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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 06:10 PM
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how much miles does the 1.8t and the v6 handle having problems waterpump, timingbelt, ex...
i was planning to pick one up wiht 118000 miles on it
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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 06:15 PM
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it should be just before it's 2nd tbelt change, if you want to play it safe
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Old Oct 4, 2003 | 07:16 PM
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Default A local friend went 80k before he did his TB/WP...

but since we've seen failures posted here, id say do em at 65k...so this potential car is due for its second replacement.

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Old Oct 5, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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I'm at 131K and thinking about my second change before the winter.
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