Whats the highest mileage you've ever taken a car to?
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My Ibiza is on 97k at the moment.
Just thinking - my previous cars have been sold at 74k (had money then so could afford to change), 24k (got a company car so got rid), 77k (company car had major issues and the lease company took it back as it was costing them too much to fix), 51k (left company and bought own).
Wife is on her highest too. She's only on her 2nd car but sold her first car at 26k as needed more of a family car. Current car is on 55k.
Just been looking and there is a Seat Ibiza for sale on Autotrader with 230k on the clock, which is encouraging!
Intend to keep mine at least another year which should see it at around 120k.
Just thinking - my previous cars have been sold at 74k (had money then so could afford to change), 24k (got a company car so got rid), 77k (company car had major issues and the lease company took it back as it was costing them too much to fix), 51k (left company and bought own).
Wife is on her highest too. She's only on her 2nd car but sold her first car at 26k as needed more of a family car. Current car is on 55k.
Just been looking and there is a Seat Ibiza for sale on Autotrader with 230k on the clock, which is encouraging!
Intend to keep mine at least another year which should see it at around 120k.
Business partner had a Mondeo as a company car, delivered with about 9 miles on the clock. 3 years later, handed it back with 171000 miles on it.
In that entire time, needed subframe bushes doing, and a new clutch. Not bad...
Myself, Mondeo with 7k on it, sold 7 years later with 120ishk on it.
Went in a taxi a few months back, Omega with 256000 on it, driver said he had it from new, and it only had a clutch, shocks springs and the usual consumables changed on it. Very impressive.
In that entire time, needed subframe bushes doing, and a new clutch. Not bad...
Myself, Mondeo with 7k on it, sold 7 years later with 120ishk on it.
Went in a taxi a few months back, Omega with 256000 on it, driver said he had it from new, and it only had a clutch, shocks springs and the usual consumables changed on it. Very impressive.
v15ben said:
Slightly O/T but I was on a long distance coach journey today and the old bus had 853000 kilometres on the clock!
Blimey!I once saw a Scania tractor unit (is that what they're called?) with over 1m on the clock - and it wasn't that old - probably around 8 yrs if i recall rightly!
Carrot said:
Went in a taxi a few months back, Omega with 256000 on it, driver said he had it from new, and it only had a clutch, shocks springs and the usual consumables changed on it. Very impressive.
If i had a car to that sort of mileage and it broke beyond repair, i'd have very mixed feelings of happiness and sadness. Sadness because it's broke and is going to cost - either a new car or a big repair bill, and that there have probably been lots of decent trips together (i know i would in mine - days out with the family, bringing newly borns back from hospital etc etc) BUT a massive sense of happiness in knowing that i've probably got every penny's worth of it possible and that i bought right in the first place!
Carrot said:
Business partner had a Mondeo as a company car, delivered with about 9 miles on the clock. 3 years later, handed it back with 171000 miles on it.
In that entire time, needed subframe bushes doing, and a new clutch. Not bad...
Myself, Mondeo with 7k on it, sold 7 years later with 120ishk on it.
Went in a taxi a few months back, Omega with 256000 on it, driver said he had it from new, and it only had a clutch, shocks springs and the usual consumables changed on it. Very impressive.
Big miles in a short space of time is usually not too hard on a car. Lots of motorway miles, fewer gearchanges, constant engine loads, fewer heat cycles etc.In that entire time, needed subframe bushes doing, and a new clutch. Not bad...
Myself, Mondeo with 7k on it, sold 7 years later with 120ishk on it.
Went in a taxi a few months back, Omega with 256000 on it, driver said he had it from new, and it only had a clutch, shocks springs and the usual consumables changed on it. Very impressive.
Got a company car, 5 year old Laguna with 41k on the clock, straight off the dealer's used lot. Handed it back to the company 18 months later with 127k on it. They ran it another year, think it was close to 170k by the time it finally crapped itself. In the time I had it, all it needed was brake pads and tyres. Not bad considering it was only serviced every 25-30k (interval was 5k).
PJ74 said:
I have a Scooby RB5, bought it about 7 1/2 years ago with 45k, been my daily driver and now done 145k - well looked after and nothing major gone wrong, just normal wear & tear. Still going strong and puts a smile on my face every day!! (hopefully this isn't a curse!)
That's a lot of fuel! 
Got the 205 rally car at 141,000 (at least that's the mileage that was on the shell). It's now at 168,000 as it was my daily driver for a while!!
I've also owned another 205 that reached 131,000 (second engine).
Current one is a measly 70,000 which isn't bad for its 21 years.
One that's becoming a high miler for me is my Accord - bought at 54,000, now 86,000 15 months later and climbing rapidly.
I've also owned another 205 that reached 131,000 (second engine).
Current one is a measly 70,000 which isn't bad for its 21 years.
One that's becoming a high miler for me is my Accord - bought at 54,000, now 86,000 15 months later and climbing rapidly.
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