biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Our Note is homing in on 90k hopefully it will easily double that , just not sure if that will be in my lifetime
Highest Mileage on a normal car
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Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Bought new in 2012 my wife’s 1.2 petrol Fiat 500 is currently on 145k, still on the original clutch and has been very reliable.
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
I once met the late Irv Gordon - he drove his Volvo P1800 over 3 million miles.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
He was deceased when you met him?!
neilrichardson55
Active Member
- Location
- Hemel
i have 320k on a mk2 focus RS 2.5 sold on few months back for 4800quid showing wing and arch rust but engine and power we ok.
its had a few new bits though clutch,head, valves, bock mod exhaust and loads of discs and pads and tyers its abit like triggers broom lol
its had a few new bits though clutch,head, valves, bock mod exhaust and loads of discs and pads and tyers its abit like triggers broom lol
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I've done a little over 150,000 miles in my Saab, 95 and that's on top of the 70,000 the first three owners did. I reckon it's depreciated by a grand or more in the time I've had it, with the previous owners likely losing £30k. Luxury bangernomics at its best!
I did have a rebuilt engine fitted at about 120,000, which cost roughly what I paid for the car. It was bad luck really as an oil pipe failed, rather than it wearing out. The Mrs was a bit disappointed when I got it fixed, as she was looking forward to a smaller and easier-to-park car for our narrow street. I concede it is too big
I did have a rebuilt engine fitted at about 120,000, which cost roughly what I paid for the car. It was bad luck really as an oil pipe failed, rather than it wearing out. The Mrs was a bit disappointed when I got it fixed, as she was looking forward to a smaller and easier-to-park car for our narrow street. I concede it is too big
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I’m going for the opposite extreme. My Aygo will be 3 on the 20th and is only just over 6,000 miles.
Our current car was an ex mobility.
Purchased at 3 years, 3000 miles.
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
I think many cars now are capable of serious mileage but I'd be more interested in how much it cost in repairs and long term maintenance to get it there.
Former colleagues both had high mileage cars, 200k plus but...the amount it cost was considerable, regular brake overhauls, new calipers, ABS works, suspension works, and so on. It ran to several thousand pounds one colleague calculated. But because they knew and liked the car ...didn't mind paying.
Same with a former neighbour with an 08 plate Vito van, over 300k miles. But the litany of works he'd done on it was considerable, and expensive.
Former colleagues both had high mileage cars, 200k plus but...the amount it cost was considerable, regular brake overhauls, new calipers, ABS works, suspension works, and so on. It ran to several thousand pounds one colleague calculated. But because they knew and liked the car ...didn't mind paying.
Same with a former neighbour with an 08 plate Vito van, over 300k miles. But the litany of works he'd done on it was considerable, and expensive.
Jameshow
Veteran
That's a Volvo engine mate!👍👍👍
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I once had a Ford Escort diesel car-derived van that was pootling along nicely at 177,00 miles. Unfortunately the bodywork was falling to pieces.
FrankCrank
Old layabout
When we sold our Honda Jazz after 10.5 years, it had close to 300,000kms on it, or around 186,000 miles in old money.
It had a 1.5 litre VTEC engine, not sure if this is the same as UK?
The AC packed up on 2 occasions, needing new parts, but otherwise trouble free.
Just as well, the engine was really shoe-horned in there, guessing it would have to be removed for any major work.
It had a 1.5 litre VTEC engine, not sure if this is the same as UK?
The AC packed up on 2 occasions, needing new parts, but otherwise trouble free.
Just as well, the engine was really shoe-horned in there, guessing it would have to be removed for any major work.
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Not that much in comparison to some for my (previous) Octavia estate (1.6TDI)
Owned March 2012 (bought at 6 months old & 7,000 miles), sold in May 2021, with 160,000+ miles registered
A friend of mine is a taxi driver (‘black & whites’)
Back in the day, he bought a new Astra estate (mk3, with the 1.7 turbo-diesel, an Isuzu engine l believe?)
He run that for 370,000 miles before selling it on to a mini-cabber
He once told me that it got to about 500,000 before involvement in a RTC killed it
Owned March 2012 (bought at 6 months old & 7,000 miles), sold in May 2021, with 160,000+ miles registered
A friend of mine is a taxi driver (‘black & whites’)
Back in the day, he bought a new Astra estate (mk3, with the 1.7 turbo-diesel, an Isuzu engine l believe?)
He run that for 370,000 miles before selling it on to a mini-cabber
He once told me that it got to about 500,000 before involvement in a RTC killed it
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I’m going for the opposite extreme. My Aygo will be 3 on the 20th and is only just over 6,000 miles.
i thought i was bad , my car is 10 years old and has about 40,000 miles on it.Most of that mrs ck pootling around school runs etc and i occasionally drive it to places shes not happy to drive eg day out trips holidays etc .
