Ford Falcon High Kms

[Baggie]

wtb: Ford Falcon, wanting to figure out how many kms is a high amount of kms, for one between BA-FG XR6

[mwb235]

Originally Posted by Baggie

wtb: Ford Falcon, wanting to figure out how many kms is a high amount of kms, for one between BA-FG XR6

Just times the year by 20,000km to get average km. For example for a 2002 BA average would be 300,000km (15 x 20,000). A 2012 FG would be 100,000km (5 x 20,000).

[Baggie]

Yeah, I'm wanting to buy one, but a lot of them have high kms obvs, but idk how many kms would be considered high when buying

[boss351290]

Best advice pay a couple of thousand extra and buy one with the lowest km you can get it's worth it

[Interceptor]

My '05 RTV has 355,000km on it, but generally, try to find the lowest km you can get

[Lugh]

Depends on it's previous use. I bought my '06 RTV with 170,000k's on it, now 235,000, and it's buggered. Gearbox is playing up, springs and shocks needed replacing, all the ball joints and bushes, etc. It also creaks and groans a lot, and has an awful "scuttle shake" feeling when loaded up.
Found out it was owned by a company that swapped over household gas bottles, so spent it's life running near fully loaded on lots of short runs.
On the other hand you'll find a sedan/wagon that's carried a sales rep around, or a ute that's never carried anything heavier than a lunchbox, with 400,000+ k's on it that drives like a dream.

[Iggle Piggle]

Yep, primary focus should be on mechanical and general condition, not how many KM. Not uncommon to see a lower KM car with suspension and brakes nearing end of life and body creaks and groans advertised for a higher price than a car that has maybe 30-50k more on the odo but has recently had new suspension, brakes, water-pump etc and is generally in better condition in terms of body stress.

Ignore the KM (within reason) - compare overall condition and price.

[aussie muscle]

I guess my XR8 is way below average at 100k for a 07...

[Rallye Sport]

People seem to have different ideas of what low k's are. Been looking for a G6E lately and have seen more than one described as low K when they're well into the two hundreds. Just click bait perhaps...
I'd describe my T1 as moderate K's and thats just clicked over 100 000

[.:4:.]

Maintenance. That's the key. I bought a high kay 08 fairmont in 2010 and it was an 08 model with 72 thousand on it after months on the dealer lot. Been fully looked after. No issues with over 100 added to the clock. The work car I have I got with 46 on the dial and its created some headaches. Now it wasn't treated well, but that's where it counts. If it's been driven sympathetically and has high kays then things should be good provided you don't plan to drive it like you stole it. I treat the work car with some sympathy but not too much. It's running nice at the moment so I try to keep it that way.

[nuthin' fancy]

My recent Fords were an EA with 480,000 when we sold it (bought at 125,000), my EL Monty sedan with 435,000 (bought at 120,000) and the wife's EL Monty wagon with 380,000 (bought at 50,000).

Now, the EA was from the wife's work. Limited service history and driven hard turned out to be one of the three good EAs they ever made. We only ever had normal servicing and two head gaskets.

My sedan was owned by a mechanic and had a head gasket done before I bought it. The major failing has been the two times the coil packs pooped themselves and left me stuck.

The wife's car was four years old when bought and the mechanic noticed it had the original coolant in it. We paid $22k for that car and spent $6 in the first year of ownership on everything related to coolant. Hardly a service over $200 since.

My belief is that you keep a car 12 months or 12 years. If you are the former, buy and sell with low mileage. If you are the latter, a car that had 75,000 against a car that has 125,000 is not worth the additional cost.

Just service them properly, check and keep the fluids up, drive them sensibly and they will give you 400,000 every time.

[nuthin' fancy]

Originally Posted by Baggie

Yeah, I'm wanting to buy one, but a lot of them have high kms obvs, but idk how many kms would be considered high when buying

Baggie,

I think 125km is a sensible limit. Plenty of people won't go over 100 so the price drops off.

Perfect servicing a most important. Also, this level of mileage allows for the mileage to reveal any 'typical' problems with various models.


A mate of mine bought a diesel terror with 240,000 on it about three years ago, from a guy who has a sales run of Brisbane - Sydney - Melbourne.

He's put another 100 on it without any issue.

The other consideration is around Ford's nonsensical claim that transmissions are sealed for life.

They all need a service at least every 100,000 ks.