High mileage cars for sale

[emicen]

Josho said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-RAPID-1-6TDI-90-P...

Place it’s being sold from isn’t even a mile from Hampden Cabs office...

[PartOfTheProblem]

emicen said:

Josho said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-RAPID-1-6TDI-90-P...

Place it’s being sold from isn’t even a mile from Hampden Cabs office...

I don't think normal taxis can do that sort of mileage, 413 miles a day is motorway. Even airport transfers would struggle to do this mileage. I have no reason to doubt that it was used for moving coach drivers about.

[alec.e]

Wow! That is very impressive. Show that to people who think a car over 100K is ready to explode!

[pixelatedJH]

I can't work out whether that's hilariously overpriced or not. I'd definitely give it a shot at 2.5k and would have a long think at 3. 5 though? That's not that far off new...

[nct001]

PartOfTheProblem said:

emicen said:

Josho said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-RAPID-1-6TDI-90-P...

Place it’s being sold from isn’t even a mile from Hampden Cabs office...

I don't think normal taxis can do that sort of mileage, 413 miles a day is motorway. Even airport transfers would struggle to do this mileage. I have no reason to doubt that it was used for moving coach drivers about.

Far far more likely it’s been going from Glasgow to London early shift and then back to Glasgow via say Birmingham and say Newcastle late shift, say three days a week then add in running around miles and the miles get there.

[PartOfTheProblem]

nct001 said:

Far far more likely it’s been going from Glasgow to London early shift and then back to Glasgow via say Birmingham and say Newcastle late shift, say three days a week then add in running around miles and the miles get there.

Agreed. I doubt its done many cold starts

[Sa Calobra]

They'd only move that on if it started having too many niggles.

[exelero]

PartOfTheProblem said:

Theres a chap over on the volvoforums testing the market for his 625k miles S60. No photos, but that's some mega mileage!

ETA - LINK

Edited by PartOfTheProblem on Sunday 19th November 17:59

That car was previously on this thread and even mentioned in an article.
There it is
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2653819/Wh...

[nct001]

PartOfTheProblem said:

Agreed. I doubt its done many cold starts

They’ve got at least another 15 plate one for sale with 350k on clock... let’s assume there’s another 15 plate one with similar miles... that’s getting on for 500k miles a year on moving staff and drivers a year, mental.

[anonymous-user]

You can say what you want about cars going on forever these days, and laughing at people who get worried at 100k, but that is a very long way towards dead with 400k on the clock even if it was motorway miles.

Cold starts aren't the be all and end all of wear, can you even get bearing shells and so on for a disposable little diesel engine like that? As someone else has pointed out I doubt they are shifting it on because it's working great and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it but they fancy a change now.

Impressed by the state of the seat, although I don't envy the people who spend that much time in the church pews that Skoda fit.

[emicen]

PartOfTheProblem said:

emicen said:

Josho said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-RAPID-1-6TDI-90-P...

Place it’s being sold from isn’t even a mile from Hampden Cabs office...

I don't think normal taxis can do that sort of mileage, 413 miles a day is motorway. Even airport transfers would struggle to do this mileage. I have no reason to doubt that it was used for moving coach drivers about.

Being totally honest, I never actually read the description, just recognised the Arnold Clark forecourt in the background and surrounding units.

Why on earth would you buy something to do that kind of mileage and not spec cruise control for the poor bugger tasked with driving it?

[pixelatedJH]

emicen said:

Being totally honest, I never actually read the description, just recognised the Arnold Clark forecourt in the background and surrounding units.

Why on earth would you buy something to do that kind of mileage and not spec cruise control for the poor bugger tasked with driving it?

This. You must have to be an especially horrible individual to not think cruise for 25p/1k miles is worthwhile

[Dapster]

437k miles, 6.0l V12!



https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

[Krikkit]

Wow, two impressive cars there - the Skoda is pretty incredible, I'd guess they're moving it on as they buy a new one every 3 years? No reason to suggest it's being a troublesome child yet, you'd have to look at the servicing record I suppose.

That Merc must've been someone's airport run special - note the wear specifically on the driver and rear opposite side seat. The front passenger seat looks like it's never had a bum on it.

[Toaster Pilot]

Take it the Skoda doesn’t have plates in the photo because it’s “not had it’s first mot yet innit ”

Sad.

[PartOfTheProblem]

Toaster Pilot said:

Take it the Skoda doesn’t have plates in the photo because it’s “not had it’s first mot yet innit ”

Sad.

That was my thought too, but at the asking price there’s not exactly much profit even with a chunky hair cut!

[pingu393]

Josho said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SKODA-RAPID-1-6TDI-90-P...

That's impressive. I bet the engine never got cold.

[Limpet]

exelero said:

That car was previously on this thread and even mentioned in an article.
There it is
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2653819/Wh...

I sold my 2001 S60 with 155k on it, and it barely felt run in, to be honest. The seats still held their shape, trim still cleaned up as new, everything worked, not a single squeak or rattle, and it drove superbly. It had had a new clutch at 120k, and alternator at 125k which was fitted FOC by the Volvo dealer as they'd put the wrong aux belt on during a service, and damaged the bearings. Otherwise, it was all original.

These P2 platform models were the last of the 'old school' Volvos to be designed and signed off before Volvo's acquisition by Ford. They really did feel like superbly engineered bits of kit.

[doodz444]

405,000 miles Land Cruiser, would any range/land rover, X5, Q7 be able to stand this mileage...


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

£15,990

Edited by doodz444 on Saturday 25th November 17:46

[MJ85]

doodz444 said:

405,000 miles Land Cruiser, would any range/land rover, X5, Q7 be able to stand this mileage...


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

And it still isn't cheap. They really do have a strong following.