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luckily doesn't have one! lolI'll stick with my aul BM, that yoke must be due it's second dpf
High mileage cars, at what point does it scare you
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garyo
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I’ve a service kit sitting here for it that I never got around to using if it’s any good to you? Also a hatch boot liner taking up space too.
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Is it the same as the 2.2? What all is in the kit?
I’ve the boot liner in mine although the dog box I’d on top of it mostly
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Ok interested maybe, much extra for the rims?
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£950 all in on Landsails
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Was for my ST yeah - 6 litres of Formula F, either Bosch or Ford oil and fuel filter, and Ford air filter from memory. Will dig it out and fire you a PM sure
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John Jameson’s?
Nah, southern guy that came up for one of the last C5 Exclusives we had. KM’s but still impressive lol.
Mac1987
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all depends on the type of car, Think the most ive ever had on a car is around the 140k Mark...
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Brother has an old Merc 300D in the states with well over 400K on it now.
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I don't really have an issue with high milers.
I used to do a bit of work for a used car dealer who sold ex-fleet cars - you know the type "just out of England, motorway miles, etc"
They were generally all less than 3 years old, with big miles, but most of them drove like new cars - pedals, gearstick, etc. were usually still quite stiff (in the way a new car would be). They all came with full service history, etc. and I'm not aware of anyone having issues with them after buying off him. He would have sold the odd trade-in as well (but sold most of them to trade) and they were the only things that gave issues. He had a lot of repeat customers, buying a high-miler, driving for a year, selling on (probably not taking much of a hit price-wise) and then buying another high-miler off him.
In saying that, I've sort of turned full circle. I live 30 miles from work (60 mile round trip each day) and rely on my car to get there - no options for public transport, etc. I also travel regularly with work, so would be driving to the airport at 5am, etc. So again, I rely on my car a lot, to do my job and pay the bills. For this reason, I decided to spend a considerable amount of money (by my standards) buying a fairly fresh car, with low miles (less than 30k). I wanted something that I would have some confidence in and also that I could sell on (in NI) in 3 years time or whatever, with a minimum of fuss. I could have spent less on a similar car, or even a newer car, with more miles, but I just felt that for my circumstances low mileage was the sensible thing to do. In saying that, it was the spec that really attracted me to the car I ended up buying - I would have been happy to buy something with 10k more.
On my previous 2 cars, I ran into issues at around 70k miles. On my Leon, the EGR/DPF/etc. all went at around 70k miles. On my Focus ST, the driveshaft went at around 70k miles. I think around 70k miles is fairly common to be looking at things like clutch, flywheel, etc. so I know that's likely to crop up during my ownership of this car...or I might be lucky and never have to touch anything.
I used to do a bit of work for a used car dealer who sold ex-fleet cars - you know the type "just out of England, motorway miles, etc"
They were generally all less than 3 years old, with big miles, but most of them drove like new cars - pedals, gearstick, etc. were usually still quite stiff (in the way a new car would be). They all came with full service history, etc. and I'm not aware of anyone having issues with them after buying off him. He would have sold the odd trade-in as well (but sold most of them to trade) and they were the only things that gave issues. He had a lot of repeat customers, buying a high-miler, driving for a year, selling on (probably not taking much of a hit price-wise) and then buying another high-miler off him.
In saying that, I've sort of turned full circle. I live 30 miles from work (60 mile round trip each day) and rely on my car to get there - no options for public transport, etc. I also travel regularly with work, so would be driving to the airport at 5am, etc. So again, I rely on my car a lot, to do my job and pay the bills. For this reason, I decided to spend a considerable amount of money (by my standards) buying a fairly fresh car, with low miles (less than 30k). I wanted something that I would have some confidence in and also that I could sell on (in NI) in 3 years time or whatever, with a minimum of fuss. I could have spent less on a similar car, or even a newer car, with more miles, but I just felt that for my circumstances low mileage was the sensible thing to do. In saying that, it was the spec that really attracted me to the car I ended up buying - I would have been happy to buy something with 10k more.
On my previous 2 cars, I ran into issues at around 70k miles. On my Leon, the EGR/DPF/etc. all went at around 70k miles. On my Focus ST, the driveshaft went at around 70k miles. I think around 70k miles is fairly common to be looking at things like clutch, flywheel, etc. so I know that's likely to crop up during my ownership of this car...or I might be lucky and never have to touch anything.
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I think it's both that and a touch of mileage snobbery (no offence anyone)
Some people like (or need) to have a new car every few years for a number of reasons. One of which I have noticed in a few people I've met, and I'm not thinking of anyone on here, is that they just like having new things. But then they like to talk about their new things.
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Miles dont bother me as such
Way i see it is i cant paint or do body work, there for if i car is in very good condition and at the right money in can do any mechanical work with ease
Way i see it is i cant paint or do body work, there for if i car is in very good condition and at the right money in can do any mechanical work with ease
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Funny you say about mileage snobbery; I went to look at a Passat about 5 years ago and the boy had it advertised with 125k on it. When I went to look at the car there was about 65k on the clock. I asked what was the craic with the difference in mileage? His response was he clocked the car because it looks better when someone that he is giving a lift to looks over and sees 65k rather than 125k.
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