Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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yeah will be quite a few kicking about on here by next year
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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are you stripping yours into a simular spec to the ring rental suzuki?
[Edited on 26-10-2011 by gez bay]
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NovaGTE2
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Registered: 26th Sep 06
Location: Peasedown St John, Bristol Avon
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Got a 307 for £1750ono 
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
Location: Thame
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my vectra im selling has 208k and it goes/drives absolutely lovely. feels like a car with 50k on it.still on original engine. only had a clutch and flywheel 30k ago
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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how does a car feel with 50k miles on? my cars have always felt the same even when the miles increased.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I live people saying that, normally when trying to sell a high mileage car.
It does not in any way feel like a 50k car.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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a car with 300k on the clock but with seats than have done 20k will feel like a car thats done 20k
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colonel_g
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
how does a car feel with 50k miles on? my cars have always felt the same even when the miles increased.
well i have had a car with 50k miles and everything was "tight". no vagueness in steering, suspension etc and i have also had a scorpio with over 300k on it that was just a wallowing heap. gearbox was like stirring porridge. its all down to how they are maintained
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colonel_g
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I live people saying that, normally when trying to sell a high mileage car.
It does not in any way feel like a 50k car.
wasnt aware you have driven my car. oh and for the record, my ad doesn't even contain that phrase so 1-0 to me if that was aimed at me
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by colonel_g
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
how does a car feel with 50k miles on? my cars have always felt the same even when the miles increased.
well i have had a car with 50k miles and everything was "tight". no vagueness in steering, suspension etc and i have also had a scorpio with over 300k on it that was just a wallowing heap. gearbox was like stirring porridge. its all down to how they are maintained
but surely a car with 500 miles on will feel like that aswell? seems strange why you just plucked the 50k number out of the air.
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colonel_g
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Registered: 11th Jan 09
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it was more a random number and was simply to represent a figure of lower mileage. i think you may be looking into it a bit too much. i can edit it to say a car with between 1- x miles ( x being whatever the internetz deems to be just before high mileage)
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
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With regards to renaults, my mum has a 2001 Clio 65 dci on 102k
Always been serviced myself for the past 7 years, biggest expense has bee. An alternator (due to pulley going) and egr (which was shagges for at least a year) other than that, one set of front brake pads and discs, 2 x rears, one rear shock and 2 x ball joints for MOTs and rear light due to faulty earth. Never had a timing belt change either which I really should do
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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i have a passat with 158k miles on the clock works like a dream, drives to londong every day averages 50mpg also done a few trips to scotland and a trip to the ring. cant beat it
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spencer88
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Registered: 6th Oct 08
Location: cornwall
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Corsa B 1.5 diesel, near 200k miles, still goes without missing a beat and get roughly 70mpg.
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gazza808
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Registered: 30th Jun 08
Location: Peterborough
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i have a 2004 2litre tdci mondeo, just about to click over 170k never ever had any hassle with it, feels just like my mates with 100k less on it, and average 55-65mpg the 30k i've done in it only needed tyres, oil changes and a pair of arb drop links,
the thing is to remember regular oil changes.
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
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anyone ever owned a mg zr TD?
what are they like?
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sri_baby
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Registered: 17th Feb 08
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Ive got a 53 plate passat tdi its done 163k and still runs like a dream has fsh as long as its got fsh i shouldnt worrie
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
anyone ever owned a mg zr TD?
what are they like?
IIRC they have pug engines in them. And pug diesels are decent afaik.
I wanted one but was told that i either get a find a place to rent and get any car or get a decent car and continue not to pay rent 
[Edited on 28-10-2011 by daymoon]
[Edited on 28-10-2011 by daymoon]
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ck1234_2010
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Registered: 19th Dec 09
Location: cannock
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corsa c 1.7 diesel 160k miles drives like its done half really. serviced every 3k miles by my partners father and never had a problem other then rear wheel bearings which both were replaced.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I'm a snob, never driven anything above 58k
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John
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Snob isn't the word I'd use.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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maybe cut the S off and you're there.
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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I do all the work on my neighbours focus diesel. 180k and engine pulls like a train, absolutely mint.
I wouldn't worry about the engine, its the rest that tends to fall apart on high milers.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by ck1234_2010
corsa c 1.7 diesel 160k miles drives like its done half really. serviced every 3k miles by my partners father and never had a problem other then rear wheel bearings which both were replaced.
serviced every 3k. I would be servicing it every month
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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I have a X reg Skoda Octavia as my work car, does 2000+ miles a month, returns excellent MPG and goes quite well thanks to a tuning box. 215k, engine wise is perfect. Suspension is a bit soft now though
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