RE: High-mile heroes | Six of The Best

[Bladedancer]

I do love how people in the UK think a car reaching 150k is some sort of achievement and needs to be celebrated.

[SFTWend]

I'd prefer one of these, providing properly maintained, to a troublesome garage queen. Appears the market thinks the same as there appears very little price difference to low mileage examples.

Or maybe some of these sellers are trying their luck.

[1974foggy]

WhyOne said:

Gibbler290 said:

wistec1 said:

A selection box of well used ICE motors is a joy to see against a back drop of all the stty EVs invading our way of life.

Are you alright?

We get this repetitive bks from wistec1 time and time again.

It moved beyond tedious a long, long time ago.

Edited by WhyOne on Saturday 20th July 09:17

He is spot on though

[1974foggy]

Bladedancer said:

I do love how people in the UK think a car reaching 150k is some sort of achievement and needs to be celebrated.

It is these days, a lot of newer cars in the UK have "Wetbelt" engines (Ford, Peugeot/Citroen) and are normally done by half that !

[Water Fairy]

1974foggy said:

Bladedancer said:

I do love how people in the UK think a car reaching 150k is some sort of achievement and needs to be celebrated.

It is these days, a lot of newer cars in the UK have "Wetbelt" engines (Ford, Peugeot/Citroen) and are normally done by half that !

The thing is there's nothing wrong with a wet belt, it just needs changing sooner than recommended and you'll be fine. Over servicing a car does not just mean an oil and filter.

[Leveret]

"It is these days, a lot of newer cars in the UK have "Wetbelt" engines (Ford, Peugeot/Citroen) and are normally done by half that ! "

Depends on the quality of the 'wet' and the 'belt'. The combination of an early DAYCO crumbleband plus a jugful of generic 0-30 from the cheapo trade drum at the first service was a disaster waiting to happen for the PSA BIO 'puretech' engine.

[732NM]

soad said:

Castrol livery for the win.

The road cars were dog slow, I was very disappointed as I liked the look. I bought a cossie instead.

[supacool1]

732NM said:

The road cars were dog slow, I was very disappointed as I liked the look. I bought a cossie instead.

That's odd how your experience is negative. Even in Standard trim the UK spec GT-Four is quicker to 60 than an Escort Cosworth and has a higher top speed...As mine was a JDM model it had 255 bhp compared to the UK's 240 Bhp and came with an exhaust which will have liberated more horses....Even before I had upped the boost it was pretty quick....

[AC43]

BigChiefmuffinAgain said:

I've taken 3 cars to 200K in my lifetime, all BMWs built within the last 25 years. I have no mechanical expertise and just used to get them serviced by main dealers or specialists. Generally they were all fine to about 200K, and then quite a lot of expensive stuff started to go wrong to the extent that it was hardly worth bothering. It almost felt like that was what they were designed and engineered to manage that amount and not a lot more.... These all seem expensive to me on that basis.

I took my previous E500 from 5 years old/95k miles to 12 years old/145k miles with very little expense other than the usual consumables. It's since passed hands twice and is now on 195k. The subsequent owners weren't quite so lucky; as others have pointed out ageing ancillaries that become an issue (it's 19 years old now) and IIRC it's had all four corners of the air suspension done plus the g/box reductor plate and some tricky coolant lines.

My current E500 is barely run in on 90k miles but it is 14 years old now and in the last year it needed a new starter motor and I had to get a minor oil leak and coolant leak fixed. Recently one of the ILS headlights has developed an intermittent fault which is irritating (it's pretty much a sealed unit) and its rear air springs started leaking at 10 years old (classic for these).

So I agree with other posters; it's not purely about the miles; age has a major impact, especially on ancillaries which can degrade/fail.

[cerb4.5lee]

supacool1 said:

732NM said:

The road cars were dog slow, I was very disappointed as I liked the look. I bought a cossie instead.

That's odd how your experience is negative. Even in Standard trim the UK spec GT-Four is quicker to 60 than an Escort Cosworth and has a higher top speed...As mine was a JDM model it had 255 bhp compared to the UK's 240 Bhp and came with an exhaust which will have liberated more horses....Even before I had upped the boost it was pretty quick....

I was a touch disappointed with the performance of the one I used to drive to be honest. However I did have a mildly tuned(250bhp) S14 200SX at the time though, and that just felt lighter and more lively in comparison. Once the Celica had been tuned though, it would be a different story for sure I think.

[CKY]

supacool1 said:

732NM said:

The road cars were dog slow, I was very disappointed as I liked the look. I bought a cossie instead.

That's odd how your experience is negative. Even in Standard trim the UK spec GT-Four is quicker to 60 than an Escort Cosworth and has a higher top speed...As mine was a JDM model it had 255 bhp compared to the UK's 240 Bhp and came with an exhaust which will have liberated more horses....Even before I had upped the boost it was pretty quick....

