Driven regularly is good : high mileage is bad..?

[V8 GMS]

I was pondering this and thought it could make a good topic for the forum:

My car is a 1992 (22 years old) Pre-cat Griff and has covered 86K, so that averages at less than 4,000 miles a year.

This seems low to me (on the basis its been well maintained and garaged for most of its life etc): but I get the feeling in TVR world this car may be labelled as high mileage.

I know 'condition' is king, but having a car labelled as 'high mileage' seems to contradict the popular opinion that TVRs benefit from being driven regularly!

Any thoughts?
Graham

[V8 GMS]

Agree with the above:
I remember seeing an advert recently for a classic mini (a late 80's car I think) and it was advertising "low mileage" @ 93,000 miles (I don't think it was intended as irony)! I guess that would be about 4,000 miles per year also.

None of our cars are getting any younger (and I'd be amazed to find a TVR owner who would let the fear of mileage-based depreciation affect how much they're prepared to enjoy their toy), so perhaps mileage expectations in the TVR community will play catch up over the coming years?

I guess our insurance companies may have a different view. The car that never moves is the safest car...

[V8 GMS]

glow worm said:

I think it depends if you are buying or selling

Selling - if the price is right