Is it worth doing things to car with 119,000kms on it?

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 07:56 PM

Hey guys. Just a question. Is it worth doing things to my car when it has nearly 120,000kms on it? I have money saved up for colour screen upgrade, and whole bunch of other things. Not sure whether to throw it all into it though but when it has 120,000kms on the car and Don't know what to expect as my FG is my first car, so don't know if it will last long or what happens.

stang65 · 03-09-2012, 07:58 PM

A Falcon with 120,000k`s is just run in, why not plenty of life left in it.

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stang65

A Falcon with 120,000k`s is just run in, why not plenty of life left in it.

Oh ok. Like I said it's my first car so don't know much about how long a car usually lasts ect. I been looking after it my best.

Auslandau · 03-09-2012, 08:01 PM

What stang65 said.

When it hits 500,000 then let us know

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

What stang65 said.

When it hits 500,000 then let us know

Holly ****, will a well looked after falcon last that long?

LTDHO · 03-09-2012, 08:02 PM

Your car is just a baby mate

**Silver Ghia** · 03-09-2012, 08:03 PM

Of course its worthwhile doing mods on the car, its out of warranty so there are no warranty implications, you are free to do what you want (legally of course). I assume this has been recently bought by yourself, 120,000km is not much for a Falcon, it will last a quite a number of years more if you look after it, and colour screen etc will only enhance your enjoyment of the car..

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Ghia

Of course its worthwhile doing mods on the car, its out of warranty so there are no warranty implications, you are free to do what you want (legally of course). I assume this has been recently bought by yourself, 120,000km is not much for a Falcon, it will last a quite a number of years more if you look after it, and colour screen etc will only enhance your enjoyment of the car..

Yeah I got it last November. I'm only on P's and I plan on having it for many years.I don't want a car for power so won't be trading it for a very long time. I feel special to be 20 ( been 20 for 3 weeks ) and own a FG

**Mont5.0** · 03-09-2012, 08:10 PM

mine has just hit 120k and is about to cop a whole lot of mods. I say go for it.

Auslandau · 03-09-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by buddy92

Holly ****, will a well looked after falcon last that long?

They don't use them for Taxi;s for nothing ...... and they aren't necessarily looked after

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:12 PM

Thanks guys just wanted a few opinions. :-)

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

They don't use them for Taxi;s for nothing ...... and they aren't necessarily looked after

Out here in the country they are everywhere yet when I go to Newcastle I rarely see FG's.

Auslandau · 03-09-2012, 08:17 PM

Still the main car of choice from the VIC taxi brigade.

buddy92 · 03-09-2012, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

Still the main car of choice from the VIC taxi brigade.

Thanks for the input mate. :-)

OffRoadFalcon · 03-09-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by buddy92

Holly ****, will a well looked after falcon last that long?

If its really well looked after definitely.

There was a ex-taxi for sale, AU sedan, around here, 850,000kms. Your car is still new I reckon! I wanna do a few things to the AUII wagon, got 187,7XX on it, it's still very young!

MWTB · 03-09-2012, 08:30 PM

Mine has 150xxx km on it and it still decimates V8 VT/VX Commodores. Have a look at my mods in my signature, they are definitely all worth doing. As others have said, these things last forever. My brother's BA wagon has 310xxx km on it and its just as tight as mine, which is just as tight as my folk's XR6t with 32xxx on it.

Go for it mate!

Nova 8 · 03-09-2012, 08:32 PM

a mate has a xh with 800k+ on it and it runs like a dream, if a car is well looked after they last along time. Even my old bash about Magna has 400k on the clock and it runs like a dream. Only issue it has is a bunch of holes in the exhaust which was caused by yours truely trying to keep up with a mate in a land cruiser in a paddock...

Jim Goose · 03-09-2012, 08:36 PM

My last EL wagon reached 390000km before i got rid of it.... its still around and living.

If you look after it well (regulare servicing etc) it should last for years to come

BaraFGXR6 · 03-09-2012, 09:13 PM

If you plan on keeping it i dont see the reason not to mod it.