At the end of the day we're beating around the bush - Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi, they all had engines that sounded boring and crap (properly crap in the YB's case) like a wet fart. Subaru and Lancia were the only ones whose engines sounded interesting (not talking about childish 'choo choo' noises from open intake cones or dump valves), and as such were the only ones I didn't mind driving; the rest had all the interior appeal of a Poundland dustbin, and given how easy they were to carry speed cross country in, held my interest for about as long as a Poundland dustbin.

[anotherswifty]

WhyOne said:

We get this repetitive bks from wistec1 time and time again.

It moved beyond tedious a long, long time ago.

Edited by WhyOne on Saturday 20th July 09:17

I get the point that most EVs - apart from exotica that are beyond the reach of mortals - are as bland as anything and motoring purgatory. There is almost nothing on the market I am interested in (incoming R5 aside just, well, because). But the same can be said about mass market white goods cars, for which the majority of the population don't share the love of PHers about our rides, and just want them to work and convey them from A to B.
Even Teslas have really conservative styling to my eyes (Cybertruck 5yo crayon styling excepted) and are aimed at the US market, where people tend to forget there is a vast consumer market of people who aren't blingy, and are conservative with a small c and want things with no fuss.

[smilo996]

928 GT or Quattro....928GT or Quattro...928 GT or Quattro....928GT or Quattro...928 GT or Quattro....928GT or Quattro
Both then and sell a kidney for the bills

[BFleming]

I'm not sure what the BMW 130i is doing in that group - particularly at its asking price. It's the one I'd rule out first.
Of the others... The Celica please.

[rbgos]

Barely getting started! My car has done 205,000… and it’s a Lotus. No major restoration or anything, although I stripped and rebuilt the engine at 175,000, and a gearbox rebuild a couple of years ago.

[rjshook]

The Derby firm selling the Maybach needs a new photographer. What a terrible set of photos!
I am curious as to whether they have the option for the umbrella in the door though.

[Miggers]

KingGary said:

Good to see the P38 Range Rover in this lineup. I wouldn’t pay that much though just because it’s a H&H. £5k bags a really nice one and contrary to popular belief, they are every day reliable if you are vigilant about maintenance. The best bit is everything on a P38 is fixable, it’s like a giant meccano kit and you can still buy pretty much anything for them if you know where to look. Old cars which are there to be savoured by the enthusiast.

Edit: just seen it’s on springs instead of air suspension which is the best way to ruin one of these.

Edited by KingGary on Saturday 20th July 10:14

I'd go with that Ranger H&H(they make gorgeous guns),bung my green wellies,tweed jacket,shotgun and the bang-fetch Spaniel in the back,off out for a swanky day's shootin' somewhere.

[petersuper]

'The only noise you can hear is the ticking of the clock'. I really want an old Roller. I mean, an OLD one. Something like a 20/25, something you have to DRIVE. Something utterly beguiling about a vintage Rolls Royce, and they can be surprisingly affordable.

I have a 1948 MkVI Bentley, showing 98,000 miles but no idea how many times it's been round, and I bloody love it. Will be the last car I sell. Makes me and everyone else smile when I'm in it. Loads of waves and even kids like it. And I have no issues with higher mileage. I have an XFS Sportbrake, with the 3 litre V6 in it, 202,000kms and not one issue with it. Had it 7 years, will run it into the ground. Goes better now than it ever has, nicely run in, I do long trips in it and goes like stink, plus gets well over 50mpg on a run.What's not to like? However I bought it with 48,000kms on it so have done most of them, and so I'm happy with the history. If it was for sale, I'd be weary not knowing it.
So if I've done the miles, I'm ok with it. If not, not sure. And just to let you see them.....

[SteveMammatt]

I can not understand why high miles is such a problem with some people. I have 981 Boxster that has lived in Spain for years but has retained its UK plate so it has traveled at least every 6 months between marbella and Bristol. The engine probably has less hours on it than ones thats lived inside the M25.

[biggbn]

petersuper said:

'The only noise you can hear is the ticking of the clock'. I really want an old Roller. I mean, an OLD one. Something like a 20/25, something you have to DRIVE. Something utterly beguiling about a vintage Rolls Royce, and they can be surprisingly affordable.

I have a 1948 MkVI Bentley, showing 98,000 miles but no idea how many times it's been round, and I bloody love it. Will be the last car I sell. Makes me and everyone else smile when I'm in it. Loads of waves and even kids like it. And I have no issues with higher mileage. I have an XFS Sportbrake, with the 3 litre V6 in it, 202,000kms and not one issue with it. Had it 7 years, will run it into the ground. Goes better now than it ever has, nicely run in, I do long trips in it and goes like stink, plus gets well over 50mpg on a run.What's not to like? However I bought it with 48,000kms on it so have done most of them, and so I'm happy with the history. If it was for sale, I'd be weary not knowing it.
So if I've done the miles, I'm ok with it. If not, not sure. And just to let you see them.....

That sounds fantastic, very jealous!!