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mileage too high??

triple-M · 2009-05-27 09:10:05

well basically i was looking to swap a 98 passat 1.8L 105000mls for a smaller car for my sister and i've been offered an 01 vw polo for it with a 1.0l engine just nct'ed seems fairly good nick etc...,there is however one issue, the mileage on the clock stands at 102,000 miles im just wondering is this way too high for a…

27-05-2009 9:10am

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well basically i was looking to swap a 98 passat 1.8L 105000mls for a smaller car for my sister and i've been offered an 01 vw polo for it with a 1.0l engine just nct'ed seems fairly good nick etc...,there is however one issue, the mileage on the clock stands at 102,000 miles im just wondering is this way too high for a 1.0l car,i know polos can be tough little cars but im just wondering is that mileage just too high for a small engine??

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#2 27-05-2009 10:33am

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Judge the car more on condition and service history than on what the odometer reads. Mileage is not an accurate measurement of use or wear. Have the car inspected by a mechanic either way.

BTW 102k miles on an 8 year old car is just under 13k per year which is average enough for a petrol car.

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