cheap motorway muncher. Would the mileage put you off?

[firemanSimon]

Chrysler 300C 3.0 V6 CRD AUTO, Ex chauffeur vehicle with a impeccable history, but 249,767 miles!!!. Add is below. The trader wants 5k but i would get it for closer to the 4k i think. Is this crazy to even consider this.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

[firemanSimon]

no one, billy no mates,lol

[matt21]

Without doing research sounds a lot to me. As for mileage wouldn't put me off as long as it had been fatigiously maintained

[natureboy8891]

The mileage wouldn't put me off if it was cheaper, but at that price you could pick quite a few cars.

[MrMoonyMan]

Hi Billy,

I'd say no it wouldn't. High mileage is usually a good idea in a short space of time.

Anyhow, I've quoted you over here for better answers..

[GreigM]

don't really know why you'd consider that - for that kind of money you have a huge choice of very capable motorway cars....

[Nigel Worc's]

GreigM said:

don't really know why you'd consider that - for that kind of money you have a huge choice of very capable motorway cars....

Maybe he likes that kind of car ?

[McSam]

They actually ripped off Bentley with the dials too? That's brilliant

[surveyor]

The mileage would not put me off.

Port Inlet Shutoff Motor's would. Google it - it's the Merc V6 engine.

[Nigel Worc's]

Are these any good ?

I've always admired how they look, one of the few non BMW types that I like.

[Ozzie Osmond]

£5k for anuything with a quarter of a million miles on the clock is pure comedy.

[Ozzie Osmond]

And so is £4k...

[GreigM]

Nigel Worc's said:

GreigM said:

don't really know why you'd consider that - for that kind of money you have a huge choice of very capable motorway cars....

Maybe he likes that kind of car ?

They didn't specify that they liked it - they only stated "cheap motorway muncher" - given that as a criteria its a terrible car.

[longblackcoat]

Ex chauffeur cars often have terrible maintenance histories - an oil change here and there, but minimal spend and maximum time on the road. I've been driven in these sorts of cars a lot, and the number of times I've seen warning lights on the dash is astonishing.

If it had a well-documented history AND it was £3k, then why not? At £5k, however, and assuming a patchy (at best) service history, I'd look again.

[DJP]

natureboy8891 said:

The mileage wouldn't put me off if it was cheaper, but at that price you could pick quite a few cars.

This^^

Ozzie Osmond said:

£5k for anuything with a quarter of a million miles on the clock is pure comedy.

And this^^.

[steveo3002]

think id look elsewhere , just becuase you could get lower miles for the same money

with those miles you would be giving it away when you are done with it

[jamei303]

It's done so many miles that the fog lights appear to have developed a fault and can't be turned off.

[Lemonyfresh]

Ive just noticed the trader.....

Lets just say my friend and i had an "eye opening" experience at that particular site when looking at a Saab 9-3 aero for him.

Not as described at all, everything that could be broken/problematic/not as described was. ever panel had damage, every alloy kerbed, the bodykit had kerb rash so bad it was down to bear plastic in places - went to check the windows, which promptly rattled down and were v slow to come up, (the passenger one fell into the door and broke!) - the last straw was when we tried to bring these faults to attention he gave my friend a mouthful of abuse about how we'd wasted HIS time (hour and a half drive for us) when he had pretty much chucked us the keys and left us to it.

Apparently hes "sold loads of cars, if we didnt buy it some other punter would etc etc and you cant expect it to be showroom condition for that age". I'd give it a very wide berth if i were you (IMO IMO IMO)

Here it is, still after 2 months
http://www.peterboroughcarcentre.co.uk/used-cars/s...

In regards to high milers, nothing to worry about as long as you have a comprehensive and full service history. The maintenence is the key!

Edited to include the very car mentioned (still for sale showing none of the damage in the ad)

Edited by Lemonyfresh on Saturday 2nd February 22:46