Worth considering a high mileage used car?

Ectophile

Scrapit said:

Ectophile said:

Scrapit said:

I feel bad for anyone driving 16-20000 miles a year in a car like that.

I have a little Fiat Panda that I bought years ago.  Over the years I have done journeys from East Sussex to Cornwall and East Sussex to Northumberland.

I bought the car because it was comfortable and easy to drive.  It has an official top speed of 96, so it can cruise all day at 70.

Who needs some luxo-barge just to do a long journey?

Actually, I do now have a big luxo-barge as well.  But the little Fiat is a lot more economical, and I have no hesitation using it for long journeys if I'm not carrying lots of stuff.

Christ, had one of them on holiday once. Could only get 1 suitcase in the boot, underpowered engine and skinny wheels with stiff seats. Drove it 100 miles around a Greek island and that was more than enough. Didn't get it stuck at the beach though, every cloud.

Yes, the boot is about right for one decent suitcase.  And mine is an "eco" model with skinny tyres.  But I did buy the 1.2 litre one as it has aircon, unlike the poverty-spec 1.1 litre.

The nice thing about a little car with hard suspension is that you can drive like a hooligan without actually breaking any speed limits.  That makes it much more fun on a long drive!

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One thing to note about the Fiat Panda though is that it scores very low in NCAP safety tests.