High mileage for a petrol engine

frankyman

Only doing about 9k per year on the roads these days and looking at a change to a Petrol as circumstances have changed. Currently have a diesel with well over the 150k mark, but she spends most of the time sitting in the driveway these days. Not good for the modern diesels apparently.

So, what is the 'modern petrol engines' capable of, mileage wise. Can you be comfortable buying a petrol with say 120k on it, and then putting the 9k after that per year on her. Are modern petrol engines capable of this. Keeping it for say 6 years, so she would then be pushing towards the 200k mark.

Would be looking at a 1.4tsi at the most, automatic, around 4/5 year old.

Would appreciate any help. Thanks.

Car99

frankyman wrote: »

Only doing about 9k per year on the roads these days and looking at a change to a Petrol as circumstances have changed. Currently have a diesel with well over the 150k mark, but she spends most of the time sitting in the driveway these days. Not good for the modern diesels apparently.

So, what is the 'modern petrol engines' capable of, mileage wise. Can you be comfortable buying a petrol with say 120k on it, and then putting the 9k after that per year on her. Are modern petrol engines capable of this. Keeping it for say 6 years, so she would then be pushing towards the 200k mark.

Would be looking at a 1.4tsi at the most, automatic, around 4/5 year old.

Would appreciate any help. Thanks.

Sitting on the drive is fine for a modern diesel, it's when it does predominantly short journeys that you may have issues.

FishOnABike

My previous car, a 1.6l petrol, had >242k miles (~390k km) on the clock before I scrapped it. The engine was still running fine but the bodywork had uneconomical to repair rust in the rear inner panels. There's no reason why a well designed petrol engine can't last once it is maintained properly.

gooner99

Same here. Currently 235,000 miles on 04 1.4 75hp golf from new. Engine is running fine and never gave bother, but sadly there are other issues that means it will retire. Key is to service them to the book, which would probably mean yearly in the case of low mileage.

colm_mcm

FishOnABike wrote: »

My previous car, a 1.6l petrol, had >242k miles (~390k km) on the clock before I scrapped it. The engine was still running fine but the bodywork had uneconomical to repair rust in the rear inner panels. There's no reason why a well designed petrol engine can't last once it is maintained properly.

gooner99 wrote: »

Same here. Currently 235,000 miles on 04 1.4 75hp golf from new. Engine is running fine and never gave bother, but sadly there are other issues that means it will retire. Key is to service them to the book, which would probably mean yearly in the case of low mileage.

gooner99 wrote: »

Same here. Currently 235,000 miles on 04 1.4 75hp golf from new. Engine is running fine and never gave bother, but sadly there are other issues that means it will retire. Key is to service them to the book, which would probably mean yearly in the case of low mileage.

I don’t think these could be classed as modern petrol engines compared to the new crop of direct injection, turbocharged small capacity units.
I would have serious doubts about the likes of a 1.0/1.2/1.4 TSI being able to do that sort of mileage without intervention.

gooner99

colm_mcm wrote: »

I don’t think these could be classed as modern petrol engines compared to the new crop of direct injection, turbocharged small capacity units.
I would have serious doubts about the likes of a 1.0/1.2/1.4 TSI being able to do that sort of mileage without intervention.

Yeah, was thinking that also. Hard to see them being trouble free at high miles, although not many have reached high miles to know. Not many choices of modern normally aspirated petrols about I guess. Toyota 1.33 and 1.6, Honda 1.4 and 1.8 spring to mind. Although I'd imagine in recent years only the Toyota 1.33 sold in any great numbers in Ireland.

frankyman

Helps a lot thanks.

So, I guess the hybrids are an option, maybe a Prius or an Auris, but both I think are 1.8 or guess purchase a lower mileage petrol car.

In my situation of car usage involving vast amounts of time sitting in the driveway. And when run generally 50km return, maybe once or twice a week at most, and with once a month, a motorway trip to the city 300km return. Would I be more a candidate for diesel or petrol ?

colm_mcm

I can’t see you doing any harm to a diesel in that circumstance.

jca

colm_mcm wrote: »

I don’t think these could be classed as modern petrol engines compared to the new crop of direct injection, turbocharged small capacity units.
I would have serious doubts about the likes of a 1.0/1.2/1.4 TSI being able to do that sort of mileage without intervention.

The only engine in that list that gave trouble was the 1.4 and that was only the higher output dual blower version which are almost non-existent here. With regular oil changes using good quality proper spec oil they would be easily capable of decent mileage. If you wanted complete peace of mind you could get the chain done when you buy it, many independent garages can do the job for around €800.

Cee-Jay-Cee

frankyman wrote: »

Helps a lot thanks.

So, I guess the hybrids are an option, maybe a Prius or an Auris, but both I think are 1.8 or guess purchase a lower mileage petrol car.

In my situation of car usage involving vast amounts of time sitting in the driveway. And when run generally 50km return, maybe once or twice a week at most, and with once a month, a motorway trip to the city 300km return. Would I be more a candidate for diesel or petrol ?

So what if they're 1.8???? They're low tax and very economical and have plenty of usable power when its needed.

I'd personally stay away from any TSi engine/car especially if your considering holding onto the car for another 5/6 years.

gooner99

What about an Auris 1.33 d-vvti. Well proven engine with good economy and generally reliable otherwise also.

Leonard Hofstadter

jca wrote: »

The only engine in that list that gave trouble was the 1.4 and that was only the higher output dual blower version which are almost non-existent here. With regular oil changes using good quality proper spec oil they would be easily capable of decent mileage. If you wanted complete peace of mind you could get the chain done when you buy it, many independent garages can do the job for around €800.

The 1.2s had problems with the timing chain slipping as well, this happened someone I know, fortunately it was caught in enough time and they could repair the engine. They solved this problem by switching back to timing belts later on.