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Post by Scooba_Steve » Fri May 26, 2017 5:06 pm

Time for a poll?
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Post by Marlon » Fri May 26, 2017 5:46 pm

Scooba_Steve wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:06 pm Time for a poll?
:fingertap: (done 2 already though :| )
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Post by Mike77 » Fri May 26, 2017 5:57 pm

Only 70k but my water pump went last month. Car dropped all it's coolant and overheated at 2am in the middle of nowhere. Fun night!

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Post by Scooba_Steve » Fri May 26, 2017 6:08 pm

Marlon wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:46 pm
Scooba_Steve wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 5:06 pm Time for a poll?
:fingertap: (done 2 already though :| )
Nothing better than fresh data ;)
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Post by bz4kev » Fri May 26, 2017 6:16 pm

2004 and 66000 :thumbsup:
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Post by Chris_D » Fri May 26, 2017 6:35 pm

hoping to emulate this E36 323i coupe mileage on the zed (currently 109k)
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Post by paulgs1000 » Fri May 26, 2017 7:54 pm

coupedan wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 3:40 pm
Marlon wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 3:31 pm Good to hear :) - how do you know the fuel pump is on the way out?
I can hear it.. worse when I have a full tank. Sounds like a whining / whirring noise coming from the back of the car whilst running but stationary.
Diff I can hear worse at about 30MPH similar noise but fluctuates with speed and cornering.
Hey coupedan - when I bought my first 2 litre I thought the diff had a problem - turned out to be a rear wheel bearing. The point is the wheel bearing noise was nothing like any wheel bearing noise I'd ever heard before - I was convinced it had to be the diff. It went back 3 times to the garage I bought if from before it went to a specialist who diagnosed and fixed it.

Just a thought and in case there was a chance. I hope it is as straightforward (no fingers crossed emoji available)

All the best with your coupe. :thumbsup:
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Post by TR4man » Sat May 27, 2017 9:48 am

coupedan wrote: Fri May 26, 2017 2:56 pm 2006 (56) 3.0si Coupe
Daily driven and is now on just over 116k - bought it on 40k back in 2013.
Wow - that is some motoring well done :thumbsup:

I've had my Coupe for 26 months and gone from 44,000 to it's current 67,000. It is my daily driver but in reality as I work from home it tends to be used for three or four days per week at most.

I admit to occasionally thinking about selling it but I genuinely don't know what I'd replace it with. My indecisiveness is not helped by frequently having passers by commenting on what a nice looking car and I then think I must be mad to even think of selling it. The other thing is that it has proved to be supremely reliable needing just servicing and tyres.
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Post by Fullenglish » Mon May 29, 2017 9:17 pm

Currently on 156,000
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Post by Mr Tidy » Mon May 29, 2017 10:40 pm

I just recalled this thread from last year - proper mileage! :lol:

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Certainly made me feel much more confident about longevity!
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Post by kis » Wed May 31, 2017 5:18 pm

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Well someone out there has clocked up over 200k (saw this on auto trader).
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Post by coupedan » Wed May 31, 2017 5:28 pm

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Hey coupedan - when I bought my first 2 litre I thought the diff had a problem - turned out to be a rear wheel bearing. The point is the wheel bearing noise was nothing like any wheel bearing noise I'd ever heard before - I was convinced it had to be the diff. It went back 3 times to the garage I bought if from before it went to a specialist who diagnosed and fixed it.

Just a thought and in case there was a chance. I hope it is as straightforward (no fingers crossed emoji available)

All the best with your coupe. :thumbsup:
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Thanks for that Paul, I'm sure it is the diff though as the noise doesn't change under load (Around corners) but is speed related.
I don't want to curse anything just yet, however the noise has been persistent for a good 20k miles or so and nothing has changed (Just something I have learned to live with)
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Post by buzyg » Wed May 31, 2017 5:34 pm

Love reading about high mileage Zeds that still, just plain work. :thumbsup:
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Post by Simon Blythe » Wed May 31, 2017 6:11 pm

kis wrote: Wed May 31, 2017 5:18 pm IMG_3960.PNG

Well someone out there has clocked up over 200k (saw this on auto trader).
Seems like a tidy car too - not sure I'd take it on with 200k on the clock. I'm sure you'd struggle to move it on.

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Post by kis » Wed May 31, 2017 7:34 pm

I agree, it's a facelift tho. So someone might take a bite...
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