My car's milage is 250k and my engine seems gud, pls is my car stll ok?

Klem28: My car's milage is 250k and my engine seems gud, pls is my car stll ok?

Its still good as long as its still very well maintained and also if it has a good maintenance history. Although, there might be a little loss in its horse and torque, this is normal and it comes as a result of normal wear and tear due to age.

Would have been easier if u mentioned the car make and year. Also are u talking about miles or kilometers? Unless u are talking about a few specific cars like the land rover freelander that are notoriously known to have engine problems, 250k miles is not too bad depending on year of manufacture. I have seen a car that still runs great at 600k plus miles. It all depends on maintenance culture. An engine can survive 700k from one owner, the same engine might not survive 200k miles from another owner. Did u just buy the car or u have been using it for some time. Just so u kay know, most of the tokunbo cars displayed in Nigeria already have their odometer rolled back. Imagine a 1999 Toyota Camry with 65k mileage. That is very very rare to find and would be more expensive. Unless the car has been salvaged for a really long time before being shipped. But go to car lots in Lagos, u will see lots of 99 model cars with less than 100k mileage and they tell u its clean title.

@ Abatically, tanx much for ur resourceful info. The car is Honda baby boy 1999 model. I bought it as used about 6 months ago. What do u mean by maintenance? Is it by changing the oil and d filter regularly cos I have been doing this, I will appreciate more tips pls

Klem28: @ Abatically, tanx much for ur resourceful info. The car is Honda baby boy 1999 model. I bought it as used about 6 months ago. What do u mean by maintenance? Is it by changing the oil and d filter regularly cos I have been doing this, I will appreciate more tips pls

Yes maintenance is about changing oil, filter, air filter, spark plugs all as at when due. ALso making sure ur thermostat and other sensors are working properly. One thing that wears engine out quickly is when the engine overheats or not reaching the optimum temperature quickly due to fans connected directly and thermostat removal. Ur car is 250k, is it miles or Km? If its km its not so high. if its in miles its pretty on a high side for a 14 year old car.. but if it is maintained properly the engine would still run flawlessly for many years. I think for that high mileage its not advisable to use synthetic oil.. just my thought though, I could be wrong.

Tanx load, I don't understand whether its mile or kilometre. Here is d picture

show a pic of ur speedometer..we can confirm if iys us spec or Europe...250k miles is quite high..if the car is naija used...be prepared for gear box troubles soon

I really appreciate you all for ur advise. Tanx load