200,000 Miles. How long will my transit last

[paul.]

Hey, my first transit and im wondering is how many miles will they do before they cost more to fix than to buy a new one.

[psv-hgv-flt]

Hey, my first transit and im wondering is how many miles will they do before they cost more to fix than to buy a new one.

you are lucky its got that far.

[Scotty86]

sure there's someone on here with a mk6 thats done 300,000+ miles

[trigger]

Last as long as you want it to with the right care and maintainance

[kammer111]

Well I have a petrol LPG transit and it's done a little over 200,000 miles and it goes fine. Just failed on mot for hole in exhaust hole in floor nxt to hand brake and a new ball joint.

[DEAN MACHINE]

i think they start to show a bit of wear after 250,000 but thats just everyday motorway buisness use ,for private,social use good for 350,000 i think

[madmark]

Last as long as you want it to with the right care and maintainance

very true its all done to regular oil changes etc

[solarman]

i think they start to show a bit of wear after 250,000 but thats just everyday motorway buisness use ,for private,social use good for 350,000 i think

have been told if well maintained and serviced 3-400000 miles,
Solarman.

[DEAN MACHINE]

i think they start to show a bit of wear after 250,000 but thats just everyday motorway buisness use ,for private,social use good for 350,000 i think

have been told if well maintained and serviced 3-400000 miles,
Solarman.

i got 278,000 from my 02 350 before i sold it and it still run great and just sold my 54 plate 350 and that had 200,000 and still run great, look after them and they will keep on going

[paul.]

the only problem is i got it at 197,000 so i cant say if it was abused

[DEAN MACHINE]

the only problem is i got it at 197,000 so i cant say if it was abused

who were the last owners, if it was a big company ,it will have a good service history and should be ok

[paul.]

it had motor factor stickers on it and the ply floor in the back had oil all over it. it was a trader I bought it from and he seems decent enough about warrantee etc. nice bloke but ye never no do ye

[winterheating]

the only problem is i got it at 197,000 so i cant say if it was abused

theres always two choices, run it with very little maintainance to save on money, and risk expensive repairs and run not at full potential and less efficient.

or look after it keep an eye on levels, cost a bit more to maitain, but far less risk of expensive breakdown, and will be nicer to run and more efficient.


if its ok now, then look after it and should be fine.

main things to watch for, regular oil change with correct decent oil. oil and fuel filters regular, also check water drain on fuel filter, injection systems can last very high miles as long as looked after aswell. good fuel also helps.
Make sure correct amount and type of antifreeze/coolant is in to protect all alluminium parts correctly, like eg cooler, oilcooler, heater matrix, Radiator,cylinder head and water pump.
Timing tensionor and maybe guides should be changed like you would a cambelt, EGR should be blanked, inlet cleaned as they cause more engine wear and make run less efficiently, there just to lower emmissions.

[solarman]

the only problem is i got it at 197,000 so i cant say if it was abused

theres always two choices, run it with very little maintainance to save on money, and risk expensive repairs and run not at full potential and less efficient.

or look after it keep an eye on levels, cost a bit more to maitain, but far less risk of expensive breakdown, and will be nicer to run and more efficient.


if its ok now, then look after it and should be fine.

main things to watch for, regular oil change with correct decent oil. oil and fuel filters regular, also check water drain on fuel filter, injection systems can last very high miles as long as looked after aswell. good fuel also helps.
Make sure correct amount and type of antifreeze/coolant is in to protect all alluminium parts correctly, like eg cooler, oilcooler, heater matrix, Radiator,cylinder head and water pump.
Timing tensionor and maybe guides should be changed like you would a cambelt, EGR should be blanked, inlet cleaned as they cause more engine wear and make run less efficiently, there just to lower emmissions.

Solarman and ? others like this reply...(mock Facebook reply)winterheating bang on mate,just bought a campervan myself but have no service history and it's done 183500 miles when i got it,i'm having to get work done on it this week as it's been running well and not let me down apart from oil leak and battery/cold start problems,have to see what happens after
work done but i'm optimistic and hoping to go abroad in it in the new year,
Solarman.

[super rover]

my old 03 plate mk6 had 156k on it it was as good as dead engine and transmission wise the body wirk was perect tho no rust what so ever ,it hadnt been looked after at all by its previous owner ,my boss has an 06 mk6 jumbo with nearly 200k on it ,goes as good as the day it was born but hes kept it seviced religously