RM10
9:27 Wed Aug 12
Re: High mileage cars
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ULEZ is stopping me from keeping my Mondeo next year, done 100k, gutted.
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Guy Gibsons Dog
9:04 Wed Aug 12
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Not driven for over 10 years - Just bought a Mini One for £800 - 115k on the clock, do 100 miles per day all motorway and seems to be fine, will get a full service, timing chain checked, oil change etc, will just make sure regular services
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Aalborg Hammer
8:57 Wed Aug 12
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Picked up a Peugeot 406 Diesel 'Executive' Pulled like a train uphill and I sold it at nearly 500,000 miles - still ran like a watch and returned great mpg...all the knobs and dials for not much ££-just make sure all the fluids are changed often
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hammerintheorient
5:42 Wed Aug 12
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Sorry, the taxi 'model' I refer to is not a Soluna, it's an 'Altis'
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hammerintheorient
5:40 Wed Aug 12
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Turned 'Japanese' a few years ago with absolutely no regrets. Done about 60k on the latest - a 20-year old Toyota Soluna - which is similar to a Corolla, I guess. Keeping fluids topped up and changing tyres is about it. In Southeast Asia, they are the 'go to' car for taxi drivers. I asked a taxi driver before buying this 'how many km' his car had done and it was on 799k. It was still in very good nick! He said his previous one had done 1 million k - I believe him. He said a valve had gone, but he still managed to sell it on. If you want to just get on with the driving and not have to worry too much about the vehicle, I'd say go for a Toyota - it's the definition of 'common sense' ....
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ChesterRd
1:38 Wed Aug 12
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It just makes so much financial sense to hang on to a good reliable car, keeping it serviced and forget about how old it is or what mileage it's done but like with tech stuff, you will always have people who have the have the latest thing going.
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joe royal
12:42 Wed Aug 12
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A mate cabbed a Ford galaxy from 10k miles up to 350k only on reg servicing , although he did change the oil every month (cheap Halfords stuff)
Sold it to his next door neighbour for £400 , he ran it for 2 years and got £200 from the breakers for it.
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zebthecat
12:42 Wed Aug 12
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The engine that went into 9000 was ludicrously overengineered. Mine made 350hp and there was one nutter who put a huge turbo on one and made his own 500hp Astra Van.
There was one guy in the US who topped 600,000 mile with his.
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gph
12:29 Wed Aug 12
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Bloke I knew from Bristol had a 30 year old Saab which he used to commute on weekly basis to York and back, for six months. He didn't have the slightest worry about reliability, and nor did he need to.
Impressed me.
Although I'd prefer a new one...
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zebthecat
12:28 Wed Aug 12
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Tomshardware 12:16 Wed Aug 12
I got mine remapped after the turbo went south and the garage who looked after it fitted their own trick turbo innards.
It was terrifying round corners if you put your foot down but such fun in straight lines.
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ChesterRd
12:17 Wed Aug 12
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Depends of type of engine, type of driver, type of mileage and service history.
I'm not interested in cars, they get me from A to B so as long as they are well built and comfortable for my needs I am not interested in spending shed loads on money on one
I bought a Toyota Yaris diesel in 2002 and did 210,000 miles in it over 8 years I had it, same clutch, same exhaust. Tyres and break pads changed. I had it serviced every 10,000 miles, most of the mileage was long trips. I bought another Toyota Yaris diesel in 2014, it was a demonstrator less than a year old with around 10,000 miles on the clock. Still got it, done over 100,000 miles same clutch same exhaust, same dpf. As before new tyres and break pads. Only thing that has gone wrong was the aircon condensor but that was changed under warranty.
A lot of people don't know how to drive properly, too much riding the clutch pedal or not knowing when to change gear etc. A diesel engine worked properly should easily cover 150,000 miles without much major going wrong other than wear and tear.
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Tomshardware
12:16 Wed Aug 12
Re: High mileage cars
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Sab 9000 are one of my favourite cars.
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bruuuno
11:28 Tue Aug 11
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Thanks joe, very interesting
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zebthecat
10:50 Tue Aug 11
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Bought my current car, Skoda Ocatvia vrs, almost new in 2013 (it was an ex demonstrator) and have got 120,000 miles with no issues beyond fluid and brake changes. I have a decent commute.
The one before that was a Saab 9000 that I bought at 102,000 miles for peanuts. Kept it for 5 years and sold it on at 145,000. Look it up occaisionally for old times sake and it is still on the road somehow. I sold because things like pipes, bushes, engine mounts, shocks etc kept giving out on a regular basis and I got bored of getting it fixed. Still the favourite car I have owned as it was bloody quick in a straight line a very comfy. Like driving a flying leather gentleman's club armchair.
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PwoperNaughtyButNot
10:31 Tue Aug 11
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Mace this one is only 5 yrs old so has been on the motorway or in the workshop it’s entire life. I know it has been well looked after and looks brand new. I reckon it’s worth the risk so long as i look after it
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ak37
10:25 Tue Aug 11
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“That’s where the gear goes”
Coke n weed?
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joe royal
10:24 Tue Aug 11
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Bru , this is a classic example
https://www.gumtree.com/p/vans/just-reduced-mercedes-sprinter-9-seater-minibus-band-bus-/1375555115
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joe royal
10:22 Tue Aug 11
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bruuuno 10:13 Tue Aug 11
No, a splitter van is (usually) used to cart smaller bands about or the headliners from the hotel to the gig , usually have two rows of facing seats , 3 either side and a PlayStation installed . The rest of the van is boarded out and that’s were the gear goes.
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ak37
10:22 Tue Aug 11
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BRANDED 9:59 Tue Aug 11
How do you convert a diesel/petrol to electric?
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Mace66
10:15 Tue Aug 11
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Pwopper - yea mine was full serviced TDi, engine was pucker it was aircon and electrics I was getting problems with
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bruuuno
10:13 Tue Aug 11
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Joe do you mean sprinter hire firms?
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