Too many k's

[NFE]

Looking at getting a sierra or vitara.
Just wondering how many k's is to many.
Looking at a 1.3 with nearly 250000, and a mates vitara 1.6 with 280000.
Is this too many k's, do the engine's self destruct at any significant number?

[scrimegour]

hey mate sierra's are pretty tough but like any car i would try get one with the least k's possible will last u long and be in better condition usually...
i guess it depends on your budget i guess and what you intend to do with eg: a build up project ........... ????

[Big_Waity]

All depends on who drove it for how many k's and how it was maintened etc.
Once you hit 200,000ks I tend to find it doesn't really matter. Either way it has done a stack on things will be on their way. Some vehicles tend to have a given time that certain parts will last, for example, an EF falcon will destroy a gearbox between 250,000 and 300,000, it's a given. The suzukis are pretty tough little trucks, the motors seem to go forever.
The thing to remember with higher k cars is that if they have been well maintained, the more k's it has done the more stuff that will have been replaced so more stuff will be near new!

[Bison]

Mate I agree with the others you should get something with as low k's as possible. I have sierra that I have owned for 10yrs and it has 150ks and a vitara that has 134ks. The sierra has never had any problem and I mean nothing. It starts everytime and just gets serviced on time and keeps going. The vitara I have only had for 6 mths and I paid 7grand but its the same deal just really tough. You can pick up a sierra with mid 100 k's for about 4 to 5 grand. I have owned a jeep and a disco in the time I have had the sierra and they were both unreliable and I just didn't trust em, so you have chosen a good brand. Suzukis are amazingly reliable and heaps of fun. Spend a little extra and get one around 150000ks on the clock.

[scrimegour]

just to point out there are some good deals out there i have a 1998 coily sierra and when i got it it had 100,000 on the clock only was $5500 with not a mark on it it looks like it came off the show room floor

just shop around mate always sumthin good

[scrimegour]

just to point out there are some good deals out there i have a 1998 coily sierra and when i got it it had 100,000 on the clock only was $5500 with not a mark on it it looks like it came off the showroom floor

just shop around mate always sumthin good

[NFE]

Thanks for the advice everyone.
I think i'll drive my old s#*t box around till i find a suzuki with low k's.

[Aerenandmel]

If you get it cheap enough 1.3l donks are cheap, just make sure the rest of the car is ok. check the rest of the drive line out, gbox, diffs, etc!

[rustyzook]

dont buy from the beach! i got my 83 with 130,000 $500 it started falling apart on the trip home! still fun offraod dosent matter if it gets a few dents in the metal thats left!