the only 1s I can afford are around 150k kms

when do the engines give up?

any bits in particular wear out?

would performance be decreasing that much with that many ks

when do the engines give up? how longs a piece of string ? depends on how it was driven, any previous mods etc etc

any bits in particular wear out? Turbo would definately benefit from a freshen up and depending on driving style etc the g/box too

would performance be decreasing that much with that many ks again hard to say

Best advice would be keep saving and get a BF with ZF

others may have better ideas

Only thing you can do is have an independant inspection done (RAC or equiv.) Unfortunately it won't protect you in the future, but can advise you of dodgy ones.

If a BA is all you can afford, and can't wait any longer, then I say jump in. I did, and still loving it. Do yourself a favour and don't drive a ZF if you can't afford it!

zf = 6spd auto right?

do all bf's have this or only mkII

yep ZF is 6 speed auto

not sure on the second question I think they were a $ option in mk1's and standard in mk2's im very likely wrong there though

Pretty sure all turbos, XR8s and luxury models had ZF from BF series 1 onwards if you optioned an auto

Yep, I had a BF Series 1 auto as a company car once and the auto came as a ZF. That was the first time ZF 6 speed auto transmissions were fitted as standard in the XR6T series.

I used to have a ba b4 I got my bf and it still went pretty hard with 120k on the clock still looked mad yes the zf 6 speed is better but I preffered driving the 4 spd in manual mode than the zf in manual mode as the zf changes itself and doesnt hold gears like the 4 speed did and engine wise there pretty tough and should last ages if they have been kept stock! it all comes down to how much $$$ u got im sure u will still be happy with a ba xr6t rather than not having 1 at all :D

at 150k kms the turbo would no doubt need a bit of love. not all of them of course, but if it makes any sort of rumbling, best to get it looked at before it lets go.

I wouldnt touch one with that many kms, best save some more itll be worth it.