Highest reading on the odometer!

dushmish · 18th February 2009, 17:19

Seems some people live in their cars and keep them running always. My vehicle's odo readings are:

Bajaj Calibre Feb 2001- April 2003, KM clocked 16,750
Maruti 800 July 2002- Jan 2004, KM clocked 16,500
Maruti Zen Feb 2004- Oct 2008, KM clocked 71,500
Dzire Nov 2008- currently, KM clocked 7,100

Plan to cross 150,000 in my Dzire in the next 5 years.

ownerofazkaban · 18th February 2009, 18:06

98,000+ kms on my 2002 5 speed maruti 800!!! And the engine still feels like brand new. Still does 110 kmph effortlessly on the odo on highways and go upto 120+ if pushed.

Maruti M.A.S.S serviced all along.

Gasolinejunkie · 18th February 2009, 19:21

My 1989 Nissan Pulsar 1.8 has 298,000 km on the clock. I bought it with 268,000 and put the rest on in a year and a half. About 3 months ago it blew the head gasket so I re-conditioned the head and ported the intake. The bottom end of the motor didn’t need any work and the car goes good now.
My 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero which is my everyday car reads 294,000km and the 3Ltr V6 is still strong as a bull. I take it 4WDing at least twice a week and do a fair bit of highway driving and she hasn’t missed a beat. I put the car on gas recently and I believe those engines burn valves so I might pull the heads off and put harder valve seats if the valves start mushrooming into the head, but for now I’ll keep driving it until it goes.
Might also do a timing belt and a water pump whenever I get some spare time.
If you think 300,000km is a lot, last month I drove a 1999 Toyota Hiace with 1.1 million kilometres on the clock. I work on heaps of taxis, most of them being Ford Falcons and they do a good 700,000+ kilometres in their 6 year life. They go through half a dozen transmissions, heads, two dozen radiators and at least a 100 tyres and brake pads in those 6 years.

Mpower · 18th February 2009, 22:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gasolinejunkie

My 1989 Nissan Pulsar 1.8 has 298,000 km on the clock. I bought it with 268,000 and put the rest on in a year and a half.

My 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero which is my everyday car reads 294,000km and the 3Ltr V6 is still strong as a bull. I.

I take it you work on your car by yourself. In countries where labor is expensive it doesn't make sense to take an old car to the dealer and say "here service it". The labor bill will exceed the value of the car.

Silver Knight · 18th February 2009, 23:20

We had a Premier Padmini 137D done 1,10,000 Km. Sold off

A Maruti Zen 1996 model done 1,75,000 Km

A Hero Honda CD 100SS done 70,000 Km sold

A Maruti Zen MPFI done 72 K sold

A Maruti Wagon R 52 K still with us

A Pulsar 150 36 K still with us

bigron · 19th February 2009, 00:47

6 year old sonata gold.Done close to 3 lakh kms and still going decent.
8 month old camry done 30000 km roughly.

hvkumar · 19th February 2009, 08:57

My tally:

Mahindra Scorpio, 2005, 177,000 kms
Daewoo Matiz, 1999, 260,000 kms
Mahindra Commander, 1994, 118,000 kms
TVS Suzuki AX100, 1986, 125,000 kms

cvvikram · 19th February 2009, 09:04

My Numbers

Maruti Zen 5yrs old 90,000Kms
Hyundai Santro 4yrs old 110,000Kms
Hynudai i10 Automatic 5months 3300kms

tanwaramit · 19th February 2009, 10:47

Man,

The people here have been driving cars like hell. How much time do you guys spend on road ?

My usage: Dec 04 Santro -- 4+ yrs -- 31,000 kms

Seems it will take me ages to be at par with the guys on this forum.

asad_hyderabadi · 19th February 2009, 15:17

Just saw a bolero taxi 2days back, run 2,57,000kms in 3-4 years, mind boggling. Spoke to the driver who clocked all the miles. Says he changed tyres 5 times till now & had a new radiator installed, rest is water, oil , diesel & good fortune coz he runs on the highway & theres no scratch on the car, great!

