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Massive mileage very offputting

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  • #2
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    emmmm its not that much to be honest...

    And why taxi? There was a nice thread about millages. There were alot of examples with huge millage and in perfect working condition.

    You can buy a car with 40k milles and it will be at stage when you will need to replace sh*t loads of stuff. And you can get a 150milles car, which have it all replaced allready 3-4times...


    just a tip: Low milles does not mean that car is in good state.


  • #3
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    I'd recommend you ask the owner to NCT it. If he refuses then it give you more room to drop that price a lot lower.


  • #4
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭tech


    I have a 05 with 290000kms on the clock, going like a bomb have it from new!


  • #5
    rocknchef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 406 ✭✭rocknchef


    would check that it has a fsh if it does then happy days if it doesnt i would move along


  • #6
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    As ShadowHearth says, it's not all that massive. The car is eight years old so it's only 17500 miles/year which is about a 30 mile commute each way five days a week. Plenty of people do much more than that. Carefully inspecting condition is a better way to judge a car.

    I wouldn't even consider buying a 1.6l Passat though.


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  • #7
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    BlackWizard wrote: »
    I'd recommend you ask the owner to NCT it. If he refuses then it give you more room to drop that price a lot lower.
    It's NCT 04/10 based on the disc on the screen.


  • #8
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    don't be put off by the mileage, how it drives is the important thing


  • #9
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    140k is massive mileage these days?

    oh dear.


  • #10
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Zamboni wrote: »
    but the mileage is mental.


    Small enough mileage by todays engines.
    I had an Opel Ascona 2.0i some years ago. around 240,000 miles on it and never used a drop of oil or skipped a beat ;)


  • #11
    Vain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭Vain


    I wouldnt buy a 1.6 Passat, it wouldn't be any bit quick and the 1.6 vw engines arnt the best. You would be better off with a tdi.


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  • #12
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    Thats not a lot at all. I was expecting over 300k as i clicked the link.

    Car should be fine if it has had a decent servicing record. That engine definitely is no rocket ship but reliable enough


  • #13
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    with one of my cars at 150k and the other at 120k, I don't see anything of note there at all........

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  • #14
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,122 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    galwaytt wrote: »
    with one of my cars at 150k and the other at 120k, I don't see anything of note there at all........

    Indeed. Both my cars are over 140k miles and they are high performance petrol cars. A work horse diesel A-B econobox like a Passat needs to be on 300-400k miles for me to call that mileage massive.

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  • #15
    EPM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭EPM


    galwaytt wrote: »
    with one of my cars at 150k and the other at 120k, I don't see anything of note there at all........

    A very slightly different class of car though:P


  • #16
    Fishtits
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,382 ✭✭✭Fishtits


    Mileage per se is not an issue, the 1.6 petrol engine is IMHO, 19 century technology, vastly underpowered, thirsty etc.

    Wouldn't touch it regardless of price, a dog if there ever was one.


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