What is high mirage these days?? I have got 85k on my 2l tdi dsg my2008. Is this high? It drives like new.

it's barely run in bud

I think this topic depends on whether you are talking to a dealer or buyer.

My dealer did not want to take in my previous 170 CR DSG 2009 Superb Elegance in part exchange due to it's 20K per year mileage, whereas found a whole load of people interesting in buying it for good money too, I went with webuyanycar purely for guarantee and speed of process, but could have sold it several times over wth no-one overly concerned at mileage.

At 60K miles i was running, dare I say it, Superbly.

My March 2011 Superb has just gone past 50,000 with no problems Drives like new and tows like a train

I saw a Merc van for sale with 680,000km which sounds like quite alot. Was only 2 years old too.

2 years ago Mrs Goldfinger and I went to Brighton for a wedding, we booked a taxi back to the Train Station and a 3 year old Vauxhall Vectra diesel Taxi turned up

307,000 miles on the clock. Wonderful condition and I would say, " Just run in "

Cars are built to last these days - my 8 month old Superb has just clocked 22k, will have it for another 3 years and 3 months, so i reckon it will be on at least 130k by the time the lease is up.

I expect 300,000km with routine maintenance, 400,000km if well looked after. I have seen courier vans for sale with over 800,000km on them, but to last that long you need a serious maintenance plan and probably 3x the purchase price in parts/paint/labour. My 4wd I'm sure has done well over half a million, only ~350,000km on the clock but the dealer who sold it used was shut down for clocking cars.

Edited 19 July, 201213 yr by Kiwibacon

What is high mirage these days?? I have got 85k on my 2l tdi dsg my2008. Is this high? It drives like new.

I would say yes for the age but the car will still have plenty of life left in her yet!

My 2009 Superb has 180,000km.Looks and drives like new.

My 2009 Superb has 180,000km.Looks and drives like new.

That sounds good. Is that about 110, 000 miles?

Had any issues not including wear and tear??

Is it a diesel?

I don't quite see the relevance of the question? Surely the definition of high mileage is subjective and can vary person to person.

As for the expected lifetime of a car, I have also come across diesel Taxis with over 200k miles on the clock, and still running well. There was a story on the BBC website this past week about a German couple touring round the world for the past 23 years, with over 500k kms on the clock of their Mercedes diesel station wagon (with no significant mechanical incidents). So, I would say that a diesel Skoda will run for far longer than most owners will keep it (with the crazy tendency of replacing cars ever couple of years in the modern age). I personally kept my previous car, a diesel Passat, for 10 years and 150k miles - and I intend doing the same with my current Superb. But, then again, I'm not subject to vanity.

Edited 26 July, 201213 yr by JB.

I don't quite see the relevance of the question? Surely the definition of high mileage is subjective and can vary person to person.

As for the expected lifetime of a car, I have also come across diesel Taxis with over 200k miles on the clock, and still running well. There was a story on the BBC website this past week about a German couple touring round the world for the past 23 years, with over 500k kms on the clock of their Mercedes diesel station wagon (with no significant mechanical incidents). So, I would say that a diesel Skoda will run for far longer than most owners will keep it (with the crazy tendency of replacing cars ever couple of years in the modern age). I personally kept my previous car, a diesel Passat, for 10 years and 150k miles - and I intend doing the same with my current Superb. But, then again, I'm not subject to vanity.

it's relevant enough for you to reply with half a page?

Surely most topics on this site are subjective? This is what I enjoy. Hearing the opinions of other owners is a good thing.

Edited 26 July, 201213 yr by gianthotdog

That sounds good. Is that about 110, 000 miles?

Had any issues not including wear and tear??

Is it a diesel?

Yep diesel.No problems at all 3/4 sets of tyres,one set of rear shoes and a sensor in the exhaust system.Goin in in a few weeks for a timing belt,other than that regular servicing and just drive on. :happy:

I also saw the article on the BBC, what an amazing couple.

I am subject to getting bored and changing my car every 1 - 2 year but watching that article really made me think, it's better to see the world then losing thousands on swapping cars. Saying that I have done my fair share of traveling

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i dont consider mileage high until 175k

Anything over 12,000 per year

Apparently, average mileage is dropping, too.

With cars lasting longer should we be so penalised for depreciation? But i wont be complaining when it comes to buying the next 2nd hand car.

Damo

A taxi driver neighbour of mine has a MK1 Superb (1.9 AWX 130). It's a 2005, has been a taxi from new and now has covered 365,000 miles and runs like a swiss watch. Regular oil changes, new alternator, brakes etc. I drove it recently and it didn't "feel" that much different to my Edition 100 with 118,000 miles on it.

Pretty good going.

The MKII should be better,but the build quality doesn't feel as heavy. I'm not bashing the MKII in any way, I hope to buy a used one soon..!

Cheers,

Rob

I took a Citroen XM (petrol) to 154,000 miles a few years back; it was wearing its miles very well, really, especially the interior, which had the most comfortable seats of any car I've owned. It cost me a few bob along the way, but nothing too terrible. The Superb (petrol again) that I've just bought has 58,000 miles; if I can afford the petrol (that's another story), I'll be keeping it for 5 years, so I'm looking at a finish of c.135,000 miles. With Skoda's reputation for reliability well established, I'm confident it'll get there. Touch wood. Fingers crossed. God willing.