I drive about 10k a year so it would take 25yrs at that rate for me to complete 250k. Another one is my dad who lived most of his life in the gulf, he had bought a nissan 180b station wagon in 1982. Sold it when he came back in april 2008, believe it or not it clocked 3,19,000kms with out any major repair, just regular maintanance.

I know coz i have seen it, i learnt to drive in that car. The car is still running coz he didnt sell it, gifted it to his long time friend. A legend for me.

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13th April 2009, 19:31

santro xing 60000 kms in 3 years.

Comrade · 14th April 2009, 00:45

mahindra marshall: 1.75L, 4 years ('99-'03)
Maruti zen Di: 2.20L, 3 years ('03-'06)
toyota innova: 1.65L, 3 years ('06-'09) and going strong

breezydrive · 14th April 2009, 11:20

Maruti Zen, MPFI 2002 - 1,10,000 km ; still running strong.

SAMUDRA · 14th April 2009, 11:47

Hero Honda CD100 1998 - 99 Dec (got stolen) - 8000 Kms
Tata Sierra 2001 - 2003 Oct (sold) - 55000 Kms
Tata Indica 2003 Oct - till Now - 71000 Kms
Hero Honda Splendor 1999 Dec - till Now - 100500 Kms (Yup it's crossed 1 lac kms without any major overhauls and still in a good condition)
Royal Enfield ThunderBird (2007 model second hand) 2009 Mar - till Now - 3250 Kms (yup it is done only three thousand two hundred and fifty kms, bought it from T-BHP Classified)

Switch · 14th April 2009, 14:52

My Palio Odo stopped working as soon as it reached 99999. Same thing happened with my friend's Palio. Though mine is close to 2Lac now.

