>John P wrote:
>
>> 300,000 miles, that translates to aprox 480,000 kms,  I do not beleive that
>> that is a reasonable mileage to expect from any vehicle engine with out
>> major repairs required.
>> This would be almost unheard of in New Zealand.

Diesels can do that easily, so long as oil & filters are changed at 5000km
intervals (15000 if you have a centrifugal filter to remove the carbon
particles). Of course by "diesels" I don't include Nissan, Mazda or
Mitsubishi, all of which either have (the latter 2) or deserve (Nissan) a
horrific reliability record!

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel