Just bought 11/06 AT-X with 186,000 Kms

[JoeM]

Bought it from an auction house for $8900. It has minor stone chips at the front, a very hard to see bump on one of the back doors and it's supposed to have slight hail damage on the roof, and if you look really hard you can see it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and I'm not going to bother fixing the minor things.

I've read the FAQ and UTSE. I'm not too worried about most of the defects people have reported, if I have them I'll notice them and get them fixed. I AM worried about the possible oil leak, so I'll check that out and if necessary get that line changed.

I plan on taking it in to my local Toyota dealer to get them to give it a good once over. But I've done that with a few 2nd hand Toyotas now and they never really do anything. They take them for a drive and say nothing found. Mike Carney Toyota here in Townsville are pretty good, but like other dealerships they just want to do the standard services and get cars out the door.

The question is given it has 186,000 kms on it what do I insist they do. Is there something I should check out or have checked out. I thought about getting an RACQ inspection but they're not Aurion experts, so not sure there's any point in doing that. I read something about the transmission lasting 180,000 so I'll ask them to look at that.

[JoeM]

Bought it from an auction house for $8900. It has minor stone chips at the front, a very hard to see bump on one of the back doors and it's supposed to have slight hail damage on the roof, and if you look really hard you can see it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and I'm not going to bother fixing the minor things.

I've read the FAQ and UTSE. I'm not too worried about most of the defects people have reported, if I have them I'll notice them and get them fixed. I AM worried about the possible oil leak, so I'll check that out and if necessary get that line changed.

I plan on taking it in to my local Toyota dealer to get them to give it a good once over. But I've done that with a few 2nd hand Toyotas now and they never really do anything. They take them for a drive and say nothing found. Mike Carney Toyota here in Townsville are pretty good, but like other dealerships they just want to do the standard services and get cars out the door.

The question is given it has 186,000 kms on it what do I insist they do. Is there something I should check out or have checked out. I thought about getting an RACQ inspection but they're not Aurion experts, so not sure there's any point in doing that. I read something about the transmission lasting 180,000 so I'll ask them to look at that.

Don't jump in all at once

[SCOOTA44]

Bought it from an auction house for $8900. It has minor stone chips at the front, a very hard to see bump on one of the back doors and it's supposed to have slight hail damage on the roof, and if you look really hard you can see it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and I'm not going to bother fixing the minor things.

I've read the FAQ and UTSE. I'm not too worried about most of the defects people have reported, if I have them I'll notice them and get them fixed. I AM worried about the possible oil leak, so I'll check that out and if necessary get that line changed.

I plan on taking it in to my local Toyota dealer to get them to give it a good once over. But I've done that with a few 2nd hand Toyotas now and they never really do anything. They take them for a drive and say nothing found. Mike Carney Toyota here in Townsville are pretty good, but like other dealerships they just want to do the standard services and get cars out the door.

The question is given it has 186,000 kms on it what do I insist they do. Is there something I should check out or have checked out. I thought about getting an RACQ inspection but they're not Aurion experts, so not sure there's any point in doing that. I read something about the transmission lasting 180,000 so I'll ask them to look at that.

160k for the trans service. If it has been done you should be able to track it through the dealerships records. things like the serpentine belts brake rotors and pads and fuel filters are worth checking too.

[legend_of_lazz]

A bit off topic, but finally another member in Townsville. Welcome to TOCAU.

[Buff Hamster]

Bought it from an auction house for $8900. It has minor stone chips at the front, a very hard to see bump on one of the back doors and it's supposed to have slight hail damage on the roof, and if you look really hard you can see it. Overall I'm very happy with the purchase and I'm not going to bother fixing the minor things.

I've read the FAQ and UTSE. I'm not too worried about most of the defects people have reported, if I have them I'll notice them and get them fixed. I AM worried about the possible oil leak, so I'll check that out and if necessary get that line changed.

I plan on taking it in to my local Toyota dealer to get them to give it a good once over. But I've done that with a few 2nd hand Toyotas now and they never really do anything. They take them for a drive and say nothing found. Mike Carney Toyota here in Townsville are pretty good, but like other dealerships they just want to do the standard services and get cars out the door.

The question is given it has 186,000 kms on it what do I insist they do. Is there something I should check out or have checked out. I thought about getting an RACQ inspection but they're not Aurion experts, so not sure there's any point in doing that. I read something about the transmission lasting 180,000 so I'll ask them to look at that.

