Would you buy a car with high mileage?

A1404

Would you buy ex Uk fleet company 131 diesel car 250k km on clock, with main dealer service history and t. Belt done ?

Looking to sell my car soon and seems lots of people tend to run away from that kinda of mileage.

Took me over 3 months to sell my previous 07 clio with 250k km i barely gave it for free.

Now i have another nightmare trying to sell this 131 with 250k km !

ELM327

What is the car?
I'm sure you'll always get someone to buy but it's going to have to be cheaper due to the high miles

Henry Ford III

No.

Faith+1

+1 I wouldn't either.

A1404

A1404 wrote: »

Would you buy Uk fleet company 131 diesel car 250k km on clock, with dealer service history and t. Belt done ?.................

Now i have another nightmare trying to sell this 131 with 250k km !

6 year old car, 156k miles in old money on the clock.
You'd need to price is appropriately but it'll no doubt appeal to some.

Nuw

Provided there is a fully documented with itemised bills service history, and that the price is right, I'd have absolutely no problem with one, especially of that age. It means the mileage is most likely m-way mileage which is exactly what the engine was designed to do and the situation that least stress the car mechanically.

Alanstrainor

Yep if the price is right and if the service history was up to scratch I would consider one. I would say it will take time to sell regardless, well unless it was at an absurdly cheap price.

ELM327

Augeo wrote: »

6 year old car, 156k miles in old money on the clock.
You'd need to price is appropriately but it'll no doubt appeal to some.

It's just over 25k miles a year though, in a diesel that would be average miles. Wouldnt bother me. In fact might appreciate it as it's less likely to be clocked :pac:




I'll ask again @OP what's the car

_Kaiser_

My 2010 A6 has..... wait for it .... 336k km on it (about 100k more than when I bought it 2 years ago) and it's still going strong.

Regular servicing is the key. Mine gets done twice a year minimum with whatever else is needed.

The biggest issue I see in the mid-term is the insurance companies whinging that it suddenly becomes a death-trap when it hits 10 years old.

FaganJr

No chance, designed to fail = your money

ELM327

ELM327 wrote: »

It's just over 25k miles a year though, in a diesel that would be average miles. Wouldnt bother me. ..........

Yup, my own yoke will have close to what the OP is mentioning on it when it's 6 years old too all things remaining as they are from now to then

It has an easy life really, very little stop/start motoring and cold starts to mileage ratio would be very favourable. It'll be worth sfa though

_Kaiser_

Augeo wrote: »

Yup, my own yoke will have close to what the OP is mentioning on it when it's 6 years old too all things remaining as they are from now to then

It has an easy life really, very little stop/start motoring and cold starts to mileage ratio would be very favourable. It'll be worth sfa though

Yep, I've similarly accepted that mine will be worth nothing when it comes time to change despite it living on the motorways the last few years.

That's what happens when you have a country obsessed with the year and mileage rather than condition and history, and an insurance/sales "industry" trying to force older cars off the road.

Indeed, if mine is in as good shape in 2024 as I hope it will be I'll quite likely keep it I imagine ... I'm really just about getting from A to B in relative comfort these days but when doing 25k miles a year I don't want to be in a total sh1tter of a thing or having lengthy NCT fail sheets to deal with annually.

My car shopping went from almost pulling the trigger on a 2014 is300 (load space requirement came along) to buying a new Tipo estate and various other options in between.

Anyway, back to the OP, a clean, well maintained 131 diesel with 250k kms on the clock would suit more than a few punters IMO. It's likely at the credit union / personal loan price point too so you don't have the €20k car finance issue that folk trying to sell pricier stuff privately can encounter.

A1404

Yes lot's of people in this country are mad about mileage and year of the car rather then the condition of the car itself, i do understand that car repairs are expensive and when see 250km on car they the car its wracked, in fact some of them like mine are ex company cars which been driven mostly motorway and serviced on time.

I guess i'll find few interested in buying it, not as my previous 07 Clio, it didn't has service history that's why it look long to sell.

mgbgt1978

OP, we still don't know the Make/model of this Car......




....It does make a big difference to how well it will sell as some Makes are not particularly desirable .

challengemaster

Got my 320Cd 7 years ago (2011) - it's a 2005. Had 100+k miles on it, few small things needed addressing but it just had clutch and DMF done.

It's now got 200+k miles (around 328k km) on it (admittedly my milage has decreased in the last few years, but I've no desire to change the car really) and it's still perfectly fine. Did a decent bit of suspension work in those 7 years, most of it preventative maintenance rather than failing parts. The only issues I've ever really had with it are some sensors dying, or when a bird decided to suicide into my headlight.

Agricola

No, too big an investment considering it will probably need more money in short order as things need replacing from wear n tear.
Would consider it for bargain basement / bangernomics level, but not for a 131.

Heres Johnny

It would want to be well cheaper than average mileage cars and the buyer would want to intend to keep it long enough to depreciate it to zero because more mileage means more hassle selling

I've a 2006 e60 with 160k kms on it which is below average but it's not even a low miler anymore and not worth any money even though it's in great nick

The problem selling a high miler like yours is unless it is rare there will be much lower examples out there. And considering it's an ex fleet car I'm assuming it's a very well known popular model which makes it common which will be a problem

And if it's a well known unpopular model you've more problems

Go on, tell us what car it is and we'll give some pointers as to pricing and ideas to shift it

mgbgt1978

Seems the Make/model is a bit of a mystery. It surely can't be that embarrassing, can it ?????

A1404

Decided to bump this thread, need bit of cash and can't decide to sell the car or look for money elsewhere which is difficult. Looking for opinions

The car is Vw Golf mk7 2.0 tdi, its at around 285000km / 177000 miles now

What would be the best price for it

colm_mcm

What year / spec / colour is it?

mgbgt1978

Three questions
Has it had the emissions 'fix' done? (assuming it was liable)



What sort of money (ballpark) are you hoping to get for it ?


And finally, and surely this is the clincher, what are similar Cars asking on Donedeal ?

minzabud

Bought a one owner diesel Lexus almost 4 years ago with 330k on the clock and still rolling around relatively hassle free, will get another year and scrap.

Would have no problem buying high miler again from a genuine seller.

yoshiktk

minzabud wrote: »

Bought a one owner diesel Lexus almost 4 years ago with 330k on the clock and still rolling around relatively hassle free, will get another year and scrap.

Would have no problem buying high miler again from a genuine seller.

Finding one is sometimes hard. Currently, im looking for a car for my wifu, 4k€ budget, looking for a hatch. 99% of ads are nono for her because of mileage.
The problem isn't mileage per se, but cars tend to be neglected here by a lot of people. With high mileage comes a higher probability of incoming problems.
If at least they were priced properly, nope, the same price as lower mile ones.

JJJJNR

Might be better off going for a high mileage older car, most work probably already done.

427k on my car ... waiting for ev.

ShadowHearth

If service record there and it is priced well, not tired and abused, then why not.

Just a thing to remember when buying high mileage car - you buy it to drive it for long long time. So when it's value drops, it won't matter what mileage on it, as it's old car anyway.
If you plan to change in a year or two - no.