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Average millage on S/H diesel car, van

deary65
deary65 Posts: 818 Forumite
I have been told when looking for second hand cars or vans (petrol) that average millage to look for is Years x 10,000mls. i.e a 5yr old car should have a millage of around 50,000. However I'm looking into purchasing a diesel car/van ( i have an offer on a van at the moment) would the same rules apply to a diesel. Thanks for any advice!
The van is 5ys with 70,000 on the clock
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  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    No such thing as average mileage. This annoys me when people come in ask for the mileage on a car and suck air thru their teeth and say "Oooooh it's a bit high..."

    My answer is "well it depends where they live and where they work or they have a busy social life..."

    the car I'm trotting about in at the minute has 19,000 miles on and it's a W reg!
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Harvey, clearly the car you are currently 'trotting about in' has below average mileage.
    :D
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    It was owned by a disabled person, so 19,000 could be classed as high for such a person lol.
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