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Old 4th June 2008, 07:49 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Had ours nearly 3 years now
had 113,000 km when bought, now done nearly 160,000 km
still using original radiator and Toyota red coolant.
it does lots of short trips running the mrs to work and kids around to local clubs, with longer journys from time to time.
We do tow a caravan (and don't have an additional oil cooler fitted).

We recently did 2000 miles in a week when we went to Scotland (without the caravan) including 2 trips of over 600 miles in a day (one there, one back).

I don't stick to the service intervals, getting it done around every 10,000 km by Bob.

It still starts first time every time and drives fine.

I think too much can be read in to the milage of these as may of them will do hours on tickover while the owners go shopping etc. in order to run the aircon. So you could have a low milage one that's done thousands of hours.
As with most cars there is an element of luck and as already mentioned the stats will be skewed by the fact many people will have come looking for help because their head has gone.

p.s. I'll now be back next week telling you all how my head had gone and it'll be all your fault for causing me to write this
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