Mase
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I'm looking at getting a 1.6 sport soon, but what mileage should i set as my maximum ?? i'm thinking about 80,000, what do you reckon ??
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Steve
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Mattss Corsa
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Yeah sounds alright 80k, but millege means nuttin these days.... on old cars
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Mase
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yeah i suppose, but i was planning on modding it slightly with a mantzel etc. so i was wondering if paying that bit extra for a lower mileage model would be worth it ??
If i'm honest, i'd love to strip the engine and rebuild it, but it depends how reliant i'd be on the car to get to my placement etc...
Mase
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Davido
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obviously you should be looking for as low milage as possible, but also service history is important id rather buy a 60,000 milage car with full service history and obviously looked after than a 40,000 with patchy history.
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Mase
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yeah definetly, FSH is a must really.
I've seen one on 69k for £1795, which on the face of it looks like a bargin, however its bin on trader for a couple of weeks now, and all the other cars around it are getting on for doing 80k +, which makes me a bit dubious.
i'll probably nip and see it next week sometime though and see for sure...
Mase
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Gaz
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i picked mine up for £1450
44K on the clock
6 months on it now has 56K Milage to me means nothing - i believe cars are to be driven and not to be sat on ya drive looking pretty
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Gaz
i picked mine up for £1450
44K on the clock
6 months on it now has 56K Milage to me means nothing - i believe cars are to be driven and not to be sat on ya drive looking pretty
So would you rather have a car that had FSH and 10k miles or FSH and 100k miles? 
Mileage is important but as long as it has FSH and has been looked after then I'd rather go for the looked after/FSH option.
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Rob_Corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Gaz
i picked mine up for £1450
44K on the clock
6 months on it now has 56K Milage to me means nothing - i believe cars are to be driven and not to be sat on ya drive looking pretty
Not quite getting that statement, agreed cars are for driving but inevitably they wear out throughout their life so one with less miles is obviously beneficial.
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Gaz
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why would a car with 10k be more looked after then a 100K cars?
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Ry_B
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It wouldn't. I meant if they were both looked after then you would obviously choose the lower mileage one, meaning that mileage does matter
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Gaz
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ahh, yeah i get ya...
but as long as parts have been replaced and its running sweet... i dont think a few thousend miles would bother me
i got lucky with mine
low milage / low price!
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