if serviced and looked after religeously these engines can go on for over 200k.
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I knew someone one the gt4 owners club that bought his car new and after 13 yearsit had done nearly 250k then engine was still the original fitted by toyota, he had been servicing the car
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,had cam belts etc done on time.
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when you go to view a car, ask for the service history and look through the service history yourself.
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check what has been done over the years.
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ask questions.
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ask about how the owner has treated the car over the years.
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ie warmed up before putting foot down etc.
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there are lots of really good cars out there, when I bought my N/a mr2 it had done 93k and had documented service history from day one.
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it is now 19 years old and I have 16 Mot certificates, and every nut and bolt that has ever been changed there is a receipt to back it up.
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