High mileage cars for sale

[saaby93]

Limpet said:

Hashtaggggg said:

whytheory said:

Both Jags look to have worn it well, I thought those engines were unreliable according to the internet?

I think, according to the internet, that everything is unreliable, as told by your mate/cousin.

Of the diesels I've had, and the people I know who've had them, all of them without exception have been more reliable when having miles piled on them and driven hard, and less reliable when mollycoddled and used sparingly. Modern diesels like to be used.

Manufacturers do lots of miles in prelaunch tests which prove capability of loads of miles.
They dont leave cars sitting around for months at a time or drive them only a couple of miles every day for a few years. and see how they fare.

Hence Diesel DPF issues and low mileage Petrol eg MItsubishi Carisma

[wjwren]

My mate was a tester for BMW many years ago, his job was to have a 5 series delivered to his house and he would be paid to drive it constantly for X amount of hours a day to get as many miles on as possible. He tended to go out at night when the roads were quiet and drive all night once his allocated hours were done. But like others have said cars like to be driven.
Over the years ive bought new cars and had the old one sat on the drive for 3 or 4 weeks. Only to have issues start developing when the car is sat there or gets damp.

[jamoor]

wjwren said:

My mate was a tester for BMW many years ago, his job was to have a 5 series delivered to his house and he would be paid to drive it constantly for X amount of hours a day to get as many miles on as possible. He tended to go out at night when the roads were quiet and drive all night once his allocated hours were done. But like others have said cars like to be driven.
Over the years ive bought new cars and had the old one sat on the drive for 3 or 4 weeks. Only to have issues start developing when the car is sat there or gets damp.

Jesus, which cars were these that can't sit for 3-4 weeks.

[wjwren]

Vw polo 1996 distributer cap or something with the sparks can't think now

Audi a6 2000 ignition stopped working randomly

Jag x type 2005 smoke coming from engine turned out that be some cable that went all round the engine had gone. Jag quoted 1350 to fix it.

Hardly a massive back catologue of errors but I agree they don't like to be sat in our damp UK climate.

[Max5476]

I know it's not on the same page as some of the cars, but was impressed by this bike, 85500 miles since July 2018 so ~35000 miles a year, looks in good condition for it.

For perspective, the next closest currently available is only 25000 miles for the same age.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/20201028...

10,000 mile service interval, and probably less for a set of tyres, so must have been in the garage every 3 months.

[ATM]

Max5476 said:

I know it's not on the same page as some of the cars, but was impressed by this bike, 85500 miles since July 2018 so ~35000 miles a year, looks in good condition for it.

For perspective, the next closest currently available is only 25000 miles for the same age.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/20201028...

10,000 mile service interval, and probably less for a set of tyres, so must have been in the garage every 3 months.

Michelin tyres I see too so hopefully not been skimped on. Does bikes like this have a 3 year warranty / unlimited mileage?

[S16KBW]

Max5476 said:

I know it's not on the same page as some of the cars, but was impressed by this bike, 85500 miles since July 2018 so ~35000 miles a year, looks in good condition for it.

For perspective, the next closest currently available is only 25000 miles for the same age.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/20201028...

10,000 mile service interval, and probably less for a set of tyres, so must have been in the garage every 3 months.

No I'd say that very much on the same page as the cars, 35k a year on a bike is good going, surely that can't all be touring and scenic weekend road trips?

[xcseventy]

CDB1983 said:

Looking for another cayenne for my wife.

400k kms in 6 years at 17mpg (then they crashed it)

https://www.otomoto.pl/oferta/porsche-cayenne-caye...

Some good examples on that site.

The standard E200 taxi on 450,000 miles:


https://www.otomoto.pl/oferta/mercedes-benz-klasa-...

Then umm, this:

https://www.otomoto.pl/oferta/mercedes-benz-w124-1...
435,000 miles

[tomic]

whytheory said:

Both Jags look to have worn it well, I thought those engines were unreliable according to the internet?

I had a diesel X Type about 10 years ago. On the Jag forums there seemed to be a vast difference in owner experiences. Some ran up huge mileages with no problems, and others were absolute lemons.

