How Old Is Your Car? And What Is The Mileage?

[Stokstert]

Car Make and Model: VW Polo 1.6
Age: 13 years
Mileage: 45 000km
Plans: Drive it until my wheels fall off..

 

[TedLasso]

Car Make and Model: Passat CC / Polo GP Comfort line

Age: 4 years each

Mileage: 95000 / 40000

Plans?: CC will be replaced by December and Polo will keep until its no longer feasible

 

[TedLasso]

Car Make and Model: VW Polo 1.6
Age: 13 years
Mileage: 45 000km
Plans: Drive it until my wheels fall off..

Do you not drive??

 

[Hemi300c]

Car Make and Model: Nissan Hardbody 2.4 Double Cab
Age: 8 years
Mileage: About 105 000 kms
Plans?: I plan to keep it as I need a bakkie and the resale is no where near it's worth, but it's thirsty. If I got a decent price I would get a Ranger 2.2 D/C

 

[PhireSide]

Car Make and Model: Hyundai i30
Age: 7 years
Mileage: 243'000km
Plans: Drive it until I feel the need to upgrade. Possibly to a Duster or a Haval, something more practical when the need arises

 

[stroller]

Car make and model: 2016 Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL
Age: 2 years
Mileage: 28,000km
Plans: Will become a hand-me-down in time. (grand daughter)

Car: 2013 Honda CR-V 2l
Age: 5 years
Mileage: 62,350km
Plans: This car is so solid, it'll probably be my hearse!

 

[semisane1987]

Xhosa lite+ 2005
217000km's

Planning to drive it for as long as possible, no money to spend on cars in this tough economic times.

You can say that again even if I myself I'm in a process, of getting a brand new car. I do plan to keep it for ever.

Bought a second hand car it's been good to me, just Friday engine mounting broke engine tilted.

 

[TheChamp]

You can say that again even if I myself I'm in a process, of getting a brand new car. I do plan to keep it for ever.

Bought a second hand car it's been good to me, just Friday engine mounting broke engine tilted.

Eish!

 

[RedViking]

Car Make and Model: Accent

Age: 13 years

Mileage: 50 000 kms (Got it with 36000)

Plans: Seeing that is still in excellent condition I hope to keep it until it gets too expensive to maintain. So probably another 20 years?

Previous car was a Citi Golf Chico with over 200 000km's. Rust was getting too hectic and too much maintenance. Met some interesting people when stranded next to the road.

 

[HavocXphere]

Currently no car (thankfully)

Had a very old VW polo though. Was very shady...unreliable, no ABS/airbags etc. Glad I never was involved in an accident....

 

[Stokstert]

Do you not drive??

Pensioners don't drive that much and previously had a 1990 Jetta as well.

 

[Sly21C]

Car make and model: 2016 Suzuki Swift 1.2 GL
Age: 2 years
Mileage: 28,000km
Plans: Will become a hand-me-down in time. (grand daughter)

Car: 2013 Honda CR-V 2l
Age: 5 years
Mileage: 62,350km
Plans: This car is so solid, it'll probably be my hearse!

How's the Swift? Is it a solid car? I'm considering a Suzuki Swift when I do decide to buy a new car.

 

[stroller]

How's the Swift? Is it a solid car? I'm considering a Suzuki Swift when I do decide to buy a new car.

I've written much (perhaps too much) singing my praises about the Swift on this forum.

It was bought as a city run around. Very soon after I took delivery I decided to take it on a long trip (900km odd) to run it in.
The little tjorrie impressed me so that it now used for that trip which we do about every six weeks. All I had to do was to convince SO to pack as if she was catching a plane in terms of luggage volume.

It will be going for its second service (24 months) next month. Since acquisition it has only seen the dealership's workshop for its 12 month service; no little hassles or niggles whatsoever.

On the open road I keep the engine at 4000rpm which is about 140km/h in 5th gear. I sort of behave in town because i'm not going to get anywhere fast and the spietkops are everywhere with their lasers.

