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Been out looking a various cars today, most less than 60k on the clock but have also seen very tidy cars at 90k plus ... should these be avoided if they have plenty of paperwork and stamps etc ?
Im asking this as my nissan primera is sat on the drive with only 77k on the clock, waiting to be scrapped after a massive repair bill !
mine have 130k and 195k and i am not thinking of replacing them any time soon
I'm at 175k and still going strong (bar the central locking of the driver side rear door 🙁 )...
Our Audi A6 has done 284,000 miles, bit rattly but mechanically and structurally sound.
High mileage cars are becoming more common these days due to commuter workers. Personally, I've done almost 28,000 miles in my car and I've only been around to drive it for around two years (not counting away time)
My 03 Ibiza Tdi will be breaching 200k miles in the next few weeks. Realistically needs to survive another 40k before I will replace it, and I have no reason to think it won't get there (barring an accident or something).
My previous car was a 94 (m reg) Fiesta 1.4 that had 144k miles on it when I got rid of it at 12 yrs old. Engine/transmission was fine but it was rusting to bits...!
Anything more than delivery mileage for me 😳
191k on mine and no intention of changing.
I'm at 175k and still going strong (bar the central locking of the driver side rear door )...
Not a passat is it?
Nearly 200k and it's still going to get fixed after eating its oil cooler, not worth much, but still a far better car than I could buy for a cost of the repair. With the clutch done last year, should hopefully get another 50k before it pops another turbo.
Better engines, better oils and more long distance/low strain driving means stuff is just lasting to higher miles - suspension components not had quite the same advances, still go through bushings and bearings.
Not a passat is it?
Hehe, we had that issue as well!
I can't believe how some cars last now. The mileages above are just unbelieveable. Mine has 90,000 on it, it's really showing its age but I think that's a remarkable distance. Previous cars got to about 75,000 and just died.
Just sold my first car (had it from ex-demo) at 102,000 miles, still going great.
I would much rather buy a high mileage "motorway" car than an average mileage "town" car.
A lot less wear and tear on the car that's been driven mainly on Motorways.
The Audi is a '95 btw, but had a new engine at approximately 80k.
[i]I can't believe how some cars last now.[/i]
Not just now, I put 160k on a company 1996 Xantia in four years. Mind you it went from brand new to auction house in my 'care'. Not a single straight panel plus my youngest had decorated it with a set of lines (using a sharp stone), at his height...
Its age that kills cars, and big repair (mainly labour) bills. My last car was a 1998 535i which I bought at 80k when it was 10 years old. I scrapped/ebay'd it this year at 135k as the autobox had lurched - everything else worked perfectly. Wasn't worth even investigating the problem.
mondeo tdci here @ 151k miles.
its had the nromal things like wheel bearings exhaust rear springs etc done.
as someone said above, not worth much, but better than i could buy with the money.
it wont be going anytime soon.
i hope.
If it doesn't go 200k minimum I'm unhappy. Both our cars have around 70-80 on the clock at the moment. I've certainly no intention of replacing mine until it gets well past that 200 mark.
Generally though, once they start going wrong all he time it's time to get rid.
Just traded in my last car at 97k miles. Nothing much had gone wrong, and it should be good for another 100k. I would have kept it but for some very specific reasons.
Not a passat is it?
Me too - passenger side.
My beemers on 99916. It's a semi auto, not sure whether to be nervous...
[i]My beemers on 99916. It's a semi auto, not sure whether to be nervous...
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Well, my buddies' 520d auto has just popped its gearbox at 6k...
Those millages make me feel a lot better.
I bought a car about 18months ago which was 3 years old and had 68000 on it, when buying cars I used to always look for low mileage but I liked this car due to it practicalities and price. For the past few months I've been worried i might have done the wrong thing buying this car but I'm well and truly reassured now.
04 1900cc non-turbo Citreon Berlingo van for bike carrying duties, just done 36000 in the 16 months since I bough it, and 130000 in all.
As above,i'd much rather have a motorway munching vehicle that has been reguarly serviced, than a sunday drivers car that does lots of short city trips everytime.
Not a passat is it?
Peugeot 406. Nice to hear I'm not alone though!
I absolutely battered 3 civic Type-r's over a 11 year period, the 2 that didn't get stolen reached 90k and drove like they were brand new still..
If I had to buy second hand I'd have no issue with buying high milage well looked after cars.
b r - Member
My beemers on 99916. It's a semi auto, not sure whether to be nervous...Well, my buddies' 520d auto has just popped its gearbox at 6k
Well, there is 60000 motorway miles on that and I changed the oil at 70k so fingers crossed...
I've got nearly 140k out of a Renault Megane. I keep thinking "I'll change it next year" and haven't yet. I'll be chuffed if u can get 200k in it.
Condition and history over mileage each and every time. Last two cars have been '96 Audi A4 TDIs on 218k each and current A4 is a petrol 2.8 quattro on 185k - all three ran fine.