Unfortunately mine, bought at 4 years old with 77K miles, was a complete Friday afternoon special and I sold it after 2 years and nearly 2 grand in repairs.

The owner of this one may well have had 275k uneventful miles out of it though.

[wjwren]

...or has spent ridiculous amounts keeping it on the road
Last mot

[Max5476]

ATM said:

Michelin tyres I see too so hopefully not been skimped on. Does bikes like this have a 3 year warranty / unlimited mileage?

Unlimited mileage but only 24 months. Unlike cars, motorbikes don't get the exemption on dealer servicing, so it would have to be franchised servicing to maintain the warranty. Not sure if there's any opportunities to extend Triumphs warranty.

S16KBW said:

No I'd say that very much on the same page as the cars, 35k a year on a bike is good going, surely that can't all be touring and scenic weekend road trips?

The same dealer has had similar stock before, I wonder if its commercial use for some kind of couriering, if not almost certainly commuting.

[alec.e]

tomic said:

whytheory said:

Both Jags look to have worn it well, I thought those engines were unreliable according to the internet?

I had a diesel X Type about 10 years ago. On the Jag forums there seemed to be a vast difference in owner experiences. Some ran up huge mileages with no problems, and others were absolute lemons.

Unfortunately mine, bought at 4 years old with 77K miles, was a complete Friday afternoon special and I sold it after 2 years and nearly 2 grand in repairs.

The owner of this one may well have had 275k uneventful miles out of it though.

I aggree, I think high miles help stop diesel issues like DPF issues.

The 2.7d earns it's title as an awful engine, I have driven an XF with that engine and hated it and found no real redeeming features- noisy, unresponsive and not very economical either. The fact that they seem to routinely snap crankshafts, due to oil dilution from incomplete DPF cycles, doesn't help either!

Rather take my chances with the 2.2d Transit engine

[aaron_2000]

alec.e said:

tomic said:

whytheory said:

Both Jags look to have worn it well, I thought those engines were unreliable according to the internet?

I had a diesel X Type about 10 years ago. On the Jag forums there seemed to be a vast difference in owner experiences. Some ran up huge mileages with no problems, and others were absolute lemons.

Unfortunately mine, bought at 4 years old with 77K miles, was a complete Friday afternoon special and I sold it after 2 years and nearly 2 grand in repairs.

The owner of this one may well have had 275k uneventful miles out of it though.

I aggree, I think high miles help stop diesel issues like DPF issues.

The 2.7d earns it's title as an awful engine, I have driven an XF with that engine and hated it and found no real redeeming features- noisy, unresponsive and not very economical either. The fact that they seem to routinely snap crankshafts, due to oil dilution from incomplete DPF cycles, doesn't help either!

Rather take my chances with the 2.2d Transit engine

I had an XF with the 2.7 and managed 63mpg at 58mph on the motorway. Didn't think it was an awful engine but the head gasket failed almost immediately

[alec.e]

aaron_2000 said:

alec.e said:

tomic said:

whytheory said:

Both Jags look to have worn it well, I thought those engines were unreliable according to the internet?

I had a diesel X Type about 10 years ago. On the Jag forums there seemed to be a vast difference in owner experiences. Some ran up huge mileages with no problems, and others were absolute lemons.

Unfortunately mine, bought at 4 years old with 77K miles, was a complete Friday afternoon special and I sold it after 2 years and nearly 2 grand in repairs.

The owner of this one may well have had 275k uneventful miles out of it though.

I aggree, I think high miles help stop diesel issues like DPF issues.

The 2.7d earns it's title as an awful engine, I have driven an XF with that engine and hated it and found no real redeeming features- noisy, unresponsive and not very economical either. The fact that they seem to routinely snap crankshafts, due to oil dilution from incomplete DPF cycles, doesn't help either!

Rather take my chances with the 2.2d Transit engine

I had an XF with the 2.7 and managed 63mpg at 58mph on the motorway. Didn't think it was an awful engine but the head gasket failed almost immediately

How on earth did you get 63mpg? Even the diesel diehards on the Jaguar forums claim low 50s at best. The most I got out of that car was high 40s, my Supercharged XJ got high 30s on the return trip.

