SXIBLK
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 10
Location: Barnoldswick
User status: Offline
|
How many miles would put you off a golf looking for something 04 ish maybe a little older but the miles are very high what kinda of miles would put you off buying a diesel and petrol if anyone is in the know please help cheers
|
CorsaSi
Member
Registered: 2nd Aug 05
Location: warri Drives : 300bhp ep82
User status: Offline
|
just a number who cares, if car is sweet id buy it regardless of mileage.
|
Jamie-C
Member
Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
User status: Offline
|
Diesel anything sub 100k would be good.
|
SXIBLK
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 10
Location: Barnoldswick
User status: Offline
|
seen one at 120k on a 04 reg seemed very high
|
LeeM
Member
Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
depends entirely. you could have one on 50k in a worse state than one on 150k.
high mileage usually puts me off cars anyway, 70-80k is my personal limit but thats based entirely on my own feelings towards my cars.
|
Eddx14xe
Member
Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
I was looking at golf gt tdi's yesterday. 03 plates had like 150,000 + so i stopped looking.
|
Jamie-C
Member
Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
User status: Offline
|
120k is pretty average, most diesel Golfs will have high mileage as there owned by business men who do moon miles. I wouldn't be put of by 120k, as long as its well looked after it'll be fine.
|
sc0ott
Member
Registered: 16th Feb 09
User status: Offline
|
If it has full service history then most parts including the main ones will have probably been replaced such as the clutch, water pump, drive belts, Turbo, bushes etc.
|
Bonney
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
User status: Offline
|
Only thing I would be worried about is the other components of the car wearing, Mainly the suspension, bushes and drivetrain. The engine will run forever but the other parts may not.
|
Corsa_Sport21
Member
Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline
|
I too have been looking at Golfs (mk4) and all the dervs seem to be mega miles, and mega priced.
Put me right off.
|
adiohead
Member
Registered: 28th Sep 01
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by SXIBLK
How many miles would put you off a golf looking for something 04 ish maybe a little older but the miles are very high what kinda of miles would put you off buying a diesel and petrol if anyone is in the know please help cheers
I'd probably look for one that's just had a clutch and cambelt change.
|
big eck
Member
Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
User status: Offline
|
Mileage isn't that much of a big deal as long as its been well looked after and the price is cheap enough to reflect it.
|
taylorboosh
Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 07
User status: Offline
|
I never venture over 100k but prefer buying sub 60k
|
recarouk
Member
Registered: 30th Sep 05
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
ive got a 2002 Golf TDI SE (100) its currently on 161k and to drive it you'd never know!
ive had to change the anti roll bar bushes and the front discs and pads and its great. miles better than the previous Vectra B DTi i had.
mine was owned by the scottish ambulance service for the 1st 4 years then some woman in rotherham, and ive got a huge wad of receipts for work done. body is a bit rough, chipped to death on the front, but for £1500 im nto complaining. 
|
Jed D
Member
Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
User status: Offline
|
just numbers on the dash imo, especially in a diesel, seen them do 250k and still go good
|
