High mileage cars for sale

High mileage cars for sale

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DervVW

2,223 posts

141 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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radiodanno said:
Stop the thread now.

We have a winner.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/170797/1998...


Speechless
someone has to do 100k in that just because!

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

200 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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va1o said:
165k miles on this Jaguar XF a couple of weeks short of 3 years old yikes









http://auctionview1.british-car-auctions.co.uk/Lot...
That Jag looks great - only thing worth changing is probably new Drivers seat and possibly worth getting a new steering wheel nothing worse than holding a shiny wheel v a brand new one.


What did it go for? Also anyone think that really it could happily do that same mileage again with no problem.

Boobonman

5,663 posts

194 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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radiodanno said:
Stop the thread now.

We have a winner.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/170797/1998...


Speechless
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here is the readers rides thread from the PHer that is selling it...

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 12th September 2014
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Welshbeef said:
Also anyone think that really it could happily do that same mileage again with no problem.
Only someone who has never owned a high mileage modern Jaguar would think that. Unless the real quality of the things have taken an enormous earth shattering leap from the 2004 Diesel S-Type that I took to 150k at 6 years old then that car is absolutely worn out.

DervVW

2,223 posts

141 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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dme123 said:
Welshbeef said:
Also anyone think that really it could happily do that same mileage again with no problem.
Only someone who has never owned a high mileage modern Jaguar would think that. Unless the real quality of the things have taken an enormous earth shattering leap from the 2004 Diesel S-Type that I took to 150k at 6 years old then that car is absolutely worn out.
I was under the impression that had gotten much better? (maybe not earth shattering)

anonymous-user

56 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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DervVW said:
dme123 said:
Welshbeef said:
Also anyone think that really it could happily do that same mileage again with no problem.
Only someone who has never owned a high mileage modern Jaguar would think that. Unless the real quality of the things have taken an enormous earth shattering leap from the 2004 Diesel S-Type that I took to 150k at 6 years old then that car is absolutely worn out.
I was under the impression that had gotten much better? (maybe not earth shattering)
So was I, hence buying one! A good indication is to go on Autotrader/eBay etc and see how many are selling at high (150k+) mileage. You very rarely see a high mileage diesel Jaguar, if there is a high mileage Jag it's usually a petrol and considering the ratio of sales since the V6 diesel became available in 2004 I find this quite telling.

The car generally was niggling and falling to bits by 150K, although not in any way that would stop you keeping the car going with some TLC, but the engine and gearbox were forever stting themselves in some expensive way once the car got past 100K.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

200 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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dme123 said:
Welshbeef said:
Also anyone think that really it could happily do that same mileage again with no problem.
Only someone who has never owned a high mileage modern Jaguar would think that. Unless the real quality of the things have taken an enormous earth shattering leap from the 2004 Diesel S-Type that I took to 150k at 6 years old then that car is absolutely worn out.
True I have not.

If it was a BMW without question it would just keep on going. Presumed Jag was now up there shame if not

VolvoT5

4,155 posts

176 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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dme123 said:
The car generally was niggling and falling to bits by 150K, although not in any way that would stop you keeping the car going with some TLC, but the engine and gearbox were forever stting themselves in some expensive way once the car got past 100K.
Could the same not be said for many high tech modern diesels?

Having said that the S-type with the 2.7 diesel was known to be the risky engine choice - two turbos, too much torque for the autobox and generally complicated and not cheap to fix.... hence they can be had for absolute peanuts.

DervVW

2,223 posts

141 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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Well I consider myself schooled!

Krikkit

26,672 posts

183 months

Saturday 13th September 2014
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VolvoT5 said:
Could the same not be said for many high tech modern diesels?

Having said that the S-type with the 2.7 diesel was known to be the risky engine choice - two turbos, too much torque for the autobox and generally complicated and not cheap to fix.... hence they can be had for absolute peanuts.
Indeed so.

I'd say the XF is worth a look though, even at those miles.

anonymous-user

56 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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VolvoT5 said:
Could the same not be said for many high tech modern diesels?

Having said that the S-type with the 2.7 diesel was known to be the risky engine choice - two turbos, too much torque for the autobox and generally complicated and not cheap to fix.... hence they can be had for absolute peanuts.
Don't forget that it is also slow and thirsty!

Dapster

7,046 posts

182 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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Most Mercs of this age would have rusted to dust by now. This is probably the cleanest I've seen regardless of the trip to the edge of the visible universe and back. Petrol as well, what a nutter!







http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

OGR4M

850 posts

155 months

Thursday 25th September 2014
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THIS S-class from 2009 has nearly 400,000 miles nuts

And doesn't look too bad, through terrible images - still, 80,000 miles/year...


BorkFactor

Original Poster:

7,266 posts

160 months

Friday 26th September 2014
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It appears that S Class has sold now!

How much was it up for? Always fancied one of them.

Dapster

7,046 posts

182 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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This is brilliant. Not only is the car about £900 too expensive, but the ad copy is comedy gold. It's literally calling you in to buy it - the customer is king, and nothing is too much trouble! Oh, the vertical pics and image compression really is the icing on the cake....

310k




http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...


itcaptainslow

3,721 posts

138 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Dapster said:
This is brilliant. Not only is the car about £900 too expensive, but the ad copy is comedy gold. It's literally calling you in to buy it - the customer is king, and nothing is too much trouble! Oh, the vertical pics and image compression really is the icing on the cake....

310k




http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
By far the best bit is the plastic bag over the number plate-clearly the owner is from 1993 and hasn't even heard of MS Paint laugh

anonymous-user

56 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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You'd never consider travelling that far, like 193 miles, to buy a car like that though would you Dapster? Wink wink!

Toaster Pilot

14,626 posts

160 months

Friday 3rd October 2014
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Dapster said:
This is brilliant. Not only is the car about £900 too expensive, but the ad copy is comedy gold. It's literally calling you in to buy it - the customer is king, and nothing is too much trouble! Oh, the vertical pics and image compression really is the icing on the cake....

310k




http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
People that pull the "the xyz (engine, etc) is worth £ppp alone" card annoy the fk out of me - do you have storage for half of a car, engine hoist to remove the engine, means of disposing of the fluids, time to strip and sell parts, means of getting rid of anything that is left legally, etc etc etc?

No, you don't, you

CMYKguru

3,017 posts

177 months

Sunday 5th October 2014
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Done well to get this high to be fair.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-1-7C...

Toaster Pilot

14,626 posts

160 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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CMYKguru said:
Done well to get this high to be fair.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-1-7C...
Those engines are solid, so I'm not surprised that it would make such mileage, more concerned/surprised at the rest of the Astra H which is ste and made of chocolate!

I feel really sorry for the poor sod that had to do 266k in those base model seats though!