Of course, it does help that the OH works at a German specialist garage and thus I don't have to worry about repairs, but none of them have needed anything more than routine servicing.
Depends on the car and how it's aquired its miles. Frinstance, mine is a faded executive barge, so its 100K basically kills its value- nobody who wants a posh car with all the toys wants an old one. But mechanically it's in great shape, and most likely it's spent most of its time munching motorways.
My old Focus was likewise on 100K, and because it was a low-end Focus estate it's the sort of car that gets bought and sold cheap and run forever, so 100K wasn't that many miles. But ironically, it was shagged because it had taken longer to get to 100K- so by the time it needed work done to it, every bolt needed a gas axe to get it out, and it made it a nightmare to work on.
Personally, I'd say buy on condition not on miles. But do bear in mind it'll impact resale.
My Passat had 96K on when I got it & now has 227K on.
Boot lid's playing up though!
As Per Northwind .. I've got a 13yr old fully kitted executive barge SAAB 9-5
Purchased at 160k for £500, just spent £300 (tyres and rear sus bushings) on it to make good now 6 months later at 166k... 2.3T Full Auto, smooth as a [s]button[/s] smooth thing, thirsty though, Research suggests to get 200k out of it easy with a bit of regular oil change.
As long as the sea air doesn't get it first
EDIT: with regard to the thirsty comment .. bargain purchase price offset the cost of getting a smaller and more economical car that drove with anything like the same level of comfort .. at least over the first 2-3 years for me. i.e. compare to a 5 year old Jazz or similar which was what I was looking at before this one caught my attention
Got rid of my still youthful 54 plate mondeo recently at 146k having put on 70k in 2 years. If I was after a mega mileage car again to go over 200k I'd buy petrol mondeo. in fact the buyer had just got rid of a previous mondeo with well past 200k.No cambelt and tdi engines to worry about!
301K for me, now thats proper high milage .
2 owner car , wine salesman and me .
Its a Passat and the rear passenger door doesnt lock/unlock either.
Hardly cost me anything in the 60K Ive run it for.
12 tyres , same as any other car , but went to 16" alloys instead of the 15" steels so maybe more than neccessary.
New Cat as the old one snapped probably due to worn engine mountings.
New pads
New headlight bulb
New windscreen
Pretty much all of the above I would expect to put on a 100k car doing 500miles a week. except maybe the cat .
Drove a Saab 9000 with 268k on the clock once as a loan car from a garage. Their other had 302k on it apparently. Seen plenty of Beemers with over 250k on the too, still purring along nicely too.
I tend to take my motors to 150k than sell on. Never had any issues with any apart from my Skoda Octvia which got sold on before it reached 49k! Sensor popping thing it was with loads of associated engine management lights every few months. 7 breakdowns in 2 years., owned from new.
Wife's lease car just been written off in an accident, so we have to wait 12 to 15 weeks for a replacement. So I have just bought a friends trade in Saab 93 Turbo, FSH and mot'd for 12 months for 400pounds with 104k on it. It's as sweet as a nut, been serviced every 6k from new. It will be for sale when the new lease car turns up. 😉
For the passat owners - the fix is fiddly, but easy. You need to pop the central locking module out of the doors and remove the PCB and resolder the joints between the multipin connector and the board. The weight of the wiring loom bouncing up and down on it cracks the original solder joint. Took me about 6 hours to do all 4 when I had mine.
approx 310,000 miles on my my merc van. this and the two previous vehicles I've owned had more than 200k on them when I bought them
whats the bill for? As in what work. I was quoted £2300 for a repair on my astra - 15 minutes on google, £250 on parts from ebay and 10 minutes with an allen key and I'd fixed it myselfIm asking this as my nissan primera is sat on the drive with only 77k on the clock, waiting to be scrapped after a massive repair bill !
my old alfa gtv had 198k on it and our current 944 has 156k
Had a BMW 530 petrol v8 auto went past 200k no problems, just sold it as it was getting on and trouble was a matter of time. Also have a A4 tdi on 170k its had a new clutch, cambelt and turbo and never run better since I bought it which was about 80k. Its got good aircon and bose radio so will keep that one until it drops.
Reckon 200k is the new 100k.
250K on anything other than a French car or a Rover.
inbred456, I've emailed you about your Saab!
PS - or maybe that should read, inbred456, I've TRIED to email you re the Saab, but it's bounced back. Please contact me (email in profile). Thanks.
'05 Fiesta 1.25 on 115k, running sweet as the day I bought it (3yr old, 1.8k). Trim is constantly falling off though but I use it as a van - bike in boot, never washed.
Had a full inspection done a few months ago, guy said I could pass it off as 30k as the engine had no wear on the bores, clutch was good and it's got 0 rust anywhere!! Lives on the M4 most of the time!!
