is 100,000 miles too much for a second hand fto?

[skaterguy]

im buying a second hand fto and im wondering is 100,000 miles too much for one and how long will they last roughly?

[colm_mcm]

it all depends on how it was driven and maintained.

[Sebastian]

ditto.


let's not forget its a 14 year old car (a 94 one)
average 10k miles / year

so i dont think its bad

But as CJ was saying once .. they last FOREVER if they are well mentained

[CJ]

But as CJ was saying once .. they last FOREVER if they are well mentained

Agreed, if the engine has been well maintained, I wouldn't be too worried. Theres plenty of healthy FTOs on the road with that kind of mileage on the clock....

CJ

[Bernard]

Agreed, if the engine has been well maintained, I wouldn't be too worried. Theres plenty of healthy FTOs on the road with that kind of mileage on the clock....

CJ

I can vouch for that, mine had 100K on the clock when I bought it.
Just check the service history before you buy.

[Myfeckin FTO]

I sold mine with 100K on the clock - would be very surprised if there was any probs before 160K due to the amount of maintenance done while I owned it.

[Daz]

Man if you think 100k is big you never would have bought my black fto i did 35k a year for 5 years in that so thats 175k without what was on it when i bought it.

Daz...

[pergau]

I have 222222k (138k miles) on mine and Prof Nolan thinks that it is in fine condition.
I have put a lot of mileage on it and the previous owner/importer drove it like a maniac between Dublin and Sligo so I reckon that they're fine for high mileage if you take a bit of care with it and make sure it is serviced regularly.

[fatboyfat7]

i just bought one myself with 104k on the clock. absolutely no problems but again id say be careful who you buy it from. i paid about 1000 more for mine than another one i was looking at purely because i could tell the previous owner was treating it well.