What's the current mileage on your ct200h's odometer? and any issues so far? Im looking to buy one in the near future.

 

305,500~. So far, with proper maintenance, all I've run into is a tiny leak at the Rear Main Seal as detailed in another thread. Car still runs pretty much like new. No complaints here.

I highly recommend you ask for service history for any car you consider buying and compare it to the maintenance schedule to see if it's been properly maintained, or consider a good extended warranty if you're not sure.

 

2012 with 51,000 miles, I have another car that I drive, otherwise mileage would be higher. No problems so far, just swapped out the 12 V battery. Oil, filters, brake fluid change is all I've done so far. Need to change the original ATF when I get the chance.

 

Nice. I have a c230 and it's giving me problems at 180,000 mainly the catalytic converter (expensive fix)

 

I own 2 other cars that I rarely drive. I asked my mechanic about what I need to watch out for as far things that might go bad if I don't drive them much.

He told me the biggest problem he sees when people have rarely-driven cars is bad catalytic converters. They need to reach optimal operating temperatures to last and do their job correctly. 10 or 15 minutes of highway-speed driving is usually enough.

Just a tip you reminded me of.

 

Raidin, depending on what you mean by not driving much, might want to add some gas treatment. Water in the gas could corrode the fuel line, possibly cumulative over time . My dads MB sat for a while and one day the gas just all leaked out.

 

I would never compare the problems or potential problems of an MB with a Lexus.

 

He was just using the Mercedes as an example. If you don't drive your car enough, basically letting it sit for a long time, the gasoline will go bad. You need gas treatment as he said if you plan to leave the gasoline inside.

I drive my 2 cars about once per every week or two, which isn't long enough to deal with most of the issues you may have if you were to say, leave a car undriven for a month or more. It's just that even if you drive a car once in a while, city driving may not get the catalytic converters hot enough. You need 10 or more minutes of highway speed without stopping to get them there and working.

I'm sorry we sort of strayed off the thread's topic, hopefully more folks will chime in with their current odometer reading and status of their CTs. It's always an interesting read.

 

2013 with 55,621 as of now.

 

2012 with just shy of 80k
No issues, just replaced the 12v battery about 5k ago.

 

bump.bump.

 

2014 at 36,500. Just grabbed the car from auction. One of the cleanest ones there and had meticulous service records on Lexus Drivers. Super happy with it so far. No issues.

 

I have a 2011 with over 191,400 miles. No issues so far. I change the oil and oil filter every 5K miles and I'd like to get as far as Raidin with over 305K miles...

 

Oh wow! Nice to see another high mileage CT. I think you should be just fine if you're running 5k OCIs. Did you ever change the transmission fluid?

 

I've changed the transmission fluid twice, every 60K miles. I also change the brake fluid from time to time and change the coolant and inverter coolant every 100K miles.