Yom WROTE:
"Unfortunately not everyone looks after their cars like we do mychael.
It isnt uncommon to see cg13's worn out by 200,000km (ovaled bores and worn camshafts - can be heard by means of a clicky top end) and manual gearboxes with shafted bearings by the same KM (usually the input shaft bearings will fail - this however is trait of gearboxes which do not have a spigot bearing to support the input shaft inside the flywheel - as the main bearings wear it allows more movement and at the long, unsupported end where all the forces are exerted by the clutch.. bingobango "premature" failure).
I don't pull this stuff from my arse or pass it on from mechanics who think they know their stuff (when infact they havent even laid a hand on what they're talking about)!
I totally agree with you, I've driven some Micras with low k's that were knackered, however I'm still amazed at the problems some guys seem to have with their cars.
I have now owned 3 Micras, only one from new,of the other 2 one was 4th hand and the other 3rd hand. The 4th hand car was sold on at 160,000 k's and 10yrs, the other 2 I still own are both now 12 y/o cars and used daily.
I've just never had any of the problems others complain about. Gearboxs are fine, no throttle body troubles, no rust anywhere as far as I have seen. Original clutch still in my 308,000k car and was in the 160,000k car I had.Replaced my first cv joint at 290,000k's..
I don't do anything special or clever and still drive the cars like they were new, I just do regular standard service with good quality stuff and don't thrash the cars.You can still have spirited driving without being a Neanderthol on the mechanicals.
I could be lucky with one car but 3? I don't believe they have any real inherent weaknesses.
I'd buy more and store them away if I had the spare money. the only reason I sold on my third car was it was a series 2 which did not meet my needs.
Mychael
