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Munchie
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7th Mar 10 at 18:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
For motorway use only, 80 miles a day, prob keep for about a year and a half, needs to be an estate and reliable..

I have bought from this company before and car was mint! can prob get about £500 off the cost of this car

http://www.burnagemotors.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=27121&pageid=1

full service history (Honda) and owned from new by 1 company owner......

opinions?

Would have to lose all that plastic crap off it though!
Munchie
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7th Mar 10 at 18:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry its the accord at the bottom
All Torque
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7th Mar 10 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
180k in 4.5 years I'd be careful with that.
ChrisBoom
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7th Mar 10 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Being a company car, that would of had 180k of abuse.
am4nf
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7th Mar 10 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Too much money imo, better off with a nice old t5 volvo
Callum
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7th Mar 10 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Being a company car, that would of had 180k of abuse.
LeeM
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7th Mar 10 at 18:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah, especially not if youre putting 20-30k on top of that.
AndyCorsaSport
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To be fair, it looks excelent condition for 180k, would expect seat to be more worn.
j10E W
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7th Mar 10 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id buy iy tbh, any thing its ever needed would have been done by the company and with it being japanese its going to be pretty reliable
so what if its been abused?
Munchie
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7th Mar 10 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1502502.htm

found another with 116k for similar price.......!
Nath
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7th Mar 10 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The Comapny Cars at my work are maintained with no expense spared. The abuse thing is a myth in most instances.

[Edited on 08-03-2010 by Nath]
Fad
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7th Mar 10 at 21:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Agreed with Nath we had a Passat at work with 260k miles before it died and needed a clutch.

Saying that from a loosing money point of view I woudnt touch that with a barge pole.

If it was a Beemer however no hesitation as you'd prolly buy it cheap and sell it on cheap.
MarkM
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7th Mar 10 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Volvo T5 shout was a good one...
SR91
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T5s a bit thirsty for a 80 mile day to day!
am4nf
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7th Mar 10 at 22:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
T5's not have a diesel variant?

Oh and the silver 115k one is much better

[Edited on 07-03-2010 by am4nf]
Munchie
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7th Mar 10 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
going to look at silver 1 me thinks

this will be my second honda accord and 3rd jap motor!
LeeM
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8th Mar 10 at 00:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1506363.htm
deano87
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Someone at work did about that mileage in their 530d, may be even more in the same time frame.

It was like Triggers broom from Only Fools and Horses. Everything had literally been replaced or rebuilt. If it has plenty of history where things have been replaced, you know you have another 180k or so.

But I personally wouldn't buy it.
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I'd say that the abuse thing is MOSTLY myth, unless it belonged to a young lad whos been given his first company car.

Dad's Audi had 150k on it and was immaculate, he and the company looked after it, no expense spared.

His coughPriuscough now is on 60k andhas never been given abuse... not till I get my hands on it anyway!
Munchie
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8th Mar 10 at 13:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by lee_wee
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1506363.htm


ud have that over an accord?
whitter45
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I agree and disgaree with the compnay car thing

On the plus side they get ano expense spared i.e all honda parts, alwasy serviced etc

however I do not treat my car the best to be honest - it gets driven very hard

However at the milage most if not all will be motorway miles so very little abuse can be had
Gareth F
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This just reminds me of having a bloke in a new pug come up beside me on a roundabout junction only to be slowly nudged into the roundabout by another bloke in the same model car
I think company cars do get abused tbh
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8th Mar 10 at 18:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i voted no

but my dad has an accord with 130k and its perfect
LeeM
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quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
quote:
Originally posted by lee_wee
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1506363.htm


ud have that over an accord?


oh actually not sure, just noticed the silver one you posted
R1CH
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8th Mar 10 at 19:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've done give or take 180k in my Astra Sport(95) in just under 5 years! Its currently on 244k! Its still on the original engine! and still makes 30bhp more than "book" figure!

Mileage isnt much to worry about on newer cars!

[Edited on 08-03-2010 by R1CH]

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