Are people put off by high mileage cars?

forgotmyname

You would probably be waiting a long time then.

Unless its got 200,000 on the clock and you do 100,000 a year. In which case you may only have to wait a year or two.

scheming_gypsy

I don't mind high mileage cars depending on what engine is in it and what car it is. Some will go forever if looked after and some are lucky to last as long as they do.

Although buying a lower mileage car isn't always the best idea. With a higher mileage car there's a good chance that the bits that always need replacing, have already been done. Whereas on a lower mileage car, it might be your turn to pay for the repairs.

plane_boy2000

The least reliable car I've owned was the lowest mileage one - below average when I bought it.

Never really had any bother from the higher mileage ones.

plane_boy2000

addyboy1982 wrote: »

The last decent reliable VW engines were the old TDI110 and TDI130. The later 1.9 TDI PD and 2.0 TDI PD are shockingly bad.

The Mrs has got a Sharan with the 130 PD engine. Its 7 years / 90K old now and we've had it from new. Only cost to date have been servicing / consumables. I want to change it, but it owes me nothing and has been very reliable.

Wongsky

Higher mileage cars with good service history, and ideally owned by one owner, with hints that nothing has been scrimped on (say, decent tyres fitted, is a good indication) - wouldn't particularly bother me - and hasn't.

Leggy cars with 150 or 180 thousand miles on the clock, and several owners, makes me think they may have been cared for at one point, but perhaps not later in life.

As always, condition and decent inspection and appraisal matters, but lots of owners and high miles, plus evidence that things have been done on the cheap, would probably have me passing by for something else.

GooliesOfFire

I prefer low mileage cars. Probably I wouldn't buy anything with mileage over 50k. I bought my current 04 reg car privately in 2010 with 41k miles. Now it has 59k miles on the clock.

andygb

plane_boy2000 wrote: »

The least reliable car I've owned was the lowest mileage one - below average when I bought it.

Never really had any bother from the higher mileage ones.

We sold our Mazda 3 last year with 52K on the clock, and we were glad to see the back of it. The replacement now has 109K and has done a nice 2800 mile trip to Europe.
The Mazda was the worst car we have owned by a long way (it was the OH's choice - colour, looks - you know what I mean;)).
We sold a 5 series Beemer to a mate years ago which had 152K, and we didn't have to advertise it. As far as I know he still has it today.

Bollox2em

IMHO anyone that says they would rather have grandads 3 year old car with 10000 on at £10000 that's never had a service in its life the clutch is fried tyres on the edge of cracking is mad.
Better to pay £6000 for the same car at 90k that's been a motorway vehicle all it's time had every service and has new tyres when it needed them.
I buy from Auction and from the lease companies my 09/59 passat R 2.0tdi 140 estate hammer price was £5800 ran for 6 months and still got over £7000 for it as it was mint clean full VW history and the right colour. The same cars are in Vw dealers for 10k plus