How many miles is too many when buying a used car ?

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:40 am

Hello, yeah i dont have much money to spend about 1k lol, seen a car i like infact its one ive wanted for awhile and due to high milage its about 1k cheaper than others with half the milage so with that said is a 140000 hundred and fourty thousand miles too much ?, but this is in regards to a 2.5 v6 engine, its got full mot to next summer and 11 service stamps, so seems maintained probably company car i dunno thats a guess, any opinions it is a cheap car at the end of the day and i guess it aint too much to lose aslong as everythings mechanically sound, so guys opinions please, i know for a deisel that be nothing but a petrol v6 ? is it ok,

thanks,

Rob

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:59 am

why the hell do you want a v6? like you can afford to run it? buy my celica mate, its on ebay now. its done 165000 nearly and still drives like new.

Post by **rene** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:15 am

deepends on the car really, if its a highly sprung engine then yes it is alot of miles, thus why masters celica has done so many miles

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:01 am

masterofinsanity wrote:why the hell do you want a v6? like you can afford to run it? buy my celica mate, its on ebay now. its done 165000 nearly and still drives like new.

cuz i like the v6 engine, also ive wanted this type of car for over a year now, looks the dogs danglies to me, and who said i cant afford it, my bike is costing me 160 quid a month getting to work and back, im barely getting 80 miles per tenner as it is, yes i got a heavey hand lol, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP !

Rob

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:05 am

well theres 2 cars same price, one is a sports version with a body kit 140k miles

the other same engine same colour lol, but is the luxury version full leather upholstery etc elec everything, but no sports kit and has 100k miles on the clock and is also 2 years older, but these cars would of cost loads when new im guessing up there 15k plus i dunno, what i need to find out i guess is if the luxury model is using traction control, surely it should if its using same engine,

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:16 am

Rob636 wrote:
masterofinsanity wrote:why the hell do you want a v6? like you can afford to run it? buy my celica mate, its on ebay now. its done 165000 nearly and still drives like new.

, and who said i cant afford it,

Rob

cos you've never got any credit on your phone?? kinda gives it away mate

Post by **rene** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:17 am

what car is it? wouldent say 15k is very expensive for a new car btw..

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:22 am

rene wrote:what car is it? wouldent say 15k is very expensive for a new car btw..

yeah i just checked online the cars new are 20k and thats not the top spec models either just the 2ltre engines,

im talking about the st24

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:22 am

a f***ing mondeo

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:23 am

masterofinsanity wrote:
Rob636 wrote:
masterofinsanity wrote:why the hell do you want a v6? like you can afford to run it? buy my celica mate, its on ebay now. its done 165000 nearly and still drives like new.

, and who said i cant afford it,

Rob
cos you've never got any credit on your phone?? kinda gives it away mate

ive get credit, i just dont have reception at home, so my phone has become my morning alarm clock for work every day, i know get awoken to some annoying dance song every day, it was cool at first but now as the weeks go when i here that tune i jump out of bed and think work

Rob

Post by **rene** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:11 am

got to say wouldent be my first choice of cars...still id expect they'll go round the clock 90 times before getting any problems just make sure it hasent been abused well serviced ect

when i was looking at them you could get some bargins on ebay (company wanted me to get somthing more company car like)

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:30 am

i agree there are some lovely examples around at the mo with slightly less milage but getting above 1500 pound and closer to 2000 pound on some examples, its just for 1000 pound, it looks nice its only 8 years old just highish mileage, but does have near full mot, so cant be too bad

superman · Post by **superman** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:54 am

sounds ok should be good as long as its been looked after but bear in mind parts might be expensive for the top sports specs..

anyone know a good place that makes SS car exhaust systems. my back an middle have gone, went to kwik fit the weekend Â£850 for the new parts an fitting. so im thinkin i could have a SS exhaust made for a fraction of that plus that will add to bhp.

Post by **deviant** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:58 am

masterofinsanity wrote:a f***ing mondeo

I thought that as soon as he said v6 engine.

Rob636 · Post by **Rob636** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:16 pm

whats wrong with a mondeo, ive been in different models ranging from the early years to most recent, and they all drive nice, ive mostly been a passenger but its always been a comfy ride, the mondeo has what i want a fair bit of performance but its a family saloon, and i have a family and a house now it will suite me perfectly i reckon,

i dont know why people bash mondeos if i could afford one id go get me a new one but wow lol there abit OTT on price lol, may consider i nice looking 04 model in a couple of years when there only a couple of thousand pounds, but untill then i fancy an st24, just think of the bass speakers and shopping u can fit in its boot !, lol haha

Rob

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