I bought loads of 100k+ cars when i was 17/18/19 years old, necessity rather than choice....but looking back none of them ever needed any major repairs....head gaskets went on a couple but a local garage will do a head gasket on an 8-valve car for £400-£500.....even when the head gasket needed doing on the other half's Ford Puma (16-valve, variable cam timing)...it was only £800 at a local garage.
Mani dealer prices are obscene....a colleague has just taken her 5 year old Ssangyong into the dealership and been presented with a £5,000 bill....another mate needed the suspension sorting on his Discovery, main dealer did the work and handed him a bill for 5k too.....i took an Isuzu Trooper to a main dealer when it was leaking fuel and got charged £1000+, still didnt fix the problem.....took it to the local garage who found a loose bolt at the back of the engine causing the problem.....charged me nothing for tightening the bolt and was gobsmacked when i told him Isuzu had just taken a grand from me for not fixing the problem!.....a mate's BMW (just out of warranty) needed £2000 spending on the steering rack.....ridiculous.
Mrs Deviant worked in a Mazda dealership for a while and the workshop seemed to exist for no other reason than legalised extortion....make friends with your local mechanic and enjoy far cheaper motoring.
inbred456 your email bounces.
I guess that most people are put off by the theoretical +100k issues.
I sometime get an airport taxi where the guys e-class has done almost 500k now. Still in pretty good shape too. My car drives the 194miles to and from my office 1-2 a week and at 70k (done most of that) feels amazingly good. Still on original brake discs for instance.
My last car was a 94 plate 1.4 Astra scrapped due to rust at 167.000 miles .The engine and gearbox were fine
my 03plate toyota corolla now on 210k miles other than a clutch and a heater matrix just routine servicing.
my last peugot 205diesel 305k miles 1993-2003 3radiators,two driveshaft couplings and then routine servicing which unlike the toyota I could do myself.Currently looking for a v.good one to do a home brew vegetable oil conversion :D.
2002 Mondeo Estate 2L Diesel on 180,000 miles, engine and suspension are currently still sounding and driving like new, I did spend £500 recently getting odds and sods done to it, 2 new tyres, ball joint, new turbo pipe. It's only ever given me the usual minor issues in 7 years of ownership. I'm pretty sure it's even still on the original clutch (certainly since 80K). It's just done a 2500 mile round trip to Italy without issue. I should really continue until it has a major fault, but I'm wanting a new car now. I'll probably try and give it away as it would seem crazy scrapping a perfectly good car.
Give it away by all means if you are feeling altruistic, but stick it on t'bay with pretty much that exact description and 12 months MOT, you'll be surprised how much it sells for... Certainly don't scrap it!
Free Mondeo you say ? where do I sign up ?
Id be interested in buying it. mail in profile 🙂
Give it away by all means if you are feeling altruistic
If the bodywork was perfect, I'd be looking to sell. I'm assuming it's worthless, due to a combo of the bodywork and high milage. There are 4 dents (bloody shoppers in supermarket car parks) and rust is starting to show on the sills and one or two door bottom edges. So, it's starting to look a bit shabby, close up. And, it would be a miracle if the clutch went on much longer. I'm thinking the bodywork might be it's downfall (in terms of selling), no matter how good the engine still is.
I'll maybe get it MOT'd and then sell for the price of the MOT. It's not going to be for a few months yet Hora, the tax/MOT is Dec/Jan and I'll be ready to buy a new car in Dec.
After my Focus broke (repairable, but not very economically) I stuck it on ebay with a fair description, details of the fault, good pics, and a reserve of exactly what the collected scrap value + tax refund + the diesel in the tank was worth. Couldn't lose that way, and ended up making about twice as much as I expected.
Also it's more fun!
I hope you got your money back from the main dealer and if not why not?charged me nothing for tightening the bolt and was gobsmacked when i told him Isuzu had just taken a grand from me for not fixing the problem!
That Saab turbo ^^ sounds interesting. Always had a soft spot for them.
Re high mileage - my current Ford (2.0 zetec engine) is coming up for 100k without too many problems apart from a bit of expense this year and engine is sweet. Cost me £1300 3 years ago and has cost me less in total than a 'decent' new'ish car would have in depreciation!
Email updated and now hopefully working. Don't know yet which turbo version it is ie LPT 158bhp 185bhp or 200bhp! Doesn't say on the log book. I will probably need the engine no off the log book, will find out on Thursday probably.Car last serviced at 98K now has 104k on it so I will probably give it an oil and filter change, important with those chain cam engines (no timing belt.) Wife quite looking forward to driving something with a bit of go. The Swift SZ3 DDi was a good little car but the cat was knocked in the crash and at £2.5k+vat for a replacement it was written off. It will take 12 to 13 wks approx for the new car to come so it will probably be after Christmas when I will be looking to pass it on. It is a 2001 dark blue on a Y plate MOT'D till Sep 13.It only cost my wife £230 business use Ins. It was sold as a trade in for a Skoda because the owner panicked when Saab went pop. A mechanic told him he'd have trouble getting parts for it!