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Henry,you and those high miles?
Have you a share in a taxi rank by any chance?
I take it you dont agree with your competition(RSJOEL) about the importance of showing the mileage?
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Have you a share in a taxi rank by any chance?
I take it you dont agree with your competition(RSJOEL) about the importance of showing the mileage?
>> Edited by rob05 on Tuesday 1st November 15:01
>> Edited by rob05 on Wednesday 2nd November 00:50
>> Edited by rob05 on Wednesday 2nd November 18:55
Spent a year looking for a 996 (and resisting pressure from all to buy a 993!!!) and looked at all ages / mileages etc etc.
Ended up with a 65K miler that looks better than many 35K milers I looked at. But of course you need to work out how many miles it'll have when you come to sell it rather than when you buy it - that's when the dealers may consider it more important!!! (No offence Henry!)
Ended up with a 65K miler that looks better than many 35K milers I looked at. But of course you need to work out how many miles it'll have when you come to sell it rather than when you buy it - that's when the dealers may consider it more important!!! (No offence Henry!)
Mileage is swings and roundabouts.
Very low miles p.a. may mean short journeys, stop-start driving, underuse causing oil seals to leak etc.
Larger motorway miles may have little extra wear, may be healthier through regular use but there could be a) additional wear and tear on some mileage-related items and b) lower resale value due to mileage-ism in the market place.
You have to weigh up each case individually. Best will be low mileage car that has been warmed through every week, I suppose, and stored perfectly in carcoon etc.
Very low miles p.a. may mean short journeys, stop-start driving, underuse causing oil seals to leak etc.
Larger motorway miles may have little extra wear, may be healthier through regular use but there could be a) additional wear and tear on some mileage-related items and b) lower resale value due to mileage-ism in the market place.
You have to weigh up each case individually. Best will be low mileage car that has been warmed through every week, I suppose, and stored perfectly in carcoon etc.
Dakkon said:
Although bear in mind despite engines being great for high mileage, any car that has done over 100,000 may need new suspension / steering / clutch / parts
And how do you work that one out. Surely the clutch (for instance) wears out the more times it`s used and the more the driver slips it as he releases his left foot. There is nothing on a car that wears in relation to the number of miles driven. Even tyres (that you would think wear per revolution), actually wear in relation to the amount of scrub they endure, ie hard cornering or acceleration / deceleration. when they are rolling along the motorway they last for ever.
When I put "but what constitutes better" one of the things to consider is the whole price versus condition / mileage issue. In deciding how many miles you`re going to do in a car then working backwards to ensure you end up with 86,742 miles on the clock you may have to pay a heavy premium for the car to start with and you`ll lose the lot. Your man who saves his money & buys a car that`s already lost the premium is unlikely to lose much more premium.
But back to the original thread it comes down to the condition versus price of each car. The problem David has with his tall lass from Donny is that I neglected to mention she has awful body odour and is incontinent. In that instant the correct answer was the nymphomaniac shorter girl from Bedford who insists you have regular cosy nights in with her stunning former room mates from Uni.
There is never a simple answer.
Henry
magriggs
My questions are serious and not for time waisters.
As for car dealers,i used to be one of them so i know the facts from the fiction,hence my question and my interest in the answer,which in my view puts your statement about me into perspective.
As for my comments on this thread,as always if not banter i'm after,its to learn more about how different specialists run their businesses and what makes them successful.
Sometimes difficult and awkward question are an essential part of this in order for me to obtain the info i require
I have nothing but respect for anyone who can make a very good living from selling cars in todays market place.
Maybe if you are going to ask for opinions about basic car purchesing then at least have the decency to wait and see what i'm driving at in relevence to your original question before making unfactual comments.
CHEERS.
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>> Edited by rob05 on Wednesday 2nd November 01:40
My questions are serious and not for time waisters.
As for car dealers,i used to be one of them so i know the facts from the fiction,hence my question and my interest in the answer,which in my view puts your statement about me into perspective.
As for my comments on this thread,as always if not banter i'm after,its to learn more about how different specialists run their businesses and what makes them successful.
Sometimes difficult and awkward question are an essential part of this in order for me to obtain the info i require
I have nothing but respect for anyone who can make a very good living from selling cars in todays market place.
Maybe if you are going to ask for opinions about basic car purchesing then at least have the decency to wait and see what i'm driving at in relevence to your original question before making unfactual comments.
CHEERS.
>> Edited by rob05 on Wednesday 2nd November 01:01
>> Edited by rob05 on Wednesday 2nd November 01:40
Henry-F said:
The problem David has with his tall lass from Donny is that I neglected to mention she has awful body odour and is incontinent. In that instant the correct answer was the nymphomaniac shorter girl from Bedford who insists you have regular cosy nights in with her stunning former room mates from Uni.
There is never a simple answer.
Henry
Damn! The moral is, always go to an expert. Presumably your warranty will cover body odour and incontinence?
magriggs said:
In your expert opinions, what's better? A car with an "honest" mileage (8-10k miles per year) or a car with a "low" mileage (say, 30k miles for a 6 year old car). The latter has either been driven less and stored more, or has been taking lots of short journeys.
well I'm by no means an expert but other things being equal (age, condition) the low mileage car every time. Mileage is a major factor in price of Porsches and is verifiable unlike the ratio of short v long journeys, how the previous owner treated it, wear and tear on componments I can't see.
I would get the 111 check done before I bought, and warranty it and cross my fingers/go with gut instinct (re. the seller) on the rest
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