John
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It's high.
People who say mileage doesn't matter are people who want to sell a high mileage car or can't buy a low mileage one.
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Corsa_Sport21
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People who say mileage dosnt matter are people who live in the real world.
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John
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Ok, I'll continue living in the fantasy world and buying low mileage cars.
As said right at the beginning, it depends what decent means to you.
He won't get a low mileage nice example in that budget, fact.
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Colin
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Mileage wouldnt put me off, people buy these cars to do big miles in, I struggled t find a good one with avg miles & that was over 2 years ago!!
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Ok, I'll continue living in the fantasy world and buying low mileage cars.
As said right at the beginning, it depends what decent means to you.
He won't get a low mileage nice example in that budget, fact.
Im still struggling to see where he has stated it needs to be low mileage.
P.S,step in to the real world and buy a looked after car with slightly over average miles.You will be amazed but at the same time,gutted that you have been buying these so called low mileage cars when the higher mileage examples are just as good.
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John
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70-80k in his first post, that's lower than 130.
Why do that when I can buy a well looked after one with low miles?
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Daniel_Corsa
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Says a car with 70-80k miles for £2-3k
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by John
70-80k in his first post, that's lower than 130.
Why do that when I can buy a well looked after one with low miles?
But still not what you class as low mileage.70-80k is high mileage compared to the 60k you class as low.
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John
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I was saying roughly, if you want to be funny about it though, 10 or 20k above 60 is still much much lower than 130k.
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Corsa_Sport21
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But then 10k above average isnt what i would call high mileage.
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Daniel_Corsa
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Average 10k a year so a 51 plate golf is average with 90k miles. Making 125k high!
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Gazdaman
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Mileage-wise anything over 120k would really put me off unless it was significantly cheaper than my target mileage.
Ideally I'd want less than 100k if I'm spending £2k or more.
And decent condition to me means no rusty arches, no dents.
I don't mind marks here and there.
I think I'm realistic. Definitely interested to hear from people who own/run one...
I love my diesel Corsa, so the engine in the Golf would be fine.
The build quality must be better, as must the interior. PAS, C/L, E/W would sell it for me! Coming from a poverty spec Corsa.
If I found one with decent alloys, lowered and tinted windows with a tow bar. I'd spooge myself.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
Average 10k a year so a 51 plate golf is average with 90k miles. Making 125k high!
Average is actually classed as 12k a year.
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John
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I'm not talking about average at all, i'm talking about high or low, what people want to class as average is irrelevant.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I'm not talking about average at all, i'm talking about high or low, what people want to class as average is irrelevant.
So how can you calculate high or low without having an average in mind??From what numbers do you calculate high or low mileage??
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John
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I make them up depending on what I'm looking at normally.
Over 60k is normally high to me though.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Even on a car thats say 20yrs old??
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John
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I wouldn't be looking at a 20 year old car, if I was I'd have to research what I was looking at.
As far as your point goes though, yes.
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Corsa_Sport21
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So what would you class as low mileage on say a 5yr old car??
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John
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40k max, I'd be looking for 30.
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Colin
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TBH Mileage means nothing to me, always buy on condition over miles!!
Ive seen some right howlers with low miles!! Undoubtedly been used by mum for the school run & never properly warmed up screeching the tits off it from cold every morning to take her 2 obease kids the half mile to school while they smear choccy buttons into the seats!! 
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
TBH Mileage means nothing to me, always buy on condition over miles!!
Ive seen some right howlers with low miles!! Undoubtedly been used by mum for the school run & never properly warmed up screeching the tits off it from cold every morning to take her 2 obease kids the half mile to school while they smear choccy buttons into the seats!!
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corsadonk
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Big fat and heavy
A few broke at Combe
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Gazdaman
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I'd be judging whether mileage is high or low depending on the engine too.
A 2 stroke 250cc race bike would be high at 20k.
A VW diesel lump would be high at 160k
I've been hearing bad things about mk4 Golf's electrics?
Gaz
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DJMartin07
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I'm trying to sell mine atm, cost me £2,495 and came with faulty speedo and still has it, with 114,000 when I brought it. Only a 90bhp S TDi though, but went back to a Corsa, a Sport this time, as the Golf was the most boring drive of my life. Also with the Speedo's, they are a common fault from me looking on forums, and alot of people's speedo's die on the MkIV's.
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