18th February 2009, 17:19	#121
dushmish BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 418 Thanked: 83 Times View My Garage	Seems some people live in their cars and keep them running always. My vehicle's odo readings are: Bajaj Calibre Feb 2001- April 2003, KM clocked 16,750 Maruti 800 July 2002- Jan 2004, KM clocked 16,500 Maruti Zen Feb 2004- Oct 2008, KM clocked 71,500 Dzire Nov 2008- currently, KM clocked 7,100 Plan to cross 150,000 in my Dzire in the next 5 years.
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18th February 2009, 18:06	#122
ownerofazkaban BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 458 Thanked: 82 Times View My Garage	800 98,000+ kms on my 2002 5 speed maruti 800!!! And the engine still feels like brand new. Still does 110 kmph effortlessly on the odo on highways and go upto 120+ if pushed. Maruti M.A.S.S serviced all along.
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18th February 2009, 19:21	#123
Gasolinejunkie BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 80 Thanked: 14 Times	My 1989 Nissan Pulsar 1.8 has 298,000 km on the clock. I bought it with 268,000 and put the rest on in a year and a half. About 3 months ago it blew the head gasket so I re-conditioned the head and ported the intake. The bottom end of the motor didn’t need any work and the car goes good now. My 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero which is my everyday car reads 294,000km and the 3Ltr V6 is still strong as a bull. I take it 4WDing at least twice a week and do a fair bit of highway driving and she hasn’t missed a beat. I put the car on gas recently and I believe those engines burn valves so I might pull the heads off and put harder valve seats if the valves start mushrooming into the head, but for now I’ll keep driving it until it goes. Might also do a timing belt and a water pump whenever I get some spare time. If you think 300,000km is a lot, last month I drove a 1999 Toyota Hiace with 1.1 million kilometres on the clock. I work on heaps of taxis, most of them being Ford Falcons and they do a good 700,000+ kilometres in their 6 year life. They go through half a dozen transmissions, heads, two dozen radiators and at least a 100 tyres and brake pads in those 6 years.
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18th February 2009, 23:20	#125
Silver Knight BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Trichur Posts: 227 Thanked: 516 Times	We had a Premier Padmini 137D done 1,10,000 Km. Sold off A Maruti Zen 1996 model done 1,75,000 Km A Hero Honda CD 100SS done 70,000 Km sold A Maruti Zen MPFI done 72 K sold A Maruti Wagon R 52 K still with us A Pulsar 150 36 K still with us
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19th February 2009, 00:47	#126
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,308 Thanked: 2,715 Times	6 year old sonata gold.Done close to 3 lakh kms and still going decent. 8 month old camry done 30000 km roughly.
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19th February 2009, 08:57	#127
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,368 Thanked: 3,467 Times	My tally: Mahindra Scorpio, 2005, 177,000 kms Daewoo Matiz, 1999, 260,000 kms Mahindra Commander, 1994, 118,000 kms TVS Suzuki AX100, 1986, 125,000 kms
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19th February 2009, 09:04	#128
cvvikram BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: India Posts: 144 Thanked: Once	My Numbers Maruti Zen 5yrs old 90,000Kms Hyundai Santro 4yrs old 110,000Kms Hynudai i10 Automatic 5months 3300kms
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19th February 2009, 10:47	#129
tanwaramit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dilwalon ki Dilli Posts: 1,943 Thanked: 514 Times	Man, The people here have been driving cars like hell. How much time do you guys spend on road ? My usage: Dec 04 Santro -- 4+ yrs -- 31,000 kms Seems it will take me ages to be at par with the guys on this forum. Last edited by tanwaramit : 19th February 2009 at 10:56.
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19th February 2009, 15:17	#130
asad_hyderabadi Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5 Thanked: 0 Times	hey Just saw a bolero taxi 2days back, run 2,57,000kms in 3-4 years, mind boggling. Spoke to the driver who clocked all the miles. Says he changed tyres 5 times till now & had a new radiator installed, rest is water, oil , diesel & good fortune coz he runs on the highway & theres no scratch on the car, great! I drive about 10k a year so it would take 25yrs at that rate for me to complete 250k. Another one is my dad who lived most of his life in the gulf, he had bought a nissan 180b station wagon in 1982. Sold it when he came back in april 2008, believe it or not it clocked 3,19,000kms with out any major repair, just regular maintanance. I know coz i have seen it, i learnt to drive in that car. The car is still running coz he didnt sell it, gifted it to his long time friend. A legend for me. Note from the Team-BHP Support: Please take the time to use proper punctuation as per Team-BHP rules. Avoid...typing...like...this. Thanks. Last edited by Jaggu : 19th February 2009 at 16:16. Reason: avoid... typing like... this......
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13th April 2009, 19:31	#131
capri_cap Posts: n/a	santro xing 60000 kms in 3 years.
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14th April 2009, 00:45	#132
Comrade BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HYD Posts: 690 Thanked: 2,012 Times	mahindra marshall: 1.75L, 4 years ('99-'03) Maruti zen Di: 2.20L, 3 years ('03-'06) toyota innova: 1.65L, 3 years ('06-'09) and going strong
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14th April 2009, 11:20	#133
breezydrive BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NOIDA Posts: 752 Thanked: 131 Times View My Garage	Maruti Zen, MPFI 2002 - 1,10,000 km ; still running strong.
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14th April 2009, 11:47	#134
SAMUDRA BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 94 Thanked: 82 Times	Hero Honda CD100 1998 - 99 Dec (got stolen) - 8000 Kms Tata Sierra 2001 - 2003 Oct (sold) - 55000 Kms Tata Indica 2003 Oct - till Now - 71000 Kms Hero Honda Splendor 1999 Dec - till Now - 100500 Kms (Yup it's crossed 1 lac kms without any major overhauls and still in a good condition) Royal Enfield ThunderBird (2007 model second hand) 2009 Mar - till Now - 3250 Kms (yup it is done only three thousand two hundred and fifty kms, bought it from T-BHP Classified)
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14th April 2009, 14:52	#135
Switch BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Noida, India Posts: 235 Thanked: 65 Times	My Palio Odo stopped working as soon as it reached 99999. Same thing happened with my friend's Palio. Though mine is close to 2Lac now.
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