Is 120,000 km a lot for a 1 litre petrol engine?

efwren

Looking at buying a small runabout

Have seen these two:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-picanto-2013-full-kia-service-history/19642967


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2013-kia-picanto-1-0-new-nct-01-21-simi-dealer-/20779253

The first car has 120,000km whereas the second has only 80,000

Same price . The higher mileage one claims to have a full service history.

The key here is that the first care (higher mileage) is only down the road, so any issues with warranty etc its a lot more convienent

My question is is 120,000 km a significant mileage for a car like that. Won't be doing a lot of mileage probably 6 or 7 km a year?

Thanks

scudzilla

efwren wrote: »

Looking at buying a small runabout

Have seen these two:

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-picanto-2013-full-kia-service-history/19642967


https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/2013-kia-picanto-1-0-new-nct-01-21-simi-dealer-/20779253

The first car has 120,000km whereas the second has only 80,000

Same price . The higher mileage one claims to have a full service history.

The key here is that the first care (higher mileage) is only down the road, so any issues with warranty etc its a lot more convienent

My question is is 120,000 km a significant mileage for a car like that. Won't be doing a lot of mileage probably 6 or 7 km a year?

Thanks

If i was only doing 6 or 7 km a year i'd consider buying a bike

colm_mcm

I’d hold out for a lower mileage one.

fritzelly

Whats the story with the first one being in miles?
That mileage car is probably gonna start hitting problems with stuff
As above for your "mileage" a bike would be far better! Easier on the wallet and better on the health

efwren

scudzilla wrote: »

If i was only doing 6 or 7 km a year i'd consider buying a bike

Ha !..I have 2 bikes already !

Yeah obviously a typo 6-7000 km

fritzelly

efwren wrote: »

Ha !..I have 2 bikes already !

Yeah obviously a typo 6-7000 km

I read that as 6k anyway - still a 30 min cycle dependant on stuff - a lotta money to spend on a car, insurance, tax, parking etc for that much mileage. And on crappy days get the bus (?) or is that the issue there is no buses

bazz26

To be fair 73000 miles is not excessive on a car that is 6 years old. To say that a car with that mileage is going to start hitting problems is a bit of an over exaggeration. At the end of the day mileage has never been an accurate measurement of usage or wear. I've seen cars with tiny mileage that have suffered a hard life compared to cars with higher mileage that still look fresh. Judge the car on condition and service history.

Renegade Mechanic

120k on even a moderately maintained 1.0 wouldn't be the end of the world, OP. My brother's Clio had something like 280,000km on it's little 1.2. Granted, the head set had been done around 200k

Gave it two parents of a service, NCT and polishing and off to a new owner it went for another go

efwren

fritzelly wrote: »

I read that as 6k anyway - still a 30 min cycle dependant on stuff - a lotta money to spend on a car, insurance, tax, parking etc for that much mileage. And on crappy days get the bus (?) or is that the issue there is no buses

Yeah its more for times when I need to transport stuff. I am coaching kids sports now so having a car to get to matches, carry gear etc is really a necessity.

Thanks

Gael23

As said before the mileage on the first one is when things start to go wrong.
I would think twice about a Picanto anyway, you don’t have much hope in an accident in such a small car.

bazz26

What sort of things start to go wrong on a 6 year old car with 73000 miles? Going by this logic I'm amazed there are any cars out there with more than 100,000 miles on them or do they simply disintegrate? Some people seem to be just jumping to ridiculous conclusions.

Big Eejit

Well, I bought a 2013 car in 2015 with the same mileage and paid quite a bit more for it. I use it a lot less than the OP plans to (I got sick of getting wet - and more importantly, dirty, on a bike in the wonderful weather conditions that we sometimes get here).



Anyway... I service it yearly, the car still runs perfectly... and with not much more mileage on it than when I bought it

colm_mcm

Gael23 wrote: »

As said before the mileage on the first one is when things start to go wrong.
I would think twice about a Picanto anyway, you don’t have much hope in an accident in such a small car.

Can you expand on both those points?

Gael23

colm_mcm wrote: »

Can you expand on both those points?

That mileage is where you need to worry about tyres, brakes etc which can be quite costly.
There’s not much metal around you in such a small car which means less protection in a crash.

colm_mcm

Surely if the mileage is around the time tyres need replacing (I wish I could get that long out of tyres), it will be obvious whether they’ve been replaced or not.

Ref the safety thing, what car would you suggest?

bazz26

Every car needs brakes and tyres at some stage or are there really people out there who would rather justify spending thousands changing car instead to avoid spending a few hundred on changing tyres and brakes. This logic is baffling to be honest.