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Question is if you had to bet what car would get engine problems first in 40 k miles time (for me is achievable) what would you choose?
A Vauxhall. 😆
I've known of a few Vauxhalls to have terminal engine problems at <100,000 miles. Shouldn't happen to any modern car.
Try sbob he seems well experience in the whole matter
Well yes I am quite experienced in the whole matter, although I will admit that my manufacturing experience has predominantly been in motorsport and pre-production prototypes.
That's probably how I'm more aware of the increase in quality of seals and lubricants compared to those of yesteryear. 😀
I'd sure put my money on the lower mileage car, less time on the road, less chance of bumps and scrapes etc or badly driven.
There are other factors.
Engines wear more in the time before they reach full operating temperature, which will be a disproportionately high fraction of the running time of a low mileage car, but it may also be absolutely higher if the car makes several short jouneys in a day. Compared to a car that makes two long journeys.
Then there is the condensed water in the stop/start car.
Low mileage cars are more likely to be driven by people who don't know when to change gear or operate a clutch, or park without hitting something (fact). Or they may be driven by youf who thrash them to impress their mates but never go further than five miles from home.
You can never be sure how they were driven, but you can make a guess based on probabilities.