What milage would you class as 'Too High to Touch'?
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toyota land cruisers, £6,995 with 295k on the clock
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Land Cruisers eat miles and convert them into yards! there are only two things on this planet that will survive after a nuclear bomb, Cockroaches and Land Cruisers.
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Land Cruisers eat miles and convert them into yards! there are only two things on this planet that will survive after a nuclear bomb, Cockroaches and Land Cruisers.
ModernAndy said:
Type R for first car? Just be careful because there's many that don't reach a high mileage because young drivers put them in ditches.
Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
My thoughts too and if you get the right car, probably more fun than the Civic too.Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
SidewaysSi said:
ModernAndy said:
Type R for first car? Just be careful because there's many that don't reach a high mileage because young drivers put them in ditches.
Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
My thoughts too and if you get the right car, probably more fun than the Civic too.Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
Hi, thanks for the reply's. First of all this is one of a few cars im considering, others being mk4 golf & polo gti's, Peugeot gtis and clio 172 & 182s, any other suggestions welcome? And im 19 now so insurance isn't too much of an issue, the civic type r is £1500 to insure which is a lot but very reasonable especially when you think I don't have a lot else to spend my wages on than a nice car at this age!
Miles means nothing if maintained.
Owned a 180k T5, drove like new R922UAN. Appears now dead. To a cop, he ,must have killed it, traded an old Suzuki Swift against it which i sold to my local landlady, 3 years on has passed every MOT. Passat at 160k perfect. Even had a BX 1.9D at 289k, no issues.
If a car has lived that long it's probably been looked after. Sold a Cav Sri in 1999 that had 130k on it, still showing as alive on ASKMID till very recently, K806YDB. Mondeo traded at 139k in 2005, still insured.
Current fleet include a 118k MGF Trophy, runs perfect, sadly the wife span it out and slammed into a barrier. It will live though.
Owned a 180k T5, drove like new R922UAN. Appears now dead. To a cop, he ,must have killed it, traded an old Suzuki Swift against it which i sold to my local landlady, 3 years on has passed every MOT. Passat at 160k perfect. Even had a BX 1.9D at 289k, no issues.
If a car has lived that long it's probably been looked after. Sold a Cav Sri in 1999 that had 130k on it, still showing as alive on ASKMID till very recently, K806YDB. Mondeo traded at 139k in 2005, still insured.
Current fleet include a 118k MGF Trophy, runs perfect, sadly the wife span it out and slammed into a barrier. It will live though.
MG CHRIS said:
SidewaysSi said:
ModernAndy said:
Type R for first car? Just be careful because there's many that don't reach a high mileage because young drivers put them in ditches.
Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
My thoughts too and if you get the right car, probably more fun than the Civic too.Not trying to have a go at anybody or lecture you but it might be worth getting a less powerful car for your first so that you can get a decent bit of practice in.
) And this was just a general wondering, I obviously see that a well maintained car of any mileage will more than likely run better than one with less mileage but hasn't been taken care of. I was simply asking to see if, when looking on sites like auto trader, there would be a simple way of looking for cars to avoid. Obviously like everyone I want a car as cheap as possible with little issues, but also there's a reason some cars are cheaper than others...
I wouldn't discount a car because of its mileage, whatever the figure was, but I'd look closely at different things on a high-mileage car to a low-mileage one; and budget for different things too. Some components just wear out and if you want the car to drive properly, need replacing.
Of course it also depends hugely on the car.
Of course it also depends hugely on the car.
mwstewart said:
The_Burg said:
Miles means nothing if maintained.
Of course not - a car doesn't cover hundreds of thousands of miles without displaying discernible signs of wear. The correct statement would be "A can still run reasonably well even after covering high mileage"Liquid Tuna said:
jlmason94 said:
I have been told by my uncle who used to be a mechanic that a general rule of thumb is that anything past 100,000 on a petrol and 120,000 on a diesel is going to cause lots of problems and cost a lot to keep running.
This may have been true in the 70's but not any more lol. I'd expect double that kind of mileage these days from any car less than 20 years old before it needed any kind of engine work at all. What kills cars these days is everything else, usually rust or written off in an accident.In the motor trade i was regularly seeing cars going strong with 180K plus miles on them. In fact one i came across had 340,000 miles on it.
What generally kills cars off though is not generally rust or an accident, its a "large bill" of some sort. It just becomes "beyond economic repair" for someone so they scrap it.
Depends on the car, the condition and the mileages of them available.
For instance, as soon as the Astra reached 60k it was sold on. It started to feel used and things were going wrong.
The Mercedes is at 67k, I bought it at 35k, it still feels like a new car.
My budget was quite high for the Lotus so I wanted a low mileage car, there are plenty around with low miles so I had to have one.
The Lancia was bought on condition, not mileage.
I'd like a 500e, most of them are high mileage autobahn cars, the low mileage cars aren't worth the extra expense imo so if I go for one, it will be bought on condition.
For instance, as soon as the Astra reached 60k it was sold on. It started to feel used and things were going wrong.
The Mercedes is at 67k, I bought it at 35k, it still feels like a new car.
My budget was quite high for the Lotus so I wanted a low mileage car, there are plenty around with low miles so I had to have one.
The Lancia was bought on condition, not mileage.
I'd like a 500e, most of them are high mileage autobahn cars, the low mileage cars aren't worth the extra expense imo so if I go for one, it will be bought on condition.
I've had a few Ep3's the first one I bought had only 23k miles and i put another 40 on before I sold it the engine definitely felt better once it went past 50k miles, the one I have now is 95k ona 02 reg and it defo feels more eager to rev. The engines on these are solid it's the gear boxes you need to watch, some say they can be a little stiff when cold but I think that means theresthere's problems ahead my EP3 doesn't crunch and the change is pretty much spot on hot or cold. I had a 05 reg as my first car and I drove it every chance I could lol and yes they do suck if you drive it on vtec but it's worth it just for the scream from the engine
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