High mileage Exige you
Discussion
Paul RN said:
Buy on condition not just mileage.
I totally agree, condition is far more important than mileage in my opinion. My Elise has done 50000 miles and is in far better condition now than when i bought it at 30000 miles simply because ive paid a bit of attention to looking after it. 30000 is hardly big mileage anyway.
miro said:
Apparently you can get the ECU read and it will tell you how its been driven. Id rather a car thats been driven and looked after than one thats been kept in a garage most of its life.
Indeed, there's plenty of posts from people who have bought a garage queen and had to spend quite a bit when they actually started using it regularly/as intended because things have seized, perished etc.smartie said:
Would a 30K miles S2 Exige worry - if it was priced accordingly?
I have just sold my S2 Exige on a 04 plate that had 30k miles on the clock.... It was extreamely well looked after and drove like the day it came off the production line. but without the rattles.The new owner was so impressed that not only did it look better than some of the brand new cars that he had seen at the dealership, he was amazed that it didn't rattle...
This was my car; http://web.mac.com/jamie_jones/iWeb/Exige
So in short, YES if you buy a well looked after car.....
Well, I feel reasonably well qualified to comment here. I bought Snappers car (mentioned above) for £20k in early September. It was the 1st Exige I looked at and to be honest, if you see a well looked after example, I would buy without worrying too much about the milage (unless we are talking starship enterprise). The car was obviously cared for in superbly anal fashion and had some quite useful but costly (for Snapper aka Jamie) mods. He had taken it touring through Europe and Scotland, accounting for most of the miles.
I did my 1st track day in it yesterday at a very slippery Oulton, and I'm pleased it report, Jamie, it performed faultlessly, although it was interesting to note the change in color of the oil on the dipstick at the end of the day!!
I would say, like many specialist cars, buy on condition and feel for how its been looked after, not milage.
I did my 1st track day in it yesterday at a very slippery Oulton, and I'm pleased it report, Jamie, it performed faultlessly, although it was interesting to note the change in color of the oil on the dipstick at the end of the day!!
I would say, like many specialist cars, buy on condition and feel for how its been looked after, not milage.
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