Is this more or less halfway?

[Cheetah Drakie]

My trusty Hilux has hit a landmark!

I think, based on the reliability and hassle free use I have experienced, this should be less than halfway

1999 2.7 SRX 4x4 DC

Still the original engine, that I chipped about 18 months ago, because it was running lean (SAC). Only repairs have been replacement of ball joints and tie rod ends plus a recon of the diff.

After a serious disagreement with a BMW X3, replaced the bonnet and nose with the bullnose spec panels, and a new ARB. Other than that it is as I bought it in 2005!

[CasKru]

Lekker man... geluk.

[WESKUSKLONG]

i think its still running in

[GI Jane]

That's awesome... Okay another 500 000 to go...

[smokintyres]

Congrats!
I believe you are the first owner of the bakkie?

[Froll]

Well done and I hope you have another 500 000 more hassel free km.

[Boet Croukamp]

Stil new you must run it in wel.

[JJBotes]

i think its still running in

+1

[Cheetah Drakie]

i think its still running in

Lol, nope third owner methinks! I bought it privately in 2005 with 197 000, in Sandton, but it was iniatilly registered in Mpumalanga.

It is a most reliable vehicle, and over the last 7 years it has averaged about 7.3 km/l.

[jacques kotze]

Geluk Pete,

My ,05 d4d bakkie staan nou eers op 272 000km's

[pronto sparks]

Daai bakkie gebruik nog nie olie nie.
Halfpad dink ek is n belediging.
Kan maklik nog soveel doen.
Solank jy met die petrol verbruik vrede het kan jy nie beter kry nie.
My 2.7 is nie te koop nie en ek is al goeie geld vir hom aangebied.
Ten minste een ding op my werf wat my nou nie jukkerig maak nie
Hulle begin ook nou skaarser raak.......dis nou die mooi en opgepastes..
Oor so n 140K sal ek ook daar wees.

[ROOFER]

geluk :!:

[Cheetah Drakie]

Stem heeltemal saam. Ek dink in die 8 jaar wat die Hilux het, het ek dalk twee blikkies tussen dienste ingegooi. Die bakkie is 'n droom om te onderhou.
Sal nie beter verbruik ligtelik opneem nie, maar ek dink vir die 2.7's is 7.5 kp/l nogal heel skaflik. Ek ken 'n ou wat die 2004 model het, en hy kla hy kry so 6kp/l.
Verstaan dis die 8 poort manifold of iets wat verskil

Daai bakkie gebruik nog nie olie nie.
Halfpad dink ek is n belediging.
Kan maklik nog soveel doen.
Solank jy met die petrol verbruik vrede het kan jy nie beter kry nie.
My 2.7 is nie te koop nie en ek is al goeie geld vir hom aangebied.
Ten minste een ding op my werf wat my nou nie jukkerig maak nie
Hulle begin ook nou skaarser raak.......dis nou die mooi en opgepastes..
Oor so n 140K sal ek ook daar wees.

[Mud Dog]

More or less .... depends a lot on how it's been treated over the years. It's a tough motor and could well give you 1 mil km's.

[b4runner]

500K Kilometers...very impressive..congrats

[roeland.vlok]

Peter, ek dink hy is nou eers ingeloop. Hehehe! Mooi!

[Haboob]

Very nice...keep it rolling

[Sebata]

Well done thou it's tall order to ask Jeep to break that record

[Hoppy]

Halfway i would agree, give it another 500 000km it should start to sound like a new Jeep, give it a little attention.

[ChrisF]

MOOI !

[Donkey]

It's a Toyota

[Thunder02]

now you can put your foot down,seeing that it's just run in.

[petoors]

Baie mooi ...ook amper daar ...

[BotswanaConnection]

Wow, you really have gone the distance in that car. The highest i had ever seen was 219k km. And you have completely doubled it!! Would love to see a list of the places you have visited. Must be a view pages long;). How is the cars performance though? Usually most cars are traded in and destroyed after 200k km's because they just become completely unusable. I would expect your car to be falling to pieces, or has it, and you've just been repairing it? Let me know thanx

[Cheetah Drakie]

Hi Ryan,
The list is not nearly as long as I would like it to be , but I have quite a bucket list. Been up and down Sani Pass, a trip to malilangwe in Gonarezhou (Zimbabwe) and did a few mild excursions off road mostly near Barberton and in the Kruger. Quite a bit of dirt in between though.

Apart from accident damage (front fenders and bonnet), only repairs I have done mechanically has been replacing ball joints, tie-rod ends, idler arm, propshaft and rear diff. In addition I had a SAC chip installed to correct the fuel mixture (was running lean).

I have a ARB bullbar on which is the only after market accessory added. The performance is still good, it doesn't really use oil, and I get an average of 7.4 km/l driving about 110 km/h.

Want to do the full SAC conversion in the near future, as well as a suspension upgrade. Really happy with the vehicle. I don't need the extreme articulation that the SFA offres, and the comfort gained from the IFS really suits my purposes.

Cheers Bud

[Thunder02]

Wow, you really have gone the distance in that car. The highest i had ever seen was 219k km. And you have completely doubled it!! Would love to see a list of the places you have visited. Must be a view pages long;). How is the cars performance though? Usually most cars are traded in and destroyed after 200k km's because they just become completely unusable. I would expect your car to be falling to pieces, or has it, and you've just been repairing it? Let me know thanx

There's one more IFS in the club that's clocked over 500,that's IIsarge ,he is sitting on 630 000.
2.7 4x2 double cab

[Cheetah Drakie]

There's one more IFS in the club that's clocked over 500,that's IIsarge ,he is sitting on 630 000.
2.7 4x2 double cab
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I can well believe it, my lux is giving no indication that it is even close to succumbing to age