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Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:06

do any of you worry about the milage of a car before purchasing it?

[Edited on 09-08-2012 by Liam-Wilko]

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9th Aug 12 at 15:08

Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:10

big eck

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9th Aug 12 at 15:11

It all depends on how old the car is. I sold my 106gti with 100k on the clock but to look and drive it you'd think it had less than half that.

Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:26

the car is 02 and got 133k on the clock

Gary

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9th Aug 12 at 15:28

If thats a saxo etc then fuck that. A golf,passat, 3 series etc then i woulnt care at all

Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:33

its a seat leon cupra (non R) that im looking at

Gary

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9th Aug 12 at 15:37

petrol or derv ?

Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:37

petrol mate last service stamp was 2 weeks ago

Corsa_Sport21

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9th Aug 12 at 15:38

Resale value is what worries me on cars over 100k.

It dosn't bother me off in the slightest, but it will put off the majority of potential buyers in the future.

Gary

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9th Aug 12 at 15:39

As long as theres plenty before that then i dont see a problem.

Just have a look for common faults on them and see if said part has been replaced. At that milage the common faults should already have occured and been sorted.

thats how i see it anyway

Liam-Wilko

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9th Aug 12 at 15:43

cheers mate the service history is ment to be almost full and the car is ment to be clean im actually swaping my C2 vtr for it and a little cash his way as i got mine with damage to the side and was going to repair it but changed my mind when me and the missus broke up and the C2 has nearly 67k on the clock

alan-g-w

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9th Aug 12 at 15:56

quote:
Originally posted by Gary
As long as theres plenty before that then i dont see a problem.

Just have a look for common faults on them and see if said part has been replaced. At that milage the common faults should already have occured and been sorted.

thats how i see it anyway

Valid point but my worry is that bushes, exhaust hangers, even engine mounts and the likes of other things with a high mileage 'rating' will be starting to go. Wouldn't put me off the rght car though, just means you need to be more wary when buying

[Edited on 09-08-2012 by alan-g-w]

Ben G

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9th Aug 12 at 17:22

mine was on 68k when i got it, wasn't bothered at all.

as long as it's been serviced regularly and parts have been changed then it should be fine.

it's a lottery though, could go bang in 5 miles or 50k miles.

[Edited on 09-08-2012 by Ben G]

harrisp

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10th Aug 12 at 07:18

My car is on 120k and drives excellent still and is in excellent condition a few mates have sat in it and guessed it at half the miles and couldn't believe how well it drove for a 120k car.
It has got full service history though.

Steve

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10th Aug 12 at 07:39

If its on original turbo then be prepared to replace that before long and don't be surprised if things like bushes need replacing

Liam-Wilko

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10th Aug 12 at 08:01

going to view it tomorrow if all is well will be getting the car on the 22nd from what iv seen alot has been changed but will price up things for if i get the car i will change them before long anyway

it has been reg serviced so all is well in that front

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