big gal

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Hi everyone,

I am just after some advise really, I have seen a very nice looking scooby for sale on Auto Trader 1998 (S) UK car full service history for £4495 but it has 102,000 miles on the clock. So my question is would anyone advise on buying a car with high mileage or not?

s70rjw

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Its history and condition are far more important than its mileage. How many owners has it had?

StiX

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I have no problems with high mileage.

My first impreza WRX I sold with 102k and it was immaculate.

My current UK Turbo MY00 has just turned 100k, its been mapped to 273bhp and its spot on.


However, you should be able to get a 90k MY00 W-Reg for that sort of cash. I bought my current MY00 for £5k a year ago with 95k.

There is a fella on here trying to sell his MY99 with about 100k for £4.5k - Useless I think is his user name?

StiX

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Found it!:

https://www.scoobynet.com/private-sa...urbo-sale.html

big gal

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It does not say on the ad, what is the maximun amount of owners would you recomend on a car like this?

500

I've a uk scoob with 170k and still going strong

J_sca001

I know someone who is selling a dark mica blue WRX 4 door MY01 bugeye, blobeye whatever that model is for £3500, 100k, states has history and a prodrive upgrade from new. states its in good condition, but due to motorway miles it does have a alot of minor stone chips on the bumper. Let me know if your interested i will give you his mobile number. Have to say i haven't seen car though.

ace2000

WOW that is a cheap car, mine must be worth about £2.70 now

Phil555

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I bought my MY00 uk 2 years ago with 63K on the clock and 5 previous owners, 2 of which I managed to speak too. Now has 92K on the clock and still runs great. The car was imaculate with FSSH. If the history and condition is good with plenty of receipts you should be ok.

STiX is right though, you should be able to get a later year for that price.

Phil.

Spyd

I bought my MY98 UK Impreza Turbo for just over £4k with 90k on the clock.

big gal

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Ok Phil thanks for that

Sideways

I thought you said " High Mileage " my first scooby was a MY97 Wagon with 108K when I bought it full subaru History and it ran like a dream (240bhp at Powerstation with a decat no other mods )
My brother bought it from me and then sold it to a mate who ran it until 140K with no problems then he sold it and crossed to the darkside (We don't talk to him anymore )
100K is nothing to a scooby as long as its been serviced.

wrxcraig

brought mine on 14th jan, 91k fssh im the 3rd owner for £5900

Adz Turbo

I know someone that has a "98" turbo 2000 and its got about 245'000 and runs like a dream, never gone wrong!!

EddScott

There was a lovely red UK wagon on an S knocking round here for well under 4K and under 100K.

Quite fancied it as the family motor.

tomscott250

is 136k high mileage for a 98 scooby it has fsh and very clean bloke wants £3000 for it is this fair?

chocolate_o_brian

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is it the model with 4 pot brakes, revised front bumper and newer dash? if so, could be.

swtmerce

You could have my 98 STI for a couple of hundred more. PM me if you want to know more

[Davey]

Mines just about to clock 100k and its spot on, its all down to how its been treated.. If you think about it 100k for an almost 10 year old car is almost below average mileage.

classic Subaru Si

paid £5000 for mine about 6 months ago. 70k 1 owner and fsh. This was from a main Subaru dealer though, and you can eat your fecking dinner off it! Service history is the main thing to go for, but anything over 100k puts me off to be honest, and this sort of mileage it aint just the wear n tear of the engine that you need to start looking at/forking out for!! Having said that, my Dad's got a Merc with 225,000 miles on it and it drives mint, and never had any major work done!

silent running

Bought mine on 105k and I've now put another 20k on that in a couple of years. It's been a money pit - engine and gearbox rebuilds, dozens of sensors/electrics, new clutch and flywheel. And that was a car that was mint for its age when I bought it.

Deano22uk

look at my classic for sale with 34k!!!! thats more like it!!!

a1oku

modern cars with service history are good for hundreds of thousands of miles.I got a toyota hilux with 200,000 plus and its gone through the last 4 mot s with nothing needing doing.I had a dodgy bonnet catch last year and thats it!!Keep them serviced and they will keep going.Scoobies are well engineered.look for service history.

amazingjames

id rather have a car with 15000 on the clock and fsh than 1 with 30000 but nothing to show its been looked after. dont let the miles put you off. its down to the way its been treated and the condition of the car that counts. miles mean nothing really. just get a well looked after model and you'l be fine..

silent running

I think that's true up to a point. My experience of several cars with good history and high mileage, including my current WRX wagon, is that stuff does get old and wear out, especially sensors and switches. Stuff that is never looked at on a service and you won't know needs replacing until it fails. The simple fact is that ten year old cars with 100k+ on the clock are the ones that are keeping Subaru parts desks in business, just from normal wear and tear.

Regarding the point from a1oku - that's a Toyota. My experience, and that of many others, is that they simply do not break, full stop. I don't know if Scoobies ARE that well engineered to be honest. Perhaps the lower powered ones are, i.e. farmers' Legacies and Impreza Sports. But whether they're that good at putting together fast cars that stay in one piece, I don't know.

scoobynutta555

I'm not afraid of high mileage cars aslong as they are modern diesel cars. The last Golf i bought had 145 miles and was sweet as. I'd shirk from a high mileage classic Impreza without a recent rebuild. Yes, condition and history are more important than miles but some Imprezas let go even when they have been looked after, especially when you get over 60k.

Paul3446

Big Gal, the mileage shouldn't be a problem, but it is well overpriced for an S reg, get yourself a W or X reg for a similar price.

joe79er

i brought my MY98 on 1st june, 76k fssh im the 3rd owner for £3900 off a pregnent women. GET IN THERE

borat52

Just walk in with your eyes open, if theres anything dodgy about the car then walk away, there are many thousands of used subaru's out there. Also be aware that for a dealer its very easy to 'manufacture' a service history in house so if your buying from a dealer and its got their stmap on every page of the service manual then be extra cautious. I'm not saying all dealers are bad, but a minority of them are completely unscrupulous.

I personally would not go for a high mileage car, as the shocks and springs are likely to be past their best, and the main reason for buying a scoob is handling.
Having said that I bought a 1993 wagon with 50k miles on the clock and the suspension was very spongy, had to change the shocks and springs. My brother bought one with 54k miles on and its a joy to drive. The best thing you can do with these cars is go for a good test drive. 100k is a lot of miles though.