is as solid as a rock but about a foot away the box section that is the jacking point has a hole and needs repairing. Also failed on top suspension mount and apparently my rear indicator bulbs are too orange so as to appear red!!. So I'll need to do some welding.:rolleyes: Quote
Bigjeeze Posted January 4, 2012 Report Posted January 4, 2012 Does anyone know where I can source body parts for the MK2? Quote
Bigjeeze Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 ebay or breakers. All sorted now - passed MOT but the w**nker of a tester has put an advisory for both strut tops when I have just replaced bothe the bearings and rubber bushes!! Quote
gregers Posted January 9, 2012 Report Posted January 9, 2012 ebay or breakers. All sorted now - passed MOT but the w**nker of a tester has put an advisory for both strut tops when I have just replaced bothe the bearings and rubber bushes!! i know :lol::lol::lol: Quote
zorgman Posted February 24, 2012 Report Posted February 24, 2012 his wrong about strut tops as there should be a note about the drop on them when jacked up same as ford ka's its perfectly normal i think its upto 16mm drop and no way can he tell you what the rubber is like so get stuck into him, my car 99 170k tuned to the tits now on home made bio and 4.5yrs on got mk2 door panels to go on and offered full font end off mk2 tho not sure to do that Quote
seatkid Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Posted October 15, 2012 14 years old now and flew straight through the MOT. Fast pass on emissions again (Opacity 1.04 :lol: ) Millers ECO Max Diesel additive plus Sainsburys diesel does the job ok and definitely runs a lot quieter with the additive. Just got to get around to straighten the sill lips bent by those bastards at VW Hayselden........ :32: Oh...and I've just noticed a tear in one of the tailgate gaitors - old age? :rolleyes: Wife says she never wants to change the car.....looks like at least another year then...... Quote
big_kev Posted October 20, 2012 Report Posted October 20, 2012 Wife says she never wants to change the car.....looks like at least another year then...... I'm confused....is that the wife or the car, your keeping for another year ? Quote
chrispb123456 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Posted October 20, 2012 OMG don't upset him he'll go into one :angry2: Quote
mk2vr6 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Posted October 30, 2012 13 Years Old And Still Going Strong........ I was expecting a Jimmy Saville joke not some old fart going on his mpg figures.... Quote
viperclive Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 Ok guys, have I got the highest millage gal? mk1 2.3 97 reg ghia X with 225754 miles on the clock? Quote
sparky Paul Posted June 27, 2013 Report Posted June 27, 2013 I saw one on fleabay the other day with 420,000 on it! :) Quote
seatkid Posted September 27, 2013 Author Report Posted September 27, 2013 15 years old (130k miles) and flew through its MOT today with no advisories! :) Quote
insanitybeard Posted October 3, 2013 Report Posted October 3, 2013 I just sold a little Ford Ka to get my 'new' Galaxy, I'd had the Ka for just over 10 years- I even passed my test in it! Sad day to see it go, I would've kept it but despite it being well looked after the rust underneath around the sills was starting to be a problem at MOT time, shame, the build quality really lets them down. Mechanically it was fine! Mind you, MOT tests are a lottery depending on the tester, my Galaxy was bought secondhand from a dealer and the MOT they had done on on it was a joke- the tester advised the front discs were rusty as his only advisory but failed to fail (boom boom) the car or even note as advisories that there was a CV boot completely split (and had been for some time judging by the amount of old hard grease thrown onto the subframe), the front/rear washers were connected back to front, the headlamp levellers were not working, and one of the rear seats was unusable because it was an incorrect seat- it was an offside seat installed on the nearside so you couldn't buckle anybody up in it! Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted November 3, 2013 Report Posted November 3, 2013 15 years old (130k miles) and flew through its MOT today with no advisories! :)My '98 MKI flew through it's MOT and was going beautifully down the M5 on a bright sunny day and then it just (Sob!) died. Mind, it had done it's equivalent 3 score and 10 - 250K ish and had suffered a lot of abuse over it's years of faithful service.On that score, are you up for another 15 years?Seriously, I can't see anything out there that comes close. The Top Gear shower seem to be doing the designing these days based on the assumption that everyone is a wannabe F1 driver with a gadget fetish. Quote
ivan629 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Posted January 30, 2014 I have always loved stories of vehicles that have lasted for a significant amount of time. I don't understand why exactly, but I guess I have always enjoyed the idea of the underdog winning, the story of the one that outlasted everyone else, and the idea of the turtle beating the rabbit. It blows my mind to think of owning a car for a decade and a half. I have never owned a vehicle that has lasted more than 5 or 6 years. I had a Pontiac Sunfire that lasted 200,000 plus miles and nearly 9 years before I could not longer drive it. I had a friend who owned a Ford Tempo that lasted for more than 400,000 miles when he sold it. That blew my mind. Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted March 25, 2014 Report Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) If ever you weaken at all just take a long test drive in a MKIII and you will return to your old motor with a renewed enthusiasm to keep it. Just get the wife to sit in the back while you do it and she will never let you into a Ford agent again.A Titanium X may be a bit closer but anything less will do the trick. Edited March 25, 2014 by Scorpiorefugee Quote
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