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21st September 2016, 09:38 AM
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There is still such stigma about high mileage cars in this country, like we are still driving around in Vivas, Beatles or Princesses etc (no offence!) I had a Beatle. 1300A, still not sure if I loved or hated it!
Once you get anywhere near 100k prices just plummet, great perhaps if you are a buyer but not so much if you're the owner who maintains a car like it's their child! Congratulations on hitting 200, my wife's 55' Galaxy is on 179 so not quite there! As others have said, regular maintenance is the key.
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21st September 2016, 10:52 AM
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Yeah that magical 100K mark is so weird. I don't get the stigma. My S8 is on 113K which for me is low mileage - my A6 made it to 360K and my current A4 is on 280K!
When my housemate bought her TT with 140K several people commented on the 'high' mileage. What do they expect for a 14 year old car?  It will be nicer and faster and better in every way than their brand new soulless ****boxes until the day it dies.
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21st September 2016, 11:38 AM
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I've never got the stigma associated with high mileage either. I would much rather own a well maintained car with 100K+ than an older low mileage car which may have missed work along the way and most likely just driven to the shops and back.
I bought my previous A8 D2 with in excess of 170K miles on it, sold it at 191K. Sadly one of the seals on the steering rack went with the next owner at 199K. My current cars, the D3 is on 154K miles whilst the Volvo is now on 168K miles, both feel remarkably good and drive well.
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21st September 2016, 12:20 PM
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My A8 is showing 142k but wouldn't be at all surprised if it's lost at least 100k somewhere along the line as it's generally in much worse shape that my C4 A6, which has a genuine 294k on it. I'll be photographing the 300k moment!
High mileage is no issue on a car that has been maintained. My son's Seat Arosa 1.7SDI (S is for slow) has done 167k (and only eaten 2 gearboxes), both my 90's were still going strong at 170+k and likewise our Mk2 GTI. Keep changing the oil and timing belts and it'll be fine  Nick
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21st September 2016, 03:26 PM
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu
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#7
21st September 2016, 04:42 PM
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Of course it wasn't me that took the picture. Honest.
I agree with the stigma comments. High mileage also allows people like me to drive away in a much nicer car than otherwise possible. My colleague drives an AMG merc. Lovely car but the lease costs him £1000 per month and he never owns it. My car, which would have cost just as much when new cost £4500 so the equivalent of less than 5 lease payments. If it lasts a year (and it will probably last another 3 years) then it really is cheap motoring yet I drive a top of the range exec car. Makes sense to me.
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