Hi People,
I've just done something, I hope I did the right thing. I bougth a car off ebay, didn't go to see it, but it looks lovely, worse thing about it the mileage 180,000, it's a 1998 2.1TD Exclsuive. £1295, cambelt changed at 172000, and 1 owner, looks nice and mint for mileage. What do you think ppl?
Thanks
Deian
bought a xantia exclusive :D
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Lovely car - don't think you will regret it. 180k, just run in! The whole clocking issue is because people's views of cars are stuck in the past. I remember back to the early 1980's when I had a VW Beetle and the VW mag had the 100,000 club as a sort of hall of fame.
All I can say is let them carry on thinking like that so we can all pick up high miles bargins. My 2.1td Exclusive is at 188k. I do 22k per year and expect to be keeping it another 3 or 4 years. There is no reason why modern cars, with a bit of care, can't do 300k+
Enjoy.
Rory
All I can say is let them carry on thinking like that so we can all pick up high miles bargins. My 2.1td Exclusive is at 188k. I do 22k per year and expect to be keeping it another 3 or 4 years. There is no reason why modern cars, with a bit of care, can't do 300k+
Enjoy.
Rory
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