The fuel consumption to date is 6,58l/100km.

The only negative that I have are the tyres that are fitted. These are 165/80R14 and they are very, very scarce. To this end I've already bought 15" rims so that I can fit 185/65R15 tyres. This won't change the gearing at all. I might even go to 195/65R15.

 

[oRiX]

Car: 2001 Ford Fiesta Flair
Age: 17 years
Mileage: 164,350km
Plans: clutch is going so it's do or die time, cough up either way, but I really love driving a clunker around and not giving a damn about potential damage.

 

[unobeat]

Car Make and Model: BMW 330d
Age: 20 months
Mileage: 40 000km
Plans: Drive it until we leave the country

Car Make and Model: Golf 7 GTI
Age: 4 years
Mileage: 38 000km
Plans: Drive it until we leave the country

Wow
You dont drive much, low kilos there.

 

[unobeat]

Car Make and Model: VW Polo 1.6
Age: 13 years
Mileage: 45 000km
Plans: Drive it until my wheels fall off..

Wow
That is practically a new car, it will age well such low kilos.

 

[unobeat]

I've written much (perhaps too much) singing my praises about the Swift on this forum.

It was bought as a city run around. Very soon after I took delivery I decided to take it on a long trip (900km odd) to run it in.
The little tjorrie impressed me so that it now used for that trip which we do about every six weeks. All I had to do was to convince SO to pack as if she was catching a plane in terms of luggage volume.

It will be going for its second service (24 months) next month. Since acquisition it has only seen the dealership's workshop for its 12 month service; no little hassles or niggles whatsoever.

On the open road I keep the engine at 4000rpm which is about 140km/h in 5th gear. I sort of behave in town because i'm not going to get anywhere fast and the spietkops are everywhere with their lasers.

The fuel consumption to date is 6,58l/100km.

The only negative that I have are the tyres that are fitted. These are 165/80R14 and they are very, very scarce. To this end I've already bought 15" rims so that I can fit 185/65R15 tyres. This won't change the gearing at all. I might even go to 195/65R15.

Good review
I have a friend who love these cars a lot.

 

[unobeat]

Car 1: 1995 Fiat Uno 1.4i
Age: 23 years
Mileage: 430 000km
Plans: Currently its out of action as it suffered a minor mishap. It been very reliable and doing hard daily labour. 6 years ago i Fuel injected it running a Spitronic system using some Uno Turbo bits which it has done over 100 000km to date with that setup, i rebuild the motor at 311 000km and best consumption with system its 6.3L/100km. Family is busy forcing me to get rid of it as according to them it is old, tired and and. I won't sell it, i will drive until until as i keep on telling them that i won't get much when selling it and the thought of seeing it abused. It is just a NO.


Car 2: 2011 Toyota Auris
Age: 7 years
Mileage: 167 000 km (Got it at 159700km)
Owner- Moms Car
Plans: Its a loan car from my mom while my Uno is out of action and in the 2 months i have been driving it. I have done 7 000km as there was a lot of trips to do. It is not a wow car, just a small 1.3 vvti motor that does its daily duties with no fuss at all. When i got the the onboard showed that it averaged 6.1L/100km and i have managed to get it down to 5.5L/100km. So it is good on juice if you drive it nicely and don't always vvti the motor.

Plan is to buy the car from mom as she is retired and does not want it anymore, because it is too big plus her eyesight is also not in best of condition due to age as she retired last year. She likes the Hyundai i10, so need to make a plan with Finances and get her that then i get the Auris.

 

[unobeat]

Car Make and Model: Toyota Auris
Age: 11 years
Mileage: About 173 000 kms
Plans?: I cant afford anything new at the moment

Good cars these are.

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Car Make and Model: 2015 Honda Ballade 1.5 Elegance CVT
Age: 3.5 years (owned it for 2yrs)
Mileage: 85'000 kms
Plans?: Keep it till until it get's stolen, it is a Honda and this is Cape Town