Milage limitations

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Milage limitations

Postby steve852 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:51 pm

Hey all,

Just a quick question for you D techies. I seen a really nice D for sale, everything appears to check out including chassis, but here's the kicker - it's got 107k miles on the clock.

Yay or nay?
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Re: Milage limitations

Postby jerzybondov » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:56 pm

Lots of people on here will tell you that it's not about the mileage, it's about the condition. If it's been well maintained I'd have that 107k car in a heartbeat over a neglected 5k car. I would say ignore the mileage and look at condition and the work that's been done to the car.

Don't worry about the engine - if it's been well maintained it'll happily double that figure. And don't worry if at some point the engine needs changing, enough people in this club have done a bit of that. It's perfectly doable :D
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Re: Milage limitations

Postby RobvdVeer » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:04 am

Exactly, if it done that many miles (recently), it'll easily do a lot more.
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Re: Milage limitations

Postby steve852 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:00 am

Thanks for the advice, cheers fellas :)
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Milage limitations

Postby A Van » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:48 am

Get a list of what's been done, having an engine go out on you used to be a worry, not anymore thanks to TT!
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