After 7 years ownership and 73k, my faithful 2005 Mk2 1.9 diesel still runs as well as when it did when bought for £9k at 1 year old with 5k on the clock.

Apart from the DMF replaced under warranty in 2007, the only non-routine replacements have been rear coil springs (potholes!!) and starter motor (to cure hot starting difficulties).

So….do I keep it and feel smug about minimal future depreciation and 58 average mpg; or worry about increased replacement costs / reduced reliability and replace it with a Mk3 1.2 S?

As much as the prospect of a new car appeals, I’m inclined to run it until (just before) the day when repairs became economically unviable.

Anyone with experience of what (say) the next 50k miles will bring?

Your comments / advice would be appreciated,

Thanks.

P.S Surprisingly it’s still on the original exhaust (my previous car was from the PSA stable and required new exhausts at least every 3 years or so) - what’s the longest life span of your exhaust?

My mk1 went to the fragger at 11 yrs and 250 000 miles. Still ran perfectly. Still in excellent condition bodywise. Still blat 600kms up a German Autobahn at a comfy 80+mph, and still returned 50+mpg. Spent most of its life doing a 25 mile commute, along easy, non congested A roads.

Sat for two years whilst in dispute with the ex. This led to the only failures, the a/c pump and the fuel pump (someone left the fuel cap off!). Ouch and Ouch. Luckily my garage did a deal with ebay parts.

Never had to replace an exhaust, clutch or battery. Two sets of brakes Only thing knackered were the seats. Suspension a bit soft and floppy.

Would have made someone a fine runabout, but no one interested.

I somehow feel the mk2 which replaced it won't be quite so durable.

I would be inclined to keep it mate.

Unless you want a new one keep it.

75k? not run in yet. I past 81k this morning.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/75371-the-high-mileage-club/page__st__570

I would be inclined to keep it mate.

+1 ^^^ it's hardly run in and the depreciation is surely minimal by now, where as a new car will loose more in depreciation than your octy will cost you to run, even if you do have to get a few things fixed. Put the money away and wait until SUK start doing bonkers deals on the mk III. Mind you, no one buys a new car on economic grounds so if you really really really want a new car what the heck go for it!

Thanks for the replies.

As you say it's nicely run in, in fact I'm probably at the sweet spot of car ownership - no longer paranoid about supermarket car parks, reasonably relaxed about motorway stone chips, and I don't wince at the mention of depreciation. But yet to reach the stage of large repair bills, or worrying about that latest noise.

I'll let you know how the next 70k goes!

If its running well keep it. I bought a brand new Merc v-class which was a lemon. Lesson learned. My MX5 lasted to 20 years old before it became uneconomical to keep. Rust was the main problem, mechanically it was still great.

Mark