Peugeot 407, high mileage question

the hulk

i've got a peugeot 407 1.6 diesel with 100000 miles on the clock, how long will this last as i take care of my cars, it's my fifth one. i've always got my cars serviced when needed but the past 4 cars were petrol, this one is diesel, i was told it would last till 300000 if i take care of a diesel. but what if they brought the milage back by 40 50 thousand before i got it how would you know if they touched it or not, i mean i got it at 100000 but what if it was 150000 in first place, any answers people

biko

Moved out from an old old thread

To be honest, no-one can tell you "how long a car will last".
Keep up the servicing, fix what you can afford and pray nothing major breaks.

This is just a guess but another 100k is possible should nothing major happen.
Are you clued in with timing belt changes etc for your car?
Or is it a chain in these?

the hulk

timing belt just done, it's nct till july 2015. the fact that it passed nct is a good sign, but what about this thing of dealers bringing back the mileage before you buy? how can you know the story there

michael999999

My c5 has 241k, its doing 500 miles a week not a bother. Not even burning a drop of oil.

the hulk

it's just i've never had a diesel, i always taught they last longer than petrol, i used to do 70 miles a day with a petrol to get to work and back, now i live beside the job which means a tenner would do me 3 days, still just concerned of how far a diesel would go since im willing to look after it

bazz26

Cars do not have set expiration dates or mileage, how long or short one lasts depends on lots of factors.

corkonion

if you live beside the job and are doing low milage then you are worrying about nothing,

Cee-Jay-Cee

Theoretically it could last another ten years and do 500k miles or it could fall apart tomorrow. If it's well looked after and serviced regularly then it should do you a considerable length of time. No one can answer your question as it's impossible to say. As for the cars mileage, if it's been clocked then there's no point worrying about it as there is absolutely nothing you can do about it is there some reason why your now worrying that the mileage may not be correct that you didn't question when you were initially looking at the car before buying? Why did you buy a diesel when you are only doing small mileage???

Mycroft H

It really all depends on the type of mileage. If it's N roads or M'ways, well then it's grand. Town work and the 1.6hdi isn't going to end well, the DPF will just get clogged quickly without sustained high engine temperature and a mid-high RPM.

lway

Well my 2005 407 1.6HDi has 167,700 miles on it and still going strong.

Keep it serviced and change the oil regularly for the correct type (5W 30) and it should be fine. Regular runs down the motorway will help.

Have a 407 1.6hdi and never any trouble with it 120k miles on it. People laugh at fiats and I know a guy has a fiat Ducati with 300k miles and its still going strong

CiniO

the hulk wrote: »

i've got a peugeot 407 1.6 diesel with 100000 miles on the clock, how long will this last as i take care of my cars, it's my fifth one. i've always got my cars serviced when needed but the past 4 cars were petrol, this one is diesel, i was told it would last till 300000 if i take care of a diesel. but what if they brought the milage back by 40 50 thousand before i got it how would you know if they touched it or not, i mean i got it at 100000 but what if it was 150000 in first place, any answers people

Car can last indefinitely except in case you crash it.
All what you have to do is service it regularly and fix problems as they appear.

Question is - when it will become not financially viable to keep fixing it.

the hulk

the timing belt has already bin done, but the dpf filter was removed do that saves alot of hassle

the hulk

i got a diesel just for a change, i don't regret it i get much longer out of the diesel

the hulk

the dpf has bin removed, so no need to worry about doing small milage

Mycroft H

the hulk wrote: »

the dpf has bin removed, so no need to worry about doing small milage

Has it been remapped?

the hulk

remapped?

Cogsy88

100,000. She's only just broken in.

the hulk

it was removed and the computer was reprogrammed before i got the car

the hulk

she's only just broken in?

Cogsy88

What year is it?

the hulk

05

Cogsy88

Should easily do another 100 or 150k miles if looked after.

the hulk

thats was im looking for

Stavros Murphy

the hulk wrote: »

thats was im looking for

So now. There's horoscopes for life too - almost guaranteed to be right.. mine says tomorrow is gonna be great.

CiniO

Cogsy88 wrote: »

Should easily do another 100 or 150k miles if looked after.

And what happens then?