High miles Monaro for sale

[verynicechap]

Anybody know anything about this one? Its got some reasonable mods and looks nice but 121k on the clock :-(:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Opel-Monaro-6-0...

[H5V VE]

Its an average of 15k miles per year. Doesnt sound too bad to me. 2 owners, full service history.

Could be a lot worse. Just going by the pictures, it looks to be wearing the miles well.

[KMud]

I saw that one and wondered where the power figure(s) came from.

[preciousmetal]

I drove the car a month ago, looks okay, bit chippy as to be expected. drove okay for 121k, few groans and rattles from trim etc.

wasn't for me though - needed too much tlc to retail, but thought of buying to track it for some fun. make a cheap fun Ro for someone

[Yertis]

verynicechap said:

Anybody know anything about this one? Its got some reasonable mods and looks nice but 121k on the clock :-(:

Provided it's been looked after by the correct people, and had the right things done, I wouldn't worry about that at all. Do you intend to drive it or polish it?

[Glyn84]

Mines got 123k on the clock and to be honest, it wouldn't put me off that one. OK there is the odd squeak here and there, but they were there when it was on 50k and it hasn't got any worse. Drivers seat and the interior looks good too if you look after them.

[VinceM]

Mine's done almost 99k, so a little under what that ones done, but not far off. I was hesitant about high miles ones but glad I did buy mine, I'd do it again, the savings you get from this sort of price can be used for mods etc.

[TonyTwoTribes]

Or the other extreme one on Ebay for £16k with 10,000 miles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Holden-Monaro-V...

[KMud]

TonyTwoTribes said:

Or the other extreme one on Ebay for £16k with 10,000 miles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Holden-Monaro-V...

"This Car Famously Injured Jeremy Clarkson."

[ATCO2]

If this is a 54 plate Monaro wouldn't it be a 384 BHP Monaro Vxr with a big boot.

Ad says 410 BHP on an ls2 but also says 5.7 litre not 6.0 litre.

Doesn't make sense.

[ARAF]

ATCO2 said:

If this is a 54 plate Monaro wouldn't it be a 384 BHP Monaro Vxr with a big boot.

Ad says 410 BHP on an ls2 but also says 5.7 litre not 6.0 litre.

Doesn't make sense.

As it was a press car, it would have been one of the first small boot cars to come in. There's a few on 05 plates, so no reason for there not to be one or two on a 54 plate. Forget the 5.7 in the ebay details, they are auto-filled.

[willisit]

My 6.0 VXR is No. 10 and built in October 2004. She's a '54 plate registered in Febuary 2005. So yes, easily done!

[SturdyHSV]

Mine VXR was built Dec 04, registered March 05, so only just snuck onto an 05 plate Plenty of time to still have the cheap tax though

[bbg1400]

Blue 06 plate on Gumtree with 24k miles

[preciousmetal]

bbg1400 said:

Blue 06 plate on Gumtree with 24k miles

was advertised last month for £11k,

hopefully its a genuine advert and not the usual goontree con "meet me in the royal oak car park with cash at 6pm when its dark"

[ATCO2]

SturdyHSV said:

Mine VXR was built Dec 04, registered March 05, so only just snuck onto an 05 plate Plenty of time to still have the cheap tax though

Nice

[stubbsey]

My R8 is currently on 126K and running great thanks to Monkfish!

[Yertis]

stubbsey said:

My R8 is currently on 126K and running great thanks to Monkfish!

I get the impression that if they're looked after by eg Monkfish, serviced regularly and have all the issues arising seen to, and the known weaknesses addressed, they'll go on for ever and ever.

[ARAF]

Yertis said:

stubbsey said:

My R8 is currently on 126K and running great thanks to Monkfish!

I get the impression that if they're looked after by eg Monkfish, serviced regularly and have all the issues arising seen to, and the known weaknesses addressed, they'll go on for ever and ever.

A little mechanical sympathy helps as well.

[S800VXR]

A well looked after high mile car is probably a safer bet than a garage queen as any issues outside of normal wear an tear would have been ironed out by now. Price needs to reflect the miles but I wouldn't have an issue with how far it's gone if very tidy.