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tdi mileage

  • 12-04-2014 3:27pm
    #1
    risteard7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 879 ✭✭✭


    My brother is giving me his 04 tdi golf as he's getting a new car. The only problem is there's 200k miles on it. Now the car is in perfect working order and has been looked after. Could a well maintained tdi engine maybe do 250k miles??


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  • #2
    Bpmull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,042 ✭✭✭Bpmull


    Is it mk5 I assume a 1.9tdi engine. They will do seriously high mileage if minded 400k miles would be easily achievable. Mileage is kind of how long is a ball of string there is no reason why an engine won't keep going but the car will eventually become uneconomical to repair. I recently got a 07 mk 5 golf 1.9tdi there's 60k miles on it and it feels like a new car I love mine anyway and I had no particular love for vw before I got it.


  • #3
    glued
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,446 ✭✭✭glued


    That mk iv tdi engine is great and 250k miles is easily achievable but it comes down to how the car is minded


  • #4
    Chimaera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭Chimaera


    There are a few TDIs in the US with over 1 000 000 km on them. They'll last a very long time once you maintain them correctly.


  • #5
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Engine is not the problem, but you'd want to find out when clutch, brakes, shocks, exhaust, suspension and other sundry bits and pieces where done.


  • #6
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If you are getting it for free then what is there to lose?


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