how many miles is too many miles

[delux]

furio that im looking at has got 103,000 my current 1.1 has 44K so its quite a put off. is 103K near the end of its life , its 2002 and very little service history.

[Ryan]

a 30k car can be in worse state than a 130k car.

it depends on its life

[Prickle]

i reckon they can go as long as anything, its all down to how its looked after imo :)

[m17vos_vts]

as said above depends on how its been driven for the 103k. if its been regually serviced not raced around and treated well who knows how long it will last.

but as you say little history so maybe better off looking for another one. unless its very cheap :D

[shooorn94]

Not only does it depend on the service history but how and when the car has been drove is the key to the mileage, my car easily does 6k plus in motorway miles each year which is nothing. If that 6k was just driving down the shops every so often the engine would be far more wasted.

But don't just take the sellers word for it.

[AlexB]

my 106 tripped 152k the other day

if maintained right engines can go indefinatly
ive seen cars go pop after just a few miles due to bad maintanence

its just a case of how well looked after it is really

[delux]

cheers guys , well because of the service history and its got a few mods so could race been raced around abit in it life i think il leave it as its not amazingly cheap. just pissing me off still having to wait for the perfect car having missed out on two that would have been perfect.suppose it will be worth the wait.

[Jtizzle]

gud choice imo :)

[AlexB]

its allways worth the wait

1 day youll spot 1 n just have to have it

[SaxoLuverShane]

I would personally never buy a car over 80k miles, yes, I know cars can go a lot longer etc but it's just a psychological thing on my part, I look at it as, the more miles, the bigger the chance the car has been abused, in a crash etc

of course, there is always exceptions :)

[delux]

I would personally never buy a car over 80k miles, yes, I know cars can go a lot longer etc but it's just a psychological thing on my part, I look at it as, the more miles, the bigger the chance the car has been abused, in a crash etc

of course, there is always exceptions :)

exactly what iv been thinking as well. still Cant belive i let two with 30K miles slip away for less than £2k

[ricksimmonds]

exactly what iv been thinking as well. still Cant belive i let two with 30K miles slip away for less than £2k

although very low mileage and low cost is not always good, it might be too good to be true. i was looking at one that was quite cheap very low miles i thought bargain, its only when the brother of the seller let slip on the phone the car was cat d and had been repaired with no receipts i realised it wasnt a bargain lol

[Mr_suv]

my 106 tripped 152k the other day

if maintained right engines can go indefinatly
ive seen cars go pop after just a few miles due to bad maintanence

its just a case of how well looked after it is really

ah bugger you alex mines on 124k and going strong baby! plenty of track life left in her!

[kool_tg]

my vtr has done just over 110k and still runnying very smoth

[boz]

my vtr has 124k on it and the vts has 94k, they never miss a beat.
i always look after them and only use good quality oil and filters, i tend to change it every 3months where i have been away much or not.
just force of habbit, new plugs every year as well.

my dad always did the same and it has rubbed off on me.

as long as you let her warm up before giving her some beans and look after her, you can have them going forever (fingers crossed).

mine only really do motorway miles, furthest i go to is taking my lass to work 20 odd miles trip each way, twice a day (when im home)

[scottyvtr]

we used to have a Saab 900 gls on a 'B' reg had it 14years and when my dad got rid -company car- it had done 295,700 iirc and it was the same started first time and never mised a beat!!!!!

[AshC]

Low miles is not always good.... bought mine with 55k on but because it had been stood for most of its life it needed welding to the chasis when it came round to the MOT!

[AlexB]

ah bugger you alex mines on 124k and going strong baby! plenty of track life left in her!

youve swapped the motor though

so im assuming its a lower mileage unit
plus its on all new suspension ect (mine is still all standard apart from an exhaust n brakes really

[jdizzy]

something will come up mate.

[Mochachino]

im on 118k now, had it since 93k and its going just as strong if not stonger than when i got it. Regular services keep the engines happy :)

Doing a thorough service in a few weeks:

Injectors
Spark plugs
Fuel filter
flush out engine
fresh oil (obv)
already done fuel filter
gearbox oil n filter
clean the inlet aswell

[daz_rt_04]

the 172 i had was on 89k....felt just the same as one on 40odd i drove..

the vts is on 60k now, which aint too bad....grr i hate mileage, i've got that psycalogical thing about mileage also.

[alex19]

It not worry you guys that you might not be able to sell up at 120-130k as easy as sub 100k etc?

[AlexB]

im not selling my gti so no it doesnt really

i know of several cars that have high mileage
but if you can see how well maintained it is its no problem to shift thm for a reasonable price

[DawsonWicked]

im pushin 120k in my vtr and its sweet as a nut tbh

[Mochachino]

It not worry you guys that you might not be able to sell up at 120-130k as easy as sub 100k etc?

im not selling my gti so no it doesnt really

i know of several cars that have high mileage
but if you can see how well maintained it is its no problem to shift thm for a reasonable price

same for me, mine atm isnt worth selling, but once its had a bit of work on, some poeple will appreciate it.

[AlexB]

precisely

tbh after im finished i could probably sell mine for about 3-3.5k if i wanted

[Anthony]

My first car was a ford fiesta with 46k miles, i thought it would be good because of the low mileage but it had been abused and i think sat for a long time, i had nothing but problems with it. Over heating problems, head gasket blew, etc.

My saxo vts has almost 85,600k on it now with full service history, i've recently changed the oil and oil filter along with new plugs going to do fuel filter, flush the coolant etc early next year. Its running fine no probs what so ever :). Go Citroen!

[lavo-vts]

my vts has 126k on it and the engine is sound

[Barry123]

my vts has 126k on it and the engine is sound

just everything else on the car is fuuukkkkked :P

[Byrneyboyy]

My VTR is about to hit 100k and its fast as fuck still! Hit 122mph in it yesterday! lol =P

With age come character :)