TRUE mileage

Going to view a G-reg disco.

Said mileage is 125K miles.

After looking at the forum threads and sales pages, that seems very low for such an old girl. She should have done more like 225K

So, what are the chances of it being the real mileage?

I know it's a hard question - depends on who drove it and where to etc, but what are the CHANCES - I mean - have you ever known an old disco with such a low mileage or is it totally unheard of. If unheard of, then the chances are slim see what I mean?

The owner before the current owner was not a nice bloke so I'm told (whatever that means).
It's had a new turbo fitted.
CHEERS

Bloody Hell, Deja Vu.

Is it £1500?!

To answer your question - who knows?!

should have done

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Is it mandatory for all cars to do a certain amount of mileage? I wasn't aware of this!

I had an '82 110 with 36k on the clock (in 2000), which was genuine as the bloke I bought it from bought it from his dad who'd had it from new. Just check the condition of it, if it looks sound, and looks as though it has been well looked after, does it matter what mileage it has done? Condition is far more important than mileage on cars over a certain age.

Matt.

Thanks chaps.

I'll do my best to suss it out, but I'm a poor judge of cars - at least that's what my track record shows (whichh is probably why I like building from scratch) - and even the mates I take with me seem to be as bad (or unlucky) as me - I usually buy a pup (a well disguised pup - looking a bit like a cat maybe) and spend all my time repairing.

My old man always said you can tell if the clock has been turned back as the numbers dont line up straight on the speedo..not that its much use with a digital dash board on late models, but he also added that the window rubbers wore in relation to the number of miles (something to do with the number of times you wound the window up and down I suppose) and that if they looked good it was probably ok...JMHO

Its all smoke and mirrors anyway!!!..

I dont think the mileage is that important on a car of this age to be honest, doesnt matter what it has, it could of done an easy 150k or a very hard 75k, so which do you decide?

Couple of tips i always use. Tyres are always a good point, are they decent as in a good make/brand, or cheap alternatives? If someone spends 120 per tyre, its a fait bet they dont mind spending on servicing etc etc. So it gives you a far better insight into the previous owners care than any service book. Also look at how long the previous owner owned the car. If they owned it for say 7 months before selling it, why? Could be a genuine reason, or it could be because it was troublesome. Also how many owners, has the car been passed round quite a lot? If so, why? if it was/is fairly straight surely someone would of kept it.

Ive just bought a 96 disco with 106 on the clock, no service history and belonged to a farmer before me. Now i expected to have some repair bills to be fair, but the car warrants it to me, its as straight as a dye bodywork wise and underneath is solid. Even the interior is straight, although needed a good scrub.
Go with ya gut instinct.
Ive bought cars with low mileage that were trashed, or high milers that ran happily for years.

Thanks for that.
If it has done 125k then some bits will be starting to go, but not all. If it has done 225k (even kind 225k) then I'd be expecting everything to start to fail from bushes to brake pipes to chassis parts etc. Everything gets old and dies even if looked after. (My 1997, 63k ford car, owned from new, wax oiled etc now needs new brake pipes (corrosion) - unexpected, but there you go).

I'd rather have a low mileage (from whole car point of view rather than just engine point of view) one because I'd have less to renew. Engines can be fixed pretty easily, but a whole re-build piece by piece from wiring loom to window seals is a pain.

Of course, if someone has looked after it and been renewing as they go, then all's well and good.

I'll see what I can see, but I tend to be pretty blind at times.

But in fairness your ford is in no way in the same league as a Disco.
Most items are bolt on bolt off, can be bought fairly cheaply and fitted by anyone half competent with a hammer!!!

I wouldn't buy a petrol mondeo with over 100k on the clock as a long term proposition, and id want decent history with a diesel one same mileage, but the disco, although nice with FSH, is a different beast altogether.

Like i say i bought mine 6 weeks ago with 106k on the clock, no FSH and i expected some niggles, but thats discos for ya.
Have a look at some of the threads on here, even the new all singing all dancing ones arent as good as the older models, the 200 and 300's are the best of the lot.

Oh, and Yella Disco has just replaced his engine at 200k.
Not even a consideration to replace the car, the rest of the beasty will continue just fine, but he was unlucky with the engine.
I'll be happy to hit 150k in mine before i replace it.

Lenny1969 said:

Most items are bolt on bolt off, can be bought fairly cheaply and fitted by anyone half competent with a hammer!!!

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is that a description of you len

yella disco said:

is that a description of you len

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Oh you have no idea.

I reckon im having the worst month ive had in years, so everything is fair game for me hammer. I actually bought a new lumpy one off ebay , got it today.
Cars, work, life. Its all gone Pete Tong on me this month.
Never mind, i got me a new hammer

evenin len, you avin a bad un then

Ye, deffo need a change in direction.
Work wise we just lost a load of contracts, government pulled the plug and we relied on 80 per cent of our work base coming from what the government supplied.
So it looks like im almost out of a job so to speak.So i gotta decide what im going to do.
Im not usually a miserable git, always look on the bright side and all that.

chin up mate. when one door closes another one opens. trust me.

what is it you do len

yella disco said:

what is it you do len

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**** about mainly....lol

Im a fork lift instructor, as well as other stuff occasionally, plant equipment etc etc. I teach and test on anything from electric pedestrian operated walkalongs right up to overhead cranes, including excavators, diggers, skid steers etc etc etc.
And cuz im an examiner the licences are issued in my name. All sounds pretty impressive.
It aint.
The whole industry is up and down, and most companies find it hard to keep a steady flow of work going. A lot of ours was through the dole, retrain back to work etc etc so we had it cushy for a few years, but the government pulled all the dole related training at christmas with no warning. One comapny in Ellesmere Port went bust 2 weeks before crimbo, and ours is struggling. Only cuz we kept a few smaller contracts did we manage to stay afloat. But ive had it now i think, deffo.
I need to work a steady job, not up and down.
I have arches and a set of clear indicator lenses to pay for...ha.

Oh, and cuz i work a self employed basis, if theres no work, like most of this week, if im off i dont get paid.
No holiday pay or xmas pay, nothing. think im a bit too old for this now, need something a bit more steady.
Im a brilliant grafter anorl.

sell flt licences on the net for 400 quid a time. simple.
you can buy a RR v8 within months.
and fill it up.

****er