Just check that all or most of the services are done. You don't want it to miss service because it will build up sludge and cause problems.

[httttt]

Firstly Welcome to TOCAU.

Secondly, you will probably never get a good answer to your vague question because there arnt any Aurions on here with as many Ks (Apart from Scooter who runs an Aurion Taxi). Plus, a lot of forum types would have sold their Aurion before it hit that many Ks.

If your paranoid and want peace of mind I suggest you do a full engine and gear box service asap.

[boxerboy]

With your relatively high ks I think we should be asking the questions! ;) Oh, and welcome.

Does it come with a service history?

What are the non service items that were fixed/replaced...that may give some insight into the longevity of the vehicle as a whole.

Otherwise, to answer your question, I think I'd want a complete oil change/brake&steering fluids/new filters etc, then drive and assess.

[Silver-Aurion]

With your relatively high ks I think we should be asking the questions! ;) Oh, and welcome.

Does it come with a service history?

What are the non service items that were fixed/replaced...that may give some insight into the longevity of the vehicle as a whole.

Otherwise, to answer your question, I think I'd want a complete oil change/brake&steering fluids/new filters etc, then drive and assess.

+1!

I wonder how these Aurions are at 'highish' Km's.

[DJKOR]

+1!

I wonder how these Aurions are at 'highish' Km's.

Some people just drive a lot. It does happen.

[Silver-Aurion]

+1!

I wonder how these Aurions are at 'highish' Km's.

Some people just drive a lot. It does happen.

What does happen? :P

I meant like, I wonder how these cars are at such high KM's in terms of engine, wear and tear, parts, suspension etc.

[VF-X]

186,000 Kms? Really? I remember some1 here has passed 300,000 kms..

[JoeM]

186,000 Kms? Really? I remember some1 here has passed 300,000 kms..

Well, that's good to know.

Thanks for the welcome guys. I got the car off the truck yesterday, I couldn't see any hail damage at all, nor any dents and the stone chipping was minor, so I initially felt pretty good about the car. The windscreen was shocking however, full of chips on the passenger side.

Apart from being dirty it looked pretty good. But the battery was flat and even after letting the car run for 20 minutes, it wouldn't start on it's own. The guys at Toyota confirmed the battery was cactus so that's been replaced. They also confirmed there's no way the windscreen's roadworthy, so that's getting replaced. The weirdest thing though is the steering wheel is broken and needs to be replaced for the safety certificate. I asked did it look like it'd been in an accident, and they said no the previous owner spent a lot of time with his hands in the same place. That's just wrong.

Lastly during acceleration they heard a slight rattle which they think is the catalytic converters. I don't have to fix them for roadworthy. Toyota quoted me, $3000 for replacement, which was interesting. Another place quoted $400 and confirmed that $3000 might well be the price for genuine parts. I'm leaning toward getting that done as well after reading up on it.

Apart from that the car's tip top. HA!

It has full Toyota service history and the services were done at the correct times. If it weren't for that I wouldn't have bought it.

When I asked Toyota about the trans service they didn't know what I was talking about. The guy there even asked around and then said you don't have to do anything. Anyway he couldn't find any record of it having been done and said things that were supposed to be done and not done would show up in the system. I asked them to check a bunch of other things and the guy said that it'll all be done as part of the roadworthy. So who knows.

When I look at the details for the services done it seems I have nothing to worry about. eg they changed the fuel filter at 150,000, replaced plugs at 180,000, belts are inpected/adjusted every service, fluids topped up/changed, filters changed, etc etc.

HT excuse my ignorance but what do you mean by a full engine and gearbox service? Just a major service?

Non-service items that were replaced,.. don't know unfortunately.

In terms of wear and tear in general I'll get it registered tomorrow, then it's a good clean, then another clean, and then I'll be able assess condition. I haven't had enough time with it yet.

[Noodle Boy]

186,000 Kms? Really? I remember some1 here has passed 300,000 kms..

are you kidding me?180000 km seems heaps, but 300000km?!that's insane even for the first aurions made back in 2006 which are only 3 years old.

[httttt]

186,000 Kms? Really? I remember some1 here has passed 300,000 kms..

are you kidding me?180000 km seems heaps, but 300000km?!that's insane even for the first aurions made back in 2006 which are only 3 years old.

10-6 = 4?

[SCOOTA44]

186,000 Kms? Really? I remember some1 here has passed 300,000 kms..

I did 320k in four years in the camry I had before the aurion.