Mileage - Your opinion(s)

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XennoX

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So every now and again a real deal comes up in the 2[sup]nd[/sup] hand market place. I'd like to know what you guys consider low, medium and high mileage?

It seems my perception of high mileage is out of whack with the rest of the world. For instance, I consider a car with more than 60 000 km on it high mileage. Anything below 20 000 km is low mileage and the bracket 20k km to 60k km is somewhere in the middle.
 
That would mean that all cars I've ever owned were ultra high mileage as all of them were >100k :D
 
Very dependant on what kind fo car you are looking at, also the age to get to said mileage.
 
Low mileage is 60k or less.
High is 180k+
 
High mileage is >120 000km in my opinion.
 
XennoX said:
So every now and again a real deal comes up in the 2[sup]nd[/sup] hand market place. I'd like to know what you guys consider low, medium and high mileage?

It seems my perception of high mileage is out of whack with the rest of the world. For instance, I consider a car with more than 60 000 km on it high mileage. Anything below 20 000 km is low mileage and the bracket 20k km to 60k km is somewhere in the middle.
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Depends on the year of the car, and on the car itself.

Some brands last forever if looked after (Honda, Toyota), others can potentially fall apart soon after motor plan expires (frenchies). So while at 200,000kms a Honda is just run in, the same mileage on a Citroen would make it near death's door.

I'd say cars that have averaged less than 15,000kms a year are low mileage (so my 2006 Accord which is on 112,000kms and 7.5 years old would be low mileage).
Between 15,000 and 25,000kms a year are average mileage.
25,001km+ a year are high mileage.

Also the type of mileage is important. I've driven in cars with 400,000kms on the clock that feel better and have more original parts than cars with 120,000kms on the clock.
 
XennoX said:
So every now and again a real deal comes up in the 2[sup]nd[/sup] hand market place. I'd like to know what you guys consider low, medium and high mileage?

It seems my perception of high mileage is out of whack with the rest of the world. For instance, I consider a car with more than 60 000 km on it high mileage. Anything below 20 000 km is low mileage and the bracket 20k km to 60k km is somewhere in the middle.
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In my recent car search I can totally agree with your numbers.

I think a person's budget and desire for something "expensive" affects the outlook a lot.
 
Depends on what car you are buying. Some cane be consider low mileage even at 100,000km. Others you definitely should not buy when they have more than 40,000km on the clock.
 
Chevron said:
In my recent car search I can totally agree with your numbers.

I think a person's budget and desire for something "expensive" affects the outlook a lot.
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I disagree. My old Civic at 150,000kms felt as good mechanically as a brand new demo model Civic off the showroom floor (drove both at length back to back).

High mileage isn't necessarily a bad thing, and some of us use that to our advantage to get plenty of bang for buck.
 
I have never understood the milage argument though.

To me the age of the vehicle is the most important. Example a 2012 vehicle will have a better overall condition if you think suspension, steering, mountings and so on. Opposed to a 2009 for example. To have an engine rebuilt is not much work and with the price of import motors these days I would rather rip an engine out and replace it than having steering problems, suspension problems and so on.
 
I get itchy when a car turns over 100,000km ... start getting sweaty and worried - and sell it.

That said, the plan is to run this this car to 120,000km before selling or trading
 
Dolby said:
I get itchy when a car turns over 100,000km ... start getting sweaty and worried - and sell it.

That said, the plan is to run this this car to 120,000km before selling or trading
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How is the clutch issue coming along, any feedback?
 
Rouxenator said:
Probably a good thing, what cars do you usually own?
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I've had a Civic 150i, (stolen at 18,000km) Corolla RSI (sold at 120,000km) , RunX RSI (sold at 65,000km) , two Volvo C30s T5 (sold at 85,000km and 36,000km) and an Audi S4 (bought on 76,000km)
 
20 000km on a 2 months old car is high mileage. One has to work age into it.

My Ford Ikon is 9 years old and on 172 000km now. Wonder how long it will go.
 
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TehStranger said:
How is the clutch issue coming along, any feedback?
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Just got a mail saying they're investigating - it's got a name/number of a person assigned, so I should actually call them about now to find out the issue. I don't paying the clutch myself IF it lasts until I get rid of the car, so I want diagnostics and paperwork as to why the rest have all gone at 8,000km ....
 
Dolby said:
I've had a Civic 150i, (stolen at 18,000km) Corolla RSI (sold at 120,000km) , RunX RSI (sold at 65,000km) , two Volvo C30s T5 (sold at 85,000km and 36,000km) and an Audi S4 (bought on 76,000km)
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Mmm, ok then I stand corrected. I think you are just paranoid :D
Those are fine cars that can easily go well beyond 200,000km with no hassles.
 
I think it's the cost if something goes after warranty - the costs I've seen people pay on the Volvo and Audi after warranty are enough to put me off forever. On the Audi I'm extending to 120,000km / 2 years at the end of this year.

Actually trying to use that as negotiation for a clutch now
 
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