[anonymous-user]

I took a 2004 2.7d S-Type up to 150k, it was pre DPF so avoided that nonsense but apparently the DPF models were recalibrated to have much better economy. Mine managed about 32mpg in my hands, which was pathetic, and it always felt at least 40bhp down on what the car needed.

The engine had issues with the EGRs and destroyed it's torque converter but the engine itself was still working when I sold it. It was quite smooth and refined for a diesel but the car would have been better in every way with the 3.0 petrol, and would have used barely any more fuel.

The 3.0 in the XF is obviously more powerful but despite all the claims about how near instantly the turbos respond they have the same massive chasm in response from a standstill that made my S-Type so unplesant to use on busy roundabouts. I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.

aaron_2000 said:

I had an XF with the 2.7 and managed 63mpg at 58mph on the motorway. Didn't think it was an awful engine but the head gasket failed almost immediately

"Engine wasn't awful" and "immediate HGF". I see you're a Jag man through and through

[swampy442]

itcaptainslow said:

Limpet said:

Toaster Pilot said:

blue_haddock said:

Right guys time to end the thread, i seriously doubt anyone could possibly find anything with more miles in such a short time scale.

‘Kinell, that’s worked for its money!

Nearly 700,000 miles and doesn't need its first MOT until January (thanks to the 6 month Covid extension).

Wonder how it will do?

I doubt it’ll have 680,000 miles come the MOT...

Remember this? Slight mileage trim..... Unless its a catastrophic mileage error lol

[Barchettaman]

alec.e said:

How on earth did you get 63mpg? Even the diesel diehards on the Jaguar forums claim low 50s at best. The most I got out of that car was high 40s, my Supercharged XJ got high 30s on the return trip.

Drafting behind a coach?

[rider73]

swampy442 said:

itcaptainslow said:

Limpet said:

Toaster Pilot said:

blue_haddock said:

Right guys time to end the thread, i seriously doubt anyone could possibly find anything with more miles in such a short time scale.

‘Kinell, that’s worked for its money!

Nearly 700,000 miles and doesn't need its first MOT until January (thanks to the 6 month Covid extension).

Wonder how it will do?

I doubt it’ll have 680,000 miles come the MOT...

Remember this? Slight mileage trim..... Unless its a catastrophic mileage error lol

it's one of Vans that goes to and from Poland from Scotland with those eels that are free out of Scottish waters yet are gold dust on eastern European countries.....

used to see them all the time on m6

seriously it's a thing

[idealstandard]

rider73 said:

it's one of Vans that goes to and from Poland from Scotland with those eels that are free out of Scottish waters yet are gold dust on eastern European countries.....

used to see them all the time on m6

seriously it's a thing

Yep you always see them don't you the curtain side jobbies with a coffin above the cab to kip in. We had two regular LWB sprinters off an outfit in Birmingham that ran phone handset returns and other high value circuit boards to and from East Kilbride and Birmingham daily, they had 20 strong fleet running two shifts a day so they never got cold - such was the work they had. We picked one up I think it was 2 years old at the time (early 2016 we bought it and it was a 63 plate), it was on 340k.

[towser44]

S16KBW said:

Max5476 said:

I know it's not on the same page as some of the cars, but was impressed by this bike, 85500 miles since July 2018 so ~35000 miles a year, looks in good condition for it.

For perspective, the next closest currently available is only 25000 miles for the same age.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/20201028...

10,000 mile service interval, and probably less for a set of tyres, so must have been in the garage every 3 months.

No I'd say that very much on the same page as the cars, 35k a year on a bike is good going, surely that can't all be touring and scenic weekend road trips?

Took my bike for an MOT a few years ago and they had an oldish GSXR600 in for a service and MOT which looked rough. That is a seriously sporty bike in terms of comfort (or lack of!) and the guy was using it day in and day out, all year round for an 80 mile commute! It had 75,000 miles on the clock. He must have been as hard as nails is all I could say!