What's the highest miler you've ever bought?

[Jawaman]

Just curious, has anyone on here bought and ran a mega miler for any length of time?

I always buy on condition irrespective of mileage but I've never bought anything over about 130k (so far!)

[funkyrobot]

Yoink!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[andyalan10]

Funkyrobot, the OP asks a completely different question "Have you bought a megamiler" rather than "Have you seen one for sale".

I'll start the ball rolling in a small way - Volvo V70 D5 Ocean Race, bought at 82,000 and 2.5 years old. Now on 171,000 and 8 years old.

No current plans to change because I can't decide what to get instead.

Andy

[StuntmanMike]

328 coupe, 160k on it, it was an impulse buy I ended up putting another 60 k on, when sold it had 220 k on it.

[trickywoo]

150K on a 10v UR Quattro.

The turbo sounded like a distant police siren, but only intermittently - not good for my ticker on a number of levels.

It was pretty shagged generally.

[Mr GrimNasty]

80K at just over 2 years old, was the most reliable car I ever owned.
Benefit of motorway miles and regular servicing or just good old random luck?

[chuenmanc]

2004 Subaru Legacy, basic 2ltr version, 124k miles. Only bought a week ago, but so far I'm delighted with it.

[B5NXJ]

192k on a 1999 VW golf, sold it at 221k fantastic car.

[Toaster Pilot]

Current snotter was bought with 160k but it is 14 years old so not really huge miles. Now at 166.5k after about 3 months and it's going strong

[SuperHangOn]

Merc w124 diesel, approx. 300,000 (nearly bought one with over 600). Had an LS400 with over 200 as well. Both totally reliable.

[hman]

180k audi quattro coupe - spent £3k repairing it, took it to the ring, sold it to my co-driver for £3000 and he trashed it over the next 2.5 years.

Final straw was the heater matrix exploded due to headgasket failure - car was sold for £500 at 220k miles.

[McSam]

My highest is a relatively small 134k, though perhaps it's also relevant that I've never bought a car with less than 90k on it!

I was also looking pretty hard at the 224,000-mile SOTW

[siovey]

74k on a 330 coupe. Sold it 3 years later with 91k on

[crosseyedlion]

a 165k BMW e38 750iL ...borktastic.

[Big Rod]

Years back I bought a Carlton 2.6 Diplomat with 189k on it and a blown diff'.

I replaced the diff' and smoked around in it for a wee while then sold it to a guy in Berwick. He udes it daily and loved it. He still had it four years afterwards but I lost touch with him after that.

[buggalugs]

Took a 298,000 mile E34 TDS in part ex for a 540, wasn't even wanting a part ex but he only wanted £200 quid for it and I thought if it makes it here it will make it to the scrappers, and scrap was high then. Ended up putting another 20K on it then sold it for £250 with a slipping clutch

[T16OLE]

I bought a 143k 330ci, sold with 170k a few years later. Better condition that my current 645ci which has half that mileage

[E65Ross]

E38 728i had 115k on it when I bought it, was a great car!

[The Nur]

My E36 328 had 152k on it last year when I rescued it from the inbreeders of Prestatyn. It now has 161,500.

[thewildblue]

944 S2 bought on 164k in January...