Thread: TD5 with a Million KM's

Cool !

It's a 2004 Td5 Classic Country, same as mine ...

... I've potentially got another 925,169km to go!

This things done 178,000km per year, or 15,000km per month, or 500kms/day

... or it's a typo!

Kev..

How on Earth can you rack up a million kms in 7 years. The most I've seen on a td5 is 400k kms, and its still going strong.

gee, the taxis must be cushy in perth!

I've got a couple of rep's who call at work who are doing 10-12k per month! (madness I say!)

Car's booked in for a service on the first Monday of the month .... permanently!

... I wouldn't call that enjoyable driving.

Kev..

Originally Posted by Fluids

I've got a couple of rep's who call at work who are doing 10-12k per month! (madness I say!)

Car's booked in for a service on the first Monday of the month .... permanently!

... I wouldn't call that enjoyable driving.

Kev..

Based on my experience managing a fleet of 70 rep's cars that is a median figure for country reps. Nothing for a rep's car to do that distance over a three year turnover period, particularly a rep travelling a Qld. country territory where his first customer call might be 500 k's from base.

I used to buy Sydney taxis for resale in Brisbane in the 60's and early 70's from a fleet of 50+. The owner turned them over at 200,000 MILES or two years, whichever happened first.

If a line haul owner-driver with a normal six axle rig is not doing at least 250,000 k's per annum you can say that he is not making enough money and will go broke unless he has some pretty silvery freight.

TYPO

2004 Land Rover Discovery 11 TD5 Classic
Location: Julian Car Company
Availability: Available
Stock Number: 5506
Condition: Pre-Owned
Kilometres: 106,669 Kilometres
Price: $31,990

2004 Land Rover Discovery 11 TD5 Classic

"If it looks/sounds too good to be true, it probably is"
(sorry TD5 owners, if you want to do that many km on one engine you will need to buy a 4BD1)

Originally Posted by isuzurover

TYPO



2004 Land Rover Discovery 11 TD5 Classic

I was going to say that it looks too clean and not worn out for that kind of mileage.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

TYPO



2004 Land Rover Discovery 11 TD5 Classic

"If it looks/sounds too good to be true, it probably is"
(sorry TD5 owners, if you want to do that many km on one engine you will need to buy a 4BD1)

Yes, my 4BD1 will reach a million km soon. It is over 930,000 km at the moment and has taken since 1982 to get these kilometers up.

But a TD5 ???