Miles

[nperry58]

Does anyone know how long an 1986 4WD SR5 Tercel Deluxe Wagon will run for...miles speaking?

[Tercel__jon]

Lots.

Im currently at 298k on my 83. There are members here that have over 400k on their rigs.

[Petros]

you need to qualfiy that, conditions and care make all the difference. I have seen them run well over 500k miles, and I have seen them ruined in less than 100k. Without care they will not last long.

[Tercel__jon]

That is very true petros. I should have included that in my post. However Im not one to keep up on tip top maintenance, it happens when money allows. That, and knowing how everything works in the car, and exactly what kind of condition what parts are in, allow me to get the most miles out of every part before they present a safety or mechanical hazard. With that being said, let me caution you that doesnt work as well with tires. >.<

[xirdneh]

my '83 tranny went bad last week
it had 440,000 miles on it

[ohcanada_00]

I have one that had zero maintenance done to it with 225k and after some love she is fine, and one with love and care shown to it with well over 400k on it, works fine.

[toughtercel]

three years ago , my wife car was 380,000 km ,I had 86 T4WD at 400,000 km-250,000 miles (still runs at average 150 psi compression test ,too rusty) then now silver T4WD is almost 450,000 km.

[Petros]

I suspect with typical maintenance, not necessarily being diligent or even following the owners manual schedule, they ares have a practical design life of about 200k miles before needing heavy maintainable. With care they last up to twice that long with normal replacement parts. Of course if you are willing to do heavy maintenance and major repairs, they can be made to last indefinitely, as long as replacement parts are available.

[hberdan]

331K miles so far!

[dlb]

i'm just about at 300,000 km. that's 186,000 miles.

[deejay1272]

Mine currently has 234,000 miles on the body. It appears that someone swapped in a new engine into mine, so who knows the actual mileage on the motor.

[tercel4wdrules]

My wagons' mileage stands between somewhere around 170k-268k miles. I have seen an automatic Tercel 4WD at the junkyard with 315k miles on the odometer and what seemed to be a JDM 3A-SCV engine, so the transmission outlasted the engine!