If you plan on selling it to upgrade, then it would seem like wasted money to me.

Whats odd tho is the more older my car has gotten the less problems it seems to have... *knock on wood and sacrifice a small bird to the Ford gods so it stays that way*

neptune blue · 03-09-2012, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by buddy92

Hey guys. Just a question. Is it worth doing things to my car when it has nearly 120,000kms on it? I have money saved up for colour screen upgrade, and whole bunch of other things. Not sure whether to throw it all into it though but when it has 120,000kms on the car and Don't know what to expect as my FG is my first car, so don't know if it will last long or what happens.

120 k on newer cars is nothing
Remember drivers kill cars not kilometers
I have a BA XR6 with 220k on it
Drives like new, no leaks no knocks because it hasn't had a hard life

FGII-XR6 · 03-09-2012, 09:26 PM

I've seen cabs do 900 000 Ks plus on one engine

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Originally Posted by buddy92

Holly ****, will a well looked after falcon last that long?

**Silver Ghia** · 03-09-2012, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BaraFGXR6

Whats odd tho is the more older my car has gotten the less problems it seems to have... *knock on wood and sacrifice a small bird to the Ford gods so it stays that way*

My Falcons have had things go wrong within the warranty period, these are rectified accordingly, after the std 3 yr. warranty expired they have been relatively problem free.

We call it the 'bathtub' reliability curve in engineering, there is a higher occurrence of faults initially until they get sorted out, then there is a constant lower occurrence period, until things start to wear and it increases again.

My current FG is an exception so far however, nothing has gone wrong at all in the nearly two years I have had the car.

Vincenzo · 03-09-2012, 10:16 PM

Bought mine Dec 2010 with 142,000 - 8,000km drive back to Darwin then started modding with 150,000.

It really is a beautiful machine - see signature now with 162,000

Cheers Vincenzo

mik · 03-09-2012, 11:11 PM

like any car if you beat the living hell out of it at every opportunity like some do, it won`t last long, if you do proper maintenance on it and drive it with mechanical sympathy it will go for many many years to come.

IDT · 04-09-2012, 01:30 AM

There are a tonne of worse things you can do with your money.

mick457 · 04-09-2012, 04:53 AM

my 05 ba has got 184xxx on the clock and has been buy far the most reliable car me or my dad has owned in a long time
put all new nolathane bushes in the rear 5000k ago
getting a lsd put in next week
then ill replace the front bushes ball joints tie rods and springs shocks sway bar links
it will feel like new again and keep it going for a long time
i service it every 5-6000 ks with castrole magnatec

AU Mont · 04-09-2012, 06:58 AM

do you plan on keeping it a few years because thats when the finance is paid out?

imo i would keep saving, and bury the cash in the backyard to discourage you from spending it. Then when you decide/can sell it use that extra couple thou to get yourself into something else

how many times have people here, including myself spent a heap on mods, only to randomly decide straight after they want a change, then all that money spent is dead money

buddy92 · 04-09-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AU Mont

do you plan on keeping it a few years because thats when the finance is paid out?

imo i would keep saving, and bury the cash in the backyard to discourage you from spending it. Then when you decide/can sell it use that extra couple thou to get yourself into something else

how many times have people here, including myself spent a heap on mods, only to randomly decide straight after they want a change, then all that money spent is dead money

No Not really just wanted 1 car to do lots of things to. Not saying I will never get rid of it but it will be a long time from now if I do.

Chrisosicko · 04-09-2012, 12:39 PM

Keep the services up to it and it's not impossible to see 1 million Kim's out of the ford inline 6

Buntz · 04-09-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by buddy92

Yeah I got it last November. I'm only on P's and I plan on having it for many years.I don't want a car for power so won't be trading it for a very long time. I feel special to be 20 ( been 20 for 3 weeks ) and own a FG

Little bastard :P

I'm 22.. and I have a BA.