2017 Peugeot 308 SW - High miles - worth it?

[Deleted User]

I've seen a 2017 Peugeot 308 SW Active BlueHDI with 105,000 miles for sale at a trader for £4,800.

Is it worth buying a 2017 car with such high miles or am I better off buying an older car with lower miles?

It had MOT til next Jan and has full service history (stamped book). 

AdrianC

4yo car, 105k isn't ridiculously OTT - a little over 25k/year.

At least you know it's unlikely to have the usual low-mileage DPF issues... Quick look at Autotrader suggests the price is about right for the mileage and age.

How many miles a year are you looking to put on it?

ontheroad1970

It's not the miles it has done that counts but how those lies have been done.  I wouldn't be over concerned by 105k.  At east it means you shouldn't have DPF issues

[Deleted User]

I'd probably be doing less than 10K miles a year. I'm waiting to hear back from the trader to see if the timing belt has been done or not before I go and view. (the internal photos are a bit blurry.)

AdrianC

Deleted_User said:

I'd probably be doing less than 10K miles a year.

Don't buy a modern diesel, then.

jimbo6977

AdrianC said:

Deleted_User said:

I'd probably be doing less than 10K miles a year.

Don't buy a modern diesel, then.

If the OP is driving from Manchester to Birmingham on Monday, and back again on Friday, and has lots of stuff to carry each time, it could work out ok.

daveyjp

As well as timing belt factor in a DPF replacement, they don't last forever.

[Deleted User]

Asked the trader but all they said was it is an ex lease car and that it's 'probably' been done.

Grumpy_chap

Well, it does not have a "full service history" if they don't know what has or has not been done.