ferguson_tom Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 This is more a rant than anything else but its been doing my head in. Say a car has 140000 miles on the clock then say this is nothing for a whatever type of car it is. The other day I sore a VW passat with over 200000 miles and the idiot said that is nothing for a VW. If it is nothing for your miracle VW why is there not 100s of them available with this mileage and why do they only sell for pennies. IDIOTS!!!! rant over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Lol look at mileages on VW transporters and the daft money they go for..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My Golf has 134000 on the clock and that is nothing for a TDi - just sayin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFreddysCat Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I did 162,000 in a golf. The engine was still good. It was all the other bits (steering, suspension, starter motor,etc) that wore out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie092 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My Transporter has done 130,000 and only the driver is worn out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landy george Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My Defender's only got 145,000 on the clock so it's not even run in yet........................................but it's had repairs than Trigger's broom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My Transit is good for moon miles, as were the other 7 before it..... Another thing I love is when you find a car dealer who is selling two identical cars. One of which has 50,000 miles on it and the other 150,000 miles. Show interest in the one with more miles and suddenly mileage is just a number to the dealer. So why are you selling the same car with less miles for more then? Did you not just tell me mileagebwas just a number? Chancers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted October 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I have come to the conclusion if you have to say, ....but this is nothing for a.... then it means it drives like a bag of bolts and has cost me too much in repairs to keep running which is why I am selling for a lower mileage car!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Depends on the car and usage I am looking at a boys toy type car and if they have more than 30k on the clock I am not interested, seriously they reckon that @ 60k the 1.9 Golf Deisel engine is only just about run in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 The engine may still be sweet as a nut and will last a lot longer, it's the general running gear that seems to take a battering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Not necessarily so. There are plenty high milers that tyre testing companies run up and down the motorways. Crazy miles on 3 or 4 year old motors but have hardly been "used". Not the miles but how the miles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Long motorway miles at low revs is what engines are designed for, the yanks and Aussies would wet them selves at 100k being high...... They do big big miles, there is a V8 sold in aus with a 100k km service interval (62k miles) the oil isn't cheap but they will do 500k km in a car no worries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 100k is high for this country though. No point comparing it to a country where the nearest shop might be 100 miles away. A car in this country with 100k on it probably spent half its life ticking over in a traffic jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My cars all diesel were sold or scrapped at 180k, 225k, 107k (current) + 125k (works vehicle) my dads car is on 150k and sisters 100k we don't buy cars very often and typically keep for 10 years.... In the family. Most recent one has been most agro and is lowest mileage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 As has been said - what kind of 100k+ miles has it driven? 100k+ driven like it is stolen, or 100k+ miles of steady motorway traffic? I'd certainly consider a 100k+ car but only if I knew the owner and how it was driven and maintained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 My friend had a pug with over 200k on the clock no problems with it but he used it as a hire car/taxi mostly tacking people 100miles up the M4 to Heathrow airport if he had used it for short trips it would have been worn out at half that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Seems like it`s the electronic garbage on them that kills most engines/vehicles nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I owned a mondeo bought 6 months old in 06 used as a taxi drove 210k in 3 yrs no problem no clutch injector etc I honestly believe that cars would last several times longer if they had the same responsible owner that drove sensibly But you never no a cars past or how it's been drove you pay your money you take your chance. For what it's worth my friends driving around in his old taxi skoda Octavia he bought new ,now used as his family car with 490k on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAYBURN Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I own a volvo 940 1991 with 178000 on the clock...never been welded, original engine, gear box an diff. its had two clutches,4 timing belts,3 exhausts,5 batteries...that's nothing for a volvo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peskyfoxs Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 my v70 volvo has done 158,000 apart from the new gearbox fitted on warranty @£85k and the fact the turbo is knackered allowing me to make a slow escape in a cloud of black smoke its nowt for a volvo. (only needed a steering bush for mot last week too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armsid Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 peugeot 406 diesel estate 222,000 mls still does 40+mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brook Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 It's a british thing when a car has done over 100000miles it's finished not true especially with today's cars go to Spain and look at cars there most with atleast 250k miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I dont think milage is such an issue as long a there is a document service history.The only down side is if you want to buy a warrenty the milage may be an issue re the cost of that warranty or even if you can get a warrenty at all.It used to be that for every 1000mls over the top of the anual milage (12,000) that a dealer knocks £100 of the trade in value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Seems like it`s the electronic garbage on them that kills most engines/vehicles nowadays. Like most things today its not the car/anything that goes wrong its getting it fixed that costs to much they got the cheek to expect you to pay for them to plug in there computer that tells them what the problem could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Was in a minibus in latvia ( Merc) which had done 705,000kms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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