255,000 KM on EG5 , Too High ?

[subie]

Hi guys ,

looking at buying a EG5 , but it has about 255,000 km on it ,

the owner reckon it has been very well look after but with the km , i'm still worries

should i look for one that has under 200,000 km or go ahead and buy it ?

Cheers

[joel89]

If it has been looked after and not thrashed and serviced on time it should go for ages still

[dc2r-0636]

thing would need replacing eventually, as all the parts are 15+ years old. chek the oil, see if its blowing smoke wen driven( get a friend to follow you wen driving it) take note of the color of the smoke, and do a compression test

[egb16b]

I bought an eg with 335000kms on it and i kid you not.. it was the best eg I've driven..

depends on how it's been looked after. a car with 150kms could be in poorer condition then a car with 300kms.

do all your normal checks and go from there. kms is more of a timeline.. not an indication of how good the car is.

[markismaximus]

most EGs would have more than 200k on them. as above, if it's been looked after it would still go for ages.

my bro has a 1991 eg gl which is getting close to the 400k mark, and he doesn't look after it that well. so just a testament to Honda engineering

[dougie_504]

Just get it inspected properly by somebody who knows their stuff. If it's healthy buy it, maintain it, and you'll see 400 maybe.

[impossi13le]

what year model is it?

my eg is a 92 model with 230 Ks on it, it's been almost 20 years now and normal everyday driving in a car is supposed to be 20000 kms/year; technically mine should have done 400 000 ks of normal driving but yeh :p i guess 200000 is pretty low ks for an eg bahahaha

[BennyH]

Eg 120000kms not looked after engine fxcked up and all, hardly taken care of. Or 250000 oil change every x amount of kms babied by owners. You take the pick. For a car at that age, you cant really complain with the kms.

[brownie#10]

my first eg i bought at 213,000 and now its on 287,000 as my daily and it gets abit off a trash now and then but its doesnt blow smoke or leak.. basically i've done the rocker cover gasket, water pump and a timimg belt and then just changed the oil when its due... but yeah i agree with everyone else dont buy the first one u see shop around for a non thrash example and it'll never let ya down!!!!!

[subie]

Thanks guys ,

i've been looking for the right one more than 2 weeks , went to see couple of them , all i can say , photos on carsales / forum are lie !!

[brownie#10]

very tru!! and Dont i no it !!!! i ended up finding a 1994 vti sedan which was mint as and only had 62,000 on the clock!!! an old couple had owned it from brand new! ended up picking it up for $5k so yeah keep searching you'll find one!