Is Buying a car with 164,000 asking for trouble?

jase1

I'd be more concerned with the fact that you're looking to spend £10-15,000 on a Chrysler. Awful cars.

patman99

Just wondering if it uses the same Mercedes 2.2 CRDi engine as the PT Cruiser.

renfrew999

Apparently the car was owned by a large pharmaceutical company and used for 'VIP' transportation. It also has had a full 'no expense spared' Chrysler service history. I know what Jase1 is saying about Chryslers but I'm looking for a 7 seater that still has a decent boot space when all seats are in use. The Chrysler has 756 litres compared to the Galaxy's 435, but I guess that's a discussion for another thread!

DaveTheMus

I would prefer a high mileage car with lots of long distance drives and motorway miles than a low mileage car that Was only driven a few miles a day.

It's the repeated short journeys that damage the engine.

Have a look on YouTube, there are some older Merdedes that have over a million miles.

AdrianC

renfrew999 wrote: »

Apparently the car was owned by a large pharmaceutical company and used for 'VIP' transportation.

If that's verifiable, then it definitely sounds like one to go for.

Rolandtheroadie

patman99 wrote: »

Just wondering if it uses the same Mercedes 2.2 CRDi engine as the PT Cruiser.

Think it's a VM 2.8 CRD.

AlexLK

I categorically would not buy a car with 164,000 on the clock.

renfrew999

AlexLK, what's that based on?

Netwizard

I have bought cars with 148,000, 170,000 and 200,000 on. Actually, the one with 200,000 ran the best of all of them, and cost me a grand total of £100

Went all over France in that. Great car. I always buy on condition, not mileage. You can get some really ropey motors around that have only done 20,000 and some great motors that run like a dream with 200,000 on :0

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

The reality is that certain parts wear over distance rather than time. Wheel bearings, the drive train and so on all have wearing parts, the exhaust has had more use, the steering has had more use. Some things like bearings are more prone to wear with age as the seals may fail and then the bearings will get dirty and fail themselves.

There are also good years and bad years, the long cold winter of a couple of years ago where councils ran out of grit probably aged some cars more which were used heavily as opposed to the optional travellers who might not have travelled peppering their cars in salt water.