Cars with ridiculously low mileage
Discussion
tomsugden said:
My first car was a 1965 Triumph Vitesse 6, with one owner from new before me. I got the car in 1987 when it was 22 years old, with less than 20,000 miles on it. It quite literally belonged to an elderly couple who went to church in it once a week, and odd trips to the supermarket.
What I'd like to know is what was so odd about their trips to the supermarket? 
[quote=LuS1fer]I think the motorway vs short trips "potential myth" started in the 80s......
The technical reasons for this were that cold oil was thicker even with the range of viscosities and therefore the highest rate of wear was in the first few minutes of driving. Second if the journeys were short, unburnt petrol from cold starting would migrate into the sump diluting the oil and reducing its lubricating qualities. Coupled with bad driving techniques like slipping the clutch and racing the engine to move off as sometimes happens with people of a certain age and - well I'll stick with cars that have done 10-12k miles per year and been properly maintained.
The technical reasons for this were that cold oil was thicker even with the range of viscosities and therefore the highest rate of wear was in the first few minutes of driving. Second if the journeys were short, unburnt petrol from cold starting would migrate into the sump diluting the oil and reducing its lubricating qualities. Coupled with bad driving techniques like slipping the clutch and racing the engine to move off as sometimes happens with people of a certain age and - well I'll stick with cars that have done 10-12k miles per year and been properly maintained.
Some years ago I bought my mothers Metro City which was then immaculate not a spot of rust and had only 10,000 miles on it in 17 years of ownership from new.
If it had been a Mini I would have kept the car as a really worthwhile one owner period piece. It would be worth a great deal now
Metros do not have that cachet.
We kept the car and it saw two my children through university and for several lean years afterwards. Then they got into cars.
Let her go at 25 years still trundling along happily.
What a shame Austin/Rover failed.
If it had been a Mini I would have kept the car as a really worthwhile one owner period piece. It would be worth a great deal now
Metros do not have that cachet.
We kept the car and it saw two my children through university and for several lean years afterwards. Then they got into cars.
Let her go at 25 years still trundling along happily.
What a shame Austin/Rover failed.
Father in Law bought a new 1.6 Astra 16V Club in 2000. It's now got 8K on the clock.
Thing is, that he won't take it out if there's a chance of rain, or salt, and he paranoid that the sun will spoil the red paint. Also he's concerned that short journeys would be bad for it, so he won't use it locally, but then he's getting old so he doesn't like to drive too far (and definately not in the dark), so now and again he drives to the Nearest Morrisons which is about 10 miles away. He gets the bus to the local shops about a mile away, if it's raining.
I once estimated the cost per mile, including depreciation, and it's frightening at about £1.60 per mile. A Taxi would be cheaper.
You may have heard me mention the Cavalier we own. He GAVE it us, with 27K on the clock in 2000, and it's now got about 115K on the clock, but imagine if he'd kept it ? a Blue 1.8 Carb 1992 Cavalier with blue interior, on it's original shocks. It'd be worth about £200 more than it is now.
Thing is, that he won't take it out if there's a chance of rain, or salt, and he paranoid that the sun will spoil the red paint. Also he's concerned that short journeys would be bad for it, so he won't use it locally, but then he's getting old so he doesn't like to drive too far (and definately not in the dark), so now and again he drives to the Nearest Morrisons which is about 10 miles away. He gets the bus to the local shops about a mile away, if it's raining.
I once estimated the cost per mile, including depreciation, and it's frightening at about £1.60 per mile. A Taxi would be cheaper.
You may have heard me mention the Cavalier we own. He GAVE it us, with 27K on the clock in 2000, and it's now got about 115K on the clock, but imagine if he'd kept it ? a Blue 1.8 Carb 1992 Cavalier with blue interior, on it's original shocks. It'd be worth about £200 more than it is now.
Rawwr said:
It's incredibly common in the world of motorbikes. You can often find 5/6/7 year old bikes with little more than 1,000 miles on them. A friend of mine bought a 4-year old Ducati 999 with 800 miles on the clock. Superbonkerscrazy.
Yup. My R6 had only done about 850 ish miles in the last 4 years that the previous owner had it for. It only did about 50ish per year for the last 3 too!Clearly a garage queen. Would explain why it was in such great condition when I bought it. And why the oil was filthy too
I've got a 1999 mini cooper sportpack that I've had from new - 4,800 miles.
Mrs orse has a 2010 fiat 500c pink limited edition with 200 miles on it,none of them driven by me.
orse senior has a jag xj40 3.6 fom 1988 with 30,000 on it that keeps the mini company in their carpeted and heated garage.
Mrs orse has a 2010 fiat 500c pink limited edition with 200 miles on it,none of them driven by me.
orse senior has a jag xj40 3.6 fom 1988 with 30,000 on it that keeps the mini company in their carpeted and heated garage.
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