What Mileage Have You? Options

[irishrover]

Hi there, Just wondering what sort of mileage people have up on their Carismas?
I have 118000 and she is still smooth and reliable. What is the highest around and how many can I expect to get out of a well looked after and serviced car?

[jellybaby]

I only have 53000 miles on my 03 plate 1.6 elegance.. .. the 4g92 unit is very reliable and pretty bullet proof.

[Surj]

I've got 93k on my 2003 Di-D Equippe and so far it seems to never skip a beat [runs off to touch wood]

[kpatrickm]

I have a 97 GLX with nearly 120k on the clock.I think it could do with a service.But I just bought a 95 of the same model from a guy at work.It only done 85k,he has had a 2005 gearbox fitted new clutch 4 new tires and it runs sweet.all for £50.

[steelywheels]

Hi

i've got 76,000 on my 97 carisma 1.8 glx auto, nice n smooth still and no problems since i;ve had it

great car

[Nuno Picado]

I just bought a 1.9TD 12/1999 Carisma Hatchback, with 120k and (hopefully and apparently) running smoothly.

[stuart tampin]

i have a 2003 diesel it has don 86k going strong as ever but i have seen some on ebay at 170k so should go for alot longer

[Marty1979]

There's 140000+ on my 96 Carisma, it sounds so darn quiet and smooth, I don't think I ever want to get rid of it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laughing.gif)

[DaveAndKatePoole]

179,000 miles in a 1997 1.6 GLX petrol.

Repairs so far
1 small washer in the gear selector needed every 50K miles.
1 Jubilee clip near the radiator
1 fuel pump at 178,000 miles (first genuine fault on the car)

I can still get 50mpg out of it but 45mpg is more typical. Everything is worn smooth and the gear knob no-longer has numbers on it.

The thing that is going to kill the car is the front exhaust manifold is corroded onto the engine block. It's beginning to blow a bit so will require replacement but getting it off the engine block is going to be an expensive nightmare!

It's just had routine servicing but I did put Slick50 in the oil at the 18,000 and 60,000 mile service. I get the oil changed every 6,000 miles.

[Solouko]

i've got 139,000 now on my 1998 1.8 GDI , the only big problem i've had was collapsed lash adjusters (tappets) they died because the previous owner didnt change the oil as frequently as he should and the engine gunked up inside. but £157 later and after dismanteling the top of the engine, which was supprisingly easy, she's like a new car again and i feel confident she'll see me through another 100K. lesson here is if you service it, it will last a lot longer.

other problems have been... alternator belt snapped, that cost me £7 to fix, break pads, disks, tyres.... just consumables, she's so reliable and i do REALLY thrash her about, i've blown up all my previous cars!!! how she's suvived the abuse i give her is beyond me!

oh... just remembered, the bulb in the clock has gone so i dont know what time it is at night.

[wijcc]

132K miles on a 1998 1.6 glxi (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

The bulb in the clock has gone on my car too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[shaggymoose]

2000 1.6 equippe, it's done 106k and i have never got it above 35mpg even driving to peterborough and back and not going over 70mph.

Pretty reliable apart from a clutch slave cylinder gone a few weeks back, mpg/rds display bulb gone, central locking pretty temperamental and now the a/c doesn;t work either - could be a lot worse considering the amount of mileage!

Oh yeah - when changing gear it makes a metallic maraca sort of noise but i only bought it in an emergency to use as a run around till it blows up as my previous car failed so can't really complain.