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28th May 2020, 10:13 | #1 |
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Hi all, just want to get opinions, I’ve seen a nice looking 05 plate CDTI tourer for sale but it covered 189k. It’s up for £1100. What do we think? Ok for a punt or forget it? Cheers
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28th May 2020, 10:27 | #2 |
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That’s not high mileage, check out the ‘moon club’ thread on here, the car will be fine if you service it regularly.
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Might pay to check the service history ? if it's been well looked after the mileage should be no problem
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28th May 2020, 10:51 | #4 |
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There are lower mileage examples around at that price, but like most of my spots, they are not in the right area under the current situation.
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28th May 2020, 11:33 | #5 |
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If it looks good and all that it will be fine mine is nearly on 250k
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28th May 2020, 12:19 | #6 |
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Don't know the exact spec of the car you're looking at but unless it's a higher spec car I've seen others up for less recently with that kind of mileage.
Best to check the MOT history of the car online, usually gives you a good idea if the car is going to be a good one or a constant problem. Whenever I check the MOT history and see failures or a lot of advisories every year I tend to avoid it. The diesels if well looked after will run way past that mileage, one of ours is on 215k, one is on just shy of 200k and another is on 162k. |
28th May 2020, 14:18 | #7 |
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Just remember the engine you dont have to worry about as they are 99% bullet proof and new ones are pennies as there is no demand! Just look at suspension, steering and everything else as 15 years and general everyday use reflected in the miles will have some effect on the car. Motorway miles are obviously great as the miles rack up but the other parts of the car get little wear.
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28th May 2020, 15:52 | #8 |
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Just echoing Coab's [how do Sean?] and other posts.
Before the lockdown I visited a friendly breaker, and saw the rear suspension of a broken 14 year old R75: it was in the usual state. In the yard for breaking next were two fairly good looking 9/10 year old Merc C classes and Audis as MOt failures which surprised me till the owner showed me underneath....far worse rot than the 75 and the rear suspension arms were a lot thinner than the 75 [which are not a good thickness when new in my opinion-but I'm not an engineer]. There again, I shouldn't be surprised as VW are reported to have said that new cars are built to last on average 8 years, which, if true, is pretty damning.I'm guessing that there isn't much corrosion protection underneath to support this theory. Hope this helps in your decision Kevin |
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I’m seeing adverts more often saying, “needs welding” or “welding done”. Best one is “should fly through its MOT”. Sadly, however good the mechanicals of the car are, rust is killing them first so have a good prod around.
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my diesel has done 250,000km (155,000 miles) and i use it to drive 600km trips
to our holiday house every few weeks and still going strong. The things that have been done are the water pump, thermostat and crankshaft pulley, all items of wear which you should see if they have been done if history is available. If not, at some point i would think you may be up for them. |
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