AlanPPP

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I'm taking 145,000 mike region here...

Just seen a 54plate PPP WRX black wagon in PistonHeads that you could probably get for a shade over 2K! All motorway miles, fully serviced inc belts etc. surely it's worth just running into the ground for that money?? Any problems at this mileage other than the obvious?

AlanPPP

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Sorry meant 04 plate...

cjquicksilver

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i had a wrx blob with 150k on it, then the bottom end went it was standard engine wise owned by a rep so motorway miles and fsh

jh1-2009

You say "All motorway miles", i,d take that with a pinch of salt..Only viewing and road test will show good and bad points.

AlanPPP

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Yeah sorry that was just for reference mate! From the pictures it looks very clean inside and out but like you said... I've had 4 classics so I'd have to have my wits about me testing a newage for mileage.

Thanks for that info Quicksilver, just what I was after!

L&G.scooby

Even with those miles price don't sound to bad, and don't forget, never pay the asking price. I think £500 off myself. It's a buyers Market and Xmas to boot

ditchmyster

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Theres plenty of classics with 200k ish so no reason a newage can't do it as it's considered to be a bit stronger, so as above at that money if all seems well no reason not to have a punt.

justin_watson

It's worth a punt, if it goes pop just break it and get your money back!

AlanPPP

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Gonna set the wheels in motion with the boss methinks

47 NAT

Mines done 116k miles and runs as sweet as a nut.

ditchmyster

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I stopped worrying about milage,condition is more important, i worry more about age these days as thats far worse, and if it's done lots of miles then it's a good un.

gpssti4

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I'd rather have a car that has done a lot on long journeys rather than one that's spent it's life around town - start stop start stop. It may well be fine, don't worry too much about mileage, as others have said look at condition ans also service history.

hoyleyboyley

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As has been stated - condition over miles.

My 03 wrx with PPP is at 123000 with no discernible issues.

chocolate_o_brian

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Same here, my '99 wagon is on about 102,000 and is booked in for a remap next month

Henrik

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I wouldn't *not* buy a high mileage car, but if a lower mileage car was available at the same money and the condition wasn't worse than the high miler I'd go for that.

I had a saab 9k a couple of years back, bought it at 156k miles and broke it for parts at 170k or so. It was sweet as a nut, except the bushings were a bit tired. It spent almost all of its life with me running a big Holset turbo, and when I opened the engine up, everything looked in real good order still.

Back in the "olden days" I might have been a bit worried about such high mileage cars, but nowadays i'd consider a day-to-day car barely run in at 70-80k

richgreenscooby1

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We have a gb270 wagon on a 56 plate that comes to work for regular service , thats on 80k allready Thats tidy just lives on the m6 ..

I know we are talking blobeyes , but my classic is on 174,000 miles engine not been apart yet ..