Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Re: Would you buy a 100,000 mile 182
honestly, no
honestly, no
Yes all these parts could fail. A guy i work with bought an ex company car, it was well maintained but after a few months the car started to fail, first was alternator then would not start then a few other faults, then the head gasket went. After this he scrapped it. The car was a rover and had 120K when it died.Like?
consumables..... exhaust, shocks etc...
and much more likely to be needing bits like injectors, pas pumps, alternators, starter motors.......
It could be a good car. When i started to drive back in 1990 and cars goto 70 - 80K on the clock they started to go wrong. I know mine did. I know cars are advanced and can last at least double that. My old corsa was a 1998 S reg and i had it for 4 years and no major problems just brakes and exhaust. The new owner has had it for 2 and half years and the power steering is leaking from the pump and it has done 80K, but he does not maintain it.Wow, lots of different views on this. I have had lots of cars in the past with well over 100,000 miles with no probs but not a renault, but one thing I dont want to do is buy it now keep it a year or two and then be stuck with it.
And yes that is the car.
Cheers Andrew
I'd give the seller a call & if it sounds like it's worth seeing, see it & go from there.Wow, lots of different views on this. I have had lots of cars in the past with well over 100,000 miles with no probs but not a renault, but one thing I dont want to do is buy it now keep it a year or two and then be stuck with it.
And yes that is the car.
Cheers Andrew
The car was a rover and had 120K when it died.
Why not there loads of Renault over 100k o trouble at all.100k bmw/audi/saab/volvo/merc YES
100k Renault NOT A CHANCE
Exhaust are killed more with age and driving style and type of milage.consumables..... exhaust, shocks etc...
and much more likely to be needing bits like injectors, pas pumps, alternators, starter motors.......
Theres your problem. He did well to get to 120k in a Rover!
My (Qualified) opinion is it depends HOW its been driven and HOW its been maintained rather than its total mileage.
100k! Most 1*2's are f**ked after 30!
Woman in front of me at the petrol station today worked for Dingbro and had to give the teller her mileage on her 07 plate Traffic van....................107000!!!!!
my 172 is now on 109,600 and still runs lovely,still on original box and clutch,mine has fsh,and seems to have been looked after,so if you can get it cheap (like i did-2k) then id go for it
well, my one has 38k and drives and sounds like brand new. 100k is average milage. if that car had regulary service i mean changed oil, petrol/air filters and all things which should be done as renault recommend so 100k is fine.
Like?
consumables..... exhaust, shocks etc...
and much more likely to be needing bits like injectors, pas pumps, alternators, starter motors.......
my 172 is now on 109,600 and still runs lovely,still on original box and clutch,mine has fsh,and seems to have been looked after,so if you can get it cheap (like i did-2k) then id go for it
Theres the rub, at 2k i'd say yeah go for it but at the money you're talking i'd give it a wide berth. At 2 grand you could sit on the other 3 for any mechanical problems that might hit and then its worth considering, but over 5k? I certainly wouldn't.
Lol this thread is funny, loads of people saying NO when they havent seen the car or arent in the trade. edde is right in what hes saying.