Buying high mileage golf gtd
Discussion
Hi. Whats peoples views.
I had a golf gtd that we got rid a few years ago with over 200k. Car was still running great but didnt need 2nd car at that time
So im looking for another one.
I want a manual so I only have to 2019.
Whats your views on high milage. Eg nearing the 100k.
I would only go for fsh and now I would only do about 7000 at top per year.
I know mines went high milage but I had it from it was young so knew its history.
I can't do basic repairs so going to be in for everything.
I dont want a automatic( creature of habit).
Other than the gtd I've looked at diesel manual bmw and merc- but im drawn back to the gtd.
Any views.
I had a golf gtd that we got rid a few years ago with over 200k. Car was still running great but didnt need 2nd car at that time
So im looking for another one.
I want a manual so I only have to 2019.
Whats your views on high milage. Eg nearing the 100k.
I would only go for fsh and now I would only do about 7000 at top per year.
I know mines went high milage but I had it from it was young so knew its history.
I can't do basic repairs so going to be in for everything.
I dont want a automatic( creature of habit).
Other than the gtd I've looked at diesel manual bmw and merc- but im drawn back to the gtd.
Any views.
Keep a decent fund for expenses. EGR Cooler on my GT went at about 140k. £1700.
I always had mine serviced every 10k, always ran on V-Power (really!). Avoided all the other big expenses (EGR, DPF, DMF, Turbo, injectors, clutch were still all original when I got rid at 142k), but there’s potentially quite a few expensive failure points even with servicing, like any higher mileage diesel.
Budget? How long do you want to keep it for?
I always had mine serviced every 10k, always ran on V-Power (really!). Avoided all the other big expenses (EGR, DPF, DMF, Turbo, injectors, clutch were still all original when I got rid at 142k), but there’s potentially quite a few expensive failure points even with servicing, like any higher mileage diesel.
Budget? How long do you want to keep it for?
If you are only doing 7000 miles a year it doesn’t make any sense at all to get a diesel, especially with pump prices the way they are currently. You’re just increasing the likelihood of something going wrong with the DPF/EGR/clutch/flywheel, especially on an older, more leggy car.
Get a Golf GTE for lower mileages, or if you really want a manual get a GTI
Get a Golf GTE for lower mileages, or if you really want a manual get a GTI
georgeyboy12345 said:
If you are only doing 7000 miles a year it doesn t make any sense at all to get a diesel, especially with pump prices the way they are currently. You re just increasing the likelihood of something going wrong with the DPF/EGR/clutch/flywheel, especially on an older, more leggy car.
Get a Golf GTE for lower mileages, or if you really want a manual get a GTI
It depends surely on how you do those miles, 20 miles a day then probably not a good idea, 2 75 mile trips a week probably fine. Plus at that price there will be far more diesels to choose from.Get a Golf GTE for lower mileages, or if you really want a manual get a GTI
I have has Seat Leon with 184 diesel engine for 2.5 years now and it has given very little trouble, just put new caliper on the rear and apart from servicing it has needed nothing else. This week it will hit 136k miles. It does about 7k miles a year in my hands but rarely does a trip of less than 50 miles.
E-bmw said:
Nearing 100K is not high mileage as you know very well from the start of your post.
Buy on condition & history not mileage.
The average annual mileage in the UK is around 7,400 miles. That means the average 2019 car is on 50-60,000 miles, 100,000 is nearly double that. I'd think it reasonable to call that high mileage? Buy on condition & history not mileage.
Not that I think high mileage vehicles are an issue, I've had some fabulous ones when maintained right.
100k is not huge miles, especially for a bigger car, but if you buy at over 100k, then add above average miles, you are soon into territory like 130k miles, then150k miles and values seem to accelerate down hill. Which doesn't matter much if you're aiming to keep it to 200k miles. Or it didn't used to when diesels were simpler.
Some cars seem to me to be quite overpriced at 100k miles, because they don't have many years of 12k miles a year before they are sheds.
OTOH, I've bought a few older 'low mileage' cars which have never made it to 100k.
Some cars seem to me to be quite overpriced at 100k miles, because they don't have many years of 12k miles a year before they are sheds.
OTOH, I've bought a few older 'low mileage' cars which have never made it to 100k.
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