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robssei
13-02-2009, 10:43 AM
i went to a mitsi dealer to see if i could find what work was done on my car as its done 243,00 (i got it at 230,000) and wanted to know how well it was serviced (very well i found). i found out at 213,000 ks the engine had chronic overheating probs and was replaced with a recon one at the dealership so its actually done alot less than the clock says, im stoked!!! they did cambelt, pulleys, coolant (ive done this again myself) autoflush, plugs etc. i had a suspicion some major engine work was done as plugs had labels on and a mechanic i talked to was amazed i used 5-30w fully synthetic and it didnt use any or go black after 7000 ks. so im not sure exactly how many ks its done but they said around 80,000- 100,000 when the engine went in. i got the car off a guy who had it for a year, and bought it off the dearship that did the work as it was a trade in. i swapped it for my 1990 isuzu trooper with 260,000 on the clock. so yeah im feeling good!!! :D :D :D

Ol' Fart
13-02-2009, 10:45 AM
And he SCORRRRRRREEES :D

86_Elite
13-02-2009, 10:53 AM
noooiiiiiice one man! gotta love it when suprises like that happen! Should get a few more years out of her yet then!

robssei
13-02-2009, 11:09 AM
yeah im really keen to get the paintwork tidied up now, it has a few scratches and one small ding. wasnt worried as the ks were gettin on but now im gonna get a quote.

Dave
13-02-2009, 12:39 PM
thats a wicked bit of news to get :cool:

robssei
13-02-2009, 04:28 PM
mate i know!! ive had it for over a year now and didnt know. its only because i curious about the autofluid, i rang dealer to ask if it had been done. so yeah im stoked at that for sure. so if its done 33,000 since the engine was installed and it had 100,000 on it when put in, ive got 133,000 on the clock instead of 243,000. awesome