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General => General discussion => Topic started by: GuvGTI on 10 October 2006, 20:07
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I just wondered what everyone thought...
when is mileage considered high? and at what stage are you put off when buying a car?
I know if you work it out like 10k a yr so forth so forth...etc etc BUT when it comes down to car buying and your put in the hot seat peoples views seems to differ. some people say 100k is high in general terms and others say 150k is low etc etc. (obviously it depends on the year).
What do you consider high mileage?
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I bought my MK4 at 65000 miles for a V reg. Which I thought was a good mileage for the age of it. I must say I wouldnt have bought a 99 plate for more than 70,000 miles on the clock.
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Anything german or rice is low miles if under 100k, simple. :smiley:
Anything French and over 50k is dangerously high miles. :shocked:
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For Mk2's I look at it like this
Under 100'000 :- running in
100 - 150,000 :- Average
150 - 200,000 :- Well used
:wink: :wink:
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Mileage never puts me off when looking at cars, i simply look at the condition and the service history. With diesels i dont even look at the clock to check.
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vw's seem to keep goin for ages if they are regularly serviced and looked after. Mines on 141k now! Hopefully got pleanty of life left :undecided:
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i used to always see 100k and think yikes!
but its common throughout vws..and sum of those cars are fab!
althou i aint looking forward to mine hittin 100k..but if i keep her just for 6months a yr..shud take a while for that to happen :cool:
Dinx :kiss:
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When I got my MK2 it had 112k on the clock. The engine sounded sweet and ran fine so I wasn't bothered.
My mate chopped in a dodgy diesel astra for a Coraddo with 180k on the clock and it still flew!
It all depends on how well a car has been maintained. An engine with 70k can sounds worse than one with double that mileage if it hasn't been looked after properly...
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When i bought my B (1985) Mk 2 Diesel back in May this year it only had 55k on the clock, which basically means it hasn't even left the factory yet :smiley:
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mine has 200k now and still going strong, dont think its recon or anything as it uses little oil, i keep changing oil regularly to prevent anything major. i always loo at history and condition before mileage with vws. All mine have been 150k plus as i am skint and never had engine trouble (touch wood) :wink:
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I've got a '91 GTi with 164k on the clock. But it's averaging about 37-38mpg, uses little oil, is 100% reliable, sounds smooth, idles nicely etc. Basically it's been very well maintained engine wise, religiously well serviced and had a full swap of all engine gaskets and surfaces skimmed etc about 7k ago. It's doing about 60miles per day and is yet to even so much as stutter once - fingers crossed. Shame the previous owner f**ked with the suspension...
Like others have said, assuming the car has been well looked after and not skimped on then I can't see any reason to worry about millage if it's structurally sound etc.
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you can buy cars with to little mileage aswell lol if they done lots of sitting around etc then more can go wrong with them than the same car with higher mileage. this is because they sit around a lot and all the oil drains completely out of the block then they start dry and cause more damage than ones used regularly, also they dont get used for long journeys to get nice and warm, or they do little town journeys which lso isnt that good for them
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i think it depends on the age of the car as well as the millage for me, i wouldnt buy a two year old car with 100k on it! but i would if it was say a G reg