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Gez G

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7th Oct 10 at 21:26

Would it put you off?

Car in question is a VW Golf mk4 V5 with over 200k miles on an 02 plate.

Got rid of an Octavia TDi last year which had over 240k on it (and is still going well today) but unsure about a petrol, espcially a V5 engine.

chris_uk

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7th Oct 10 at 21:28

200k on a petrol engine.. id probably avoid.

Scotty C

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7th Oct 10 at 21:48

What chris said

_Allan_

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7th Oct 10 at 21:56

John approves this thread

Nic Barnes

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7th Oct 10 at 21:57

quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
John approves this thread

it will make an appearance at some point im sure.

Raymond_11

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7th Oct 10 at 22:11

depends on how its been looked after 200k probably most things have been replaced but with no history would be mabye worth avoiding. but high miles wouldnt put me off some cars including petrol

richc

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7th Oct 10 at 22:12

If its about 800 quid have it!

Ingham

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7th Oct 10 at 22:17

Yes it would put me off, no I wouldn't buy it.

[Edited on 07-10-2010 by Jonny Ingham]

John

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7th Oct 10 at 22:20

I'd buy it, cars are built to last forever, 50k a year is average these days, that's low miles.

sand-eel

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7th Oct 10 at 22:25

No fucking way would I buy something with 200k+ miles

aim1

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7th Oct 10 at 22:32

quote:
Originally posted by John
I'd buy it, cars are built to last forever, 50k a year is average these days, that's low miles.

You stick to buying high mileage genuine cars and I'll stick to buying low mileage non write offs that are write offs that aren't

Crana

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7th Oct 10 at 22:41

I'd walk away if it had over 100k.....

Twiggy

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7th Oct 10 at 22:42

buy and get it clocked

AlexW

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7th Oct 10 at 22:43

If it drives ok, buy it, if its shit, dont. Simple.

I have had both low and high miles cars, i would go out and buy a high miles car again. My current car has done 175k or so.

DannyB

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7th Oct 10 at 22:48

If it has been maintained properly then I don't see any issues with buying it.

Andrew

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7th Oct 10 at 23:25

if it's a toy i don't see a problem. Buy it, break it, fix it

antnee

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7th Oct 10 at 23:30

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
If it has been maintained properly then I don't see any issues with buying it.

markx14xe

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7th Oct 10 at 23:31

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
If it has been maintained properly then I don't see any issues with buying it.

this it maybe of had an engine rebuild or had another on fitted at some point in its life

aim1

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7th Oct 10 at 23:33

I've seen an Octavia at an auction that had done 500k + and it was running fine..ok it may have had a few gearboxes and clutches over the years but it certainly earned its money in between that.

Twiggy

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8th Oct 10 at 00:57

My taxi home - Octavia... 303k miles!!

Eck

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8th Oct 10 at 02:03

Should be fine if looked after.

Graham88

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8th Oct 10 at 03:26

Fuck that, so much more examples with less mileage. Whether or not it's been looked after, things will start falling apart

Corsa_Sport21

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8th Oct 10 at 05:36

Depends how much its up for and what itl be used for.

If its cheap and you plan on making money off it,i would tread carefully.High mileage puts people off regardless of how well its been looked after.

MarkSport

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8th Oct 10 at 05:58

The highest mileage ive ever drove a car with was 126k. drove perect, no sign on wear but I doubt i would drive a car with 200k

dannymccann

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8th Oct 10 at 06:45

My mums L reg 1.9 petrol Mondeo estate was a nice shade of pink and is still going as far as we know and that was on 197k when they chopped it in. The clutch was fucked but then what do you expect with a woman driving it around town

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