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							Hey there,
 
				My 92 EB Fairmont has done 278,000km and seems to be in fairly good nick. I was just wondering what some other cars have done in terms of mileage and the kind of work that may need to be done in the future.... Cheers.  | 
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| Ryan0001 | 
				
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							my ef runs pretty good at 270,000...
 
				idles well, no major leaks/cracks, stock suspention is getting a little bouncy in the rear, but im getting it lowered soon anyway so im not fussed. still got good power from the engine, transmission is okay, the radiator blew a couple of months ago, but that was the one from the factory (10 years old) so overall im pretty happy.  | 
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| twr7cx | 
				
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							640,000 without an engine rebuild, and it's still rnning fine.						
						
						
												 
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							78,500, 3500 km late for service, and running sweet!
 
				
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| TwinturboBMX | 
				
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							the ED has 152,900 Km on the clock running sweet as. No problems, as of yet besides a leaking rear windscreen (has been fixed now)...Nothing done all stock...............so far   
				
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| Mechan1k | 
				
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							My XG ute has 199,551 on the clock ... odometer has stopped though ... not sure how long ago though.
 
				I have a new odometer/trip meter to put in though ... but there is no leaks on the engine or gearbox ... is very smooth to drive ... still has a heap of power behind it ... and not too bad on fuel (just did Canberra and back to Sydney the other day with a bit of driving around the ACT as well). I reckon I did somewhere between 600-700km on the day ... I filled up before I went ... and filled when I got back .. I cold only get 52L in the tank after the trip ... so economy was pretty good. 
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| Timmeh | 
				
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							I sold my EF GLi with 256,000ks on it and it was running awesome. I wish I never sold it.  
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| Pulco | 
				
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							my fairmont has 242000kms on it, and it goes pretty hard, keeps up with new  6cyl commodores						
						
						
								
							 
				
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| EBXR8380 | 
				
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					 {USERNAME} wrote: my fairmont has 242000kms on it, and it goes pretty hard, keeps up with new  6cyl commodores 
To a Commodore ? A Lada is better than them .... 
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| YV3773 | 
				
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							I bought my 1988 EA in 1999 and the clock said 265,000km. The log book said it got to 220,000km in 1992 & right now the speedo says 270,400km after 6 years & never having a day standing still in the driveway since then 1999.... (?? 5,400km in 5 years...???... NOT!!)
 
				The speedo itself works but it hasn't recorded a TRUE km since 1992. My sums at 20,000km a year (VERY light for me) makes a total of 260,000 plus 270,400 totalling 530,000km. She runs "smoky" (see other post) & has done 1 head gasket since I've had her, new clutch a month ago & next Moday is having a diff seal fixed.... other than that (touching wood) she's a terrific car. This may not HELP with tips, but to me it's testemant that these cars just "Keep on going". Regular tune-ups, weekly fluid checks & "Optimax" fule.... keeps my old girl going! 
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| Mechan1k | 
				
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							Well ... look at the taxis out there ... they rack up so many km ... have heard of these engines hitting the 1 million km mark without a rebuild.  If regularly serviced ... and not thrashed all of the time ... it will last a long time.						
						
						
								
							 
				
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| fnp | 
				
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							My old EL had 270, 000. I knew the cars history since new, and in that time it had only broken down once. In the time I had it, all I had to repair was a relay for the brake lights and routine matinence. It still felt very good when I sold it.  
				
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| a1drake | 
				
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| wadi | 
				
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							1989 EA with 230'000kms, and all that needed fixing to this date has been alternator, universals, and very recently, the transmission fluid all leaked out! I haven't driven it in 3 months, and its seems that the 'transmission extension housing' seal is rooted, according to the big puddle of fluid, and gregory book.						
						
						
								
							 
				
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