300 Etec - Need a review please

Hi All,

 

Looking at a 2008 300 Etec with about 500hrs but would really appreciate feedback if anyone has any experience with them?

 

Thanks, Shacked81


NORUN NOFUN's picture

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have a look here

Thu, 2014-06-19 12:44

http://www.etecownersgroup.com/

Seems to be a popular site

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Thanks mate

Thu, 2014-06-19 13:21

Yeah had a look through that, nervous about the purchase so was just chasing all the info I can. Thanks heaps.

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I have a 115hp 2009, and has

Thu, 2014-06-19 13:30

I have a 115hp 2009, and has not missed a beat, but like all motors, get them checked out by an authorised dealer for piece of mind.

Even motors from brand new have problems

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 I have the 300 etec 2008

Thu, 2014-06-19 14:15

 I have the 300 etec 2008 model awesome motor and doesn't miss a beat. Starts easy no smoke and plenty of grunt and really good on fuel

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ho200

Sat, 2014-06-21 14:00

 I got ho200 pushing 7m assassin m

no smoke

a little heavy on fuel but thats they way I drive it I like to get fishing

 A little noisey but no that bad  

very very reliable  

lots of power

vrery happy with it an really good on long trips . 

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Thanks heaps

Mon, 2014-06-23 18:05

 Cheers for the input, my mechanic gave me some horror stories about them which has me a bit sketchy. How many hrs have you got out of them?

Cheers,

Shacked81

 

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etec

Mon, 2014-06-23 18:36

 ive got around 400hrs on mine mate 

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hhours

Tue, 2014-06-24 18:37

 I put 350 in under year. Horror storys haha I got 1 got a new rangerover sport brand new for my wife an 20 thousand km air bag shit them self what makes it worse was I sold my new 200 ser landcruzer to get it dum me 

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all have problems

Tue, 2014-06-24 18:41

 All makes an model have storys I got mate with suz  an honda an problems but just luck as with everything.  

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Depends

Tue, 2014-06-24 19:22

Just purchased a 250 etec from one of the fishwreckers in Karratha. I think like anything, if you look after it, it will look after you. The motor is as good as the way it is looked after.

 

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 What are you putting

Tue, 2014-06-24 21:13

 What are you putting together this time David?