why buy a relatively expensive car costing money to buy/service/insure and then not use it?
martin

 

Easy, 'cause for some of us it's a plaything...not a workhorse. It's not like we hide them away under a dust sheet in a garage never to see the light of day! Just that if you don't use the car to commute, it's most likely that you won't rack up anywhere near as many miles! Of course we could all have Fiesta's....but where's the fun in that!?! :-)

Also, I'd like to take issue with the notion that if you use the car as a plaything, you'll thrash it everywhere: not so! If you like a car, you respect it and treat it with mechanical sympathy regardless of it's use. Mine never gets extended before it has had a chance to warm up, always gets cooled down, is always run on fully synth oil and optimax and is serviced on time and properly. If you treat the car properly there is no reason why you shouldn't use its performance, that's what its designed for! I think its more of a waste to rack up all the miles on daily chores and not get the chance to use the car properly. Of course, that's polarising the argument though. In reality, most scoobies see a mixture of business and pleasure.

NS04

 

My MY93 has 52k. Its done a whole 3k in the last year. Had it 2 years and plan to keep it for many more, which is why I keep the miles low.

Its not that expensive to insure at £418 and I can get away with servicing once a year at a couple of hundred.

 

my98 uk turbo , now reached 38100.bought it nearly 4 years ago when it had done 14900. if i did any more mileage in it, id have to sell it! helps that i cycle to work!

 

MY01 (classic)
Purchased 4 months ago 28,500miles
Now 30,800miles

every car i,ve had before had done well over 100,000 miles so i,m trying to keep the mileage quite low, its difficult though!

 

51,270 kms on a March 1998 STI, just got it a couple of weeks ago, Mint and Standard, not for long...
Cheers
John

 

45k 98 STi Type R

 

MY00 Aussie WRX 36000 miles.

 

Jan MY99 classic, 27k owned from new. Worked at home for a few years, only put on a few thousand / year then. Now I'm driving part of the way to work, must be doing a 'huge' 6k/annum :-)

I think I spend more on insurance than petrol, which means optimax all the time, generally pampered with motul 300, iridium sparks, yearly MAF / lambda checks. Worth more to me than book price, since can't feasibly afford/justify a new car in the foreseeable future, (though modding is not out of the question).

Wife's H6 gets more abuse, since it's the family car.

 

98 2000 turbo 60k miles

ride to work and use it evenings and weekends.

 

MY00 (V) had 67,366 when I bought it 4 months ago. Got 71,150 on now. FSSH. Loved every mile. Quality motor.

Phil.

 

MY99 UK Turbo 50,000 still looks new and i love it - but thinkin of doin the dreaded and movin over to the dark side , i test drove an EVO 7 the other day hmmmmm

 

my96 v limited RA has 50k on clock

 

MY00 36k miles

F

 

How's she doing?

 

my96 jdm sti 34,500

had about 28k when I bought it october last year

Cheers,

Rich

 

MY00 UK 17K on the clock.

 

I have to say I agree with everyone, why buy a car and not drive it? Dont really understand it.
Mines a MY00 and has 67.5k on it. Bought it 5 months ago with 59k on it.

 

But thats not always the case. Some people just dont need to do the average 10-15k miles per year. I live 2 miles from work and I avoid taking it out it the winter when the roads are covered in salt. That way It will last longer and I can enjoy it for a longer period of time before having to upgrade.

 

Fair enough, each to their own.

 

I live close to work as well so only do 7.5 k miles a year car now has 75k miles 1996 p reg and has never put a foot wrong. apart from wear and tear parts/servicing it has never cost me any money (don't count optimax and exhaust swap for MOT once a year.) The owner of northants subaru has a wagon with 250k on the original engine and its still going strong.

 

53k MY98 UK

 

99wrx type ra 555ltd 21.1k

 

Beautifully! Not had any problems!! Oh actually I lie... I'm just about to replace a headlight bulb!!

 

just got hold of one of the not so many 99 Rb5's, minter and well babyed at 25654miles!!!!!!!!!!

 

I started this thread because I thought I'd done very well to get 28K on a car that is 5years old.

I wanted low mileage. I could have got a blob or bug eye for much the same price but don't think they look a patch on the classic, at least externally. I'll expect a few responses to this statement, from bug and blob owners. What do others classic owners think?

I was worried that if something horrible happened to it, I'd not be able to get something similar. But it looks like there are plenty of other low milers out there, even lower. Spedials always seem to be low mileage P1s RB5 etc.

I've had a few new cars and none of them felt any better than this to drive. Perhaps because most were french. Only other car that came close were 2 Nissan 200SXs. At least in a straigh line. I guess the Japs have cars sorted.