How much does mileage bother you?

[028butlerboy]

So who would rather break a car in then sell it, and who would buy it broke in?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

028butlerboy said:

and who would buy it broke in?

..as long as the perp left the glass in tact

[Pork_n_Beem]

I like it cos it means i get the cars cheaper especially after the magic 100,000 miles.

Some cars just go on and on, so a three year old BMW 5 series for sale with 102,000 mls has me up all night thinking i should now change but current BMW has 256K on it but not showing any signs of slowing down.

[028butlerboy]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

..as long as the perp left the glass in tact

[Monkeylegend]

Pork_n_Beem said:

I like it cos it means i get the cars cheaper especially after the magic 100,000 miles.

Some cars just go on and on, so a three year old BMW 5 series for sale with 102,000 mls has me up all night thinking i should now change but current BMW has 256K on it but not showing any signs of slowing down.

New pads and discs should sort that out for you.

[djwimbledon]

I sold my 911 as it was getting close to 40k miles. I need help I know.

[Dave Hedgehog]

if i had a choice i would never buy a second hand car again

every single time i do, every ultra low mileage ones i have nothing but a raft of problems ...

had my audi 3 weeks, 2k miles on the clock, been back 4 times and still 2 major faults on it ...

[kambites]

Depends on the car, the price, and the intended use. Like many people, I seem to have a bit of a subconscious block about the 100k mile mark which I have to consciously overrule when I'm looking at cars.

[028butlerboy]

Monkeylegend said:

New pads and discs should sort that out for you.

This thread just gets funnier

[Urban Sports]

Jeez, I worry about 40k miles, then again I have a strange habit of under using my cars but for some reason 40k is a difficult one for me to break.

It has been said that I have a problem

[entwisi]

Bought at 132 k, now at 180k, has cost me nowt apart from oil and filters, 2.years motoring for depreciation only is good in my book.

Honda accord derv if you want to know....

[m444ttb]

Doesn't bother me at all! I quite like newer 'motorway mileage' cars. Much harder to sell to most people but chances are most of the miles were easy with all the oils etc at the right temp. Obviously the car needs a credible service history and to feel / look 'right'. I tend to keep cars ages and do c8k a year so can bring above ave. mileage cars back down a bit too.

[Caruso]

With the age of cars I typically buy (10 years old) I find high mileage a comfort as it means the car is less likely to be clocked. The key is to test drive it properly and look for the right sort of service history - which is surprisingly common on high milers.

[5705]

For a daily driver, I normally try to buy at 50,000m or so.

But today I've bought one with 138,000m. Fingers are crossed (although it is a FSH Toyota).

[nonuts]

My S3 worked better at 150,000 than it did at 55-60,000 so it all depends on what's been done and condition!

[kieranjholland]

mileage is no biggie (as long as serviced blablabla), age is my worry due to the electrics and so on...

[Conor D]

I would've been pretty apprehensive about buying a car with high mileage.. Then I bought an MX5. Nearly 100'000 miles now, I've had it across to England, up and down the country and nothing has really faulted on it. The engine is fine, and the gearbox feels tighter than any other car I've driven.

[kieranjholland]

I've (carefully) bought cars only over 80,000 miles. I don't see the point in taking the hit on depreciation and you can get some really solid cars for good prices because of their mileage... simply because joe public buyers shy away from 'high' milers.

All the better for me!

[AJS-]

The type of miles bother me more than the sheer number. As has been mentioned, 100K still seems to be the magic number, but really any modern car should be able to do 100,000 motorway miles and still feel pretty much like new. Conversely a car that has pootled to the shops and back, sat in traffic jams and been stood idle for weeks at a time might start having problems after 50,000. Then you get into how well it has been maintained.

Another reason I would always rather buy a car direct from the seller rather than through a dealer.

[rallycross]

No.

Just trying to buy a new BMW it's an 2006 with 190,000 miles but fsh from BMW - drives like 50,000 miles.