Audi Allroad or A4 estate – whats the difference?

What you need is the Passatt W8

I see your tag and raise you with Sweeping generalisation 😆

Even if a car has low mileage and a full/perfect service history, it could still have been thrashed or crashed or just be a Friday afternoon car.

I've owned 9 cars in 24 years of motoring: 4 used and 5 new. 2 of the used ones were pretty much no good/worthless after 2 years. But I've still got the other 2 (1 is 8 years old and the other is 16 years old).

What you need is the Passatt W8

Can be picked up for about £3.

Definitely had used cars that have been more reliable than new cars I've bought. Bit of a lottery really.

Wasn't me who tagged it, but I'll see you with my "I'm right and he knows it". I'll mail you my address so you can send me the pot 🙂

Whats the mileage on the 16yr old one? 😉

(Agree on your point Mike).

Talking of high-milers…I am soo tempted to buy a ex-black cab 😀

Was at a VAG show the other week. There was a Mk1 VW Sciricco 1.6 on carbs. No engine rebuild, just regular service, and replacing stuff when it wears out. It was on 440,000 Owned from new. Chap does 40,000 miles a year in it, was chatting to him for ages 😆 Legend.

Makes me feel a little better when mine is currently on 98,000

Good story that, Will. Read something similar about a bloke who'd done 1,000,000 miles in a Volvo estate and was still driving it.

I'd love to own a car from new and try to rack up spaceship mileage in it. No worries about previous ownership, onus to service/maintain at the correct intervals up to me, and paying full price/depreciation isn't really an issue over such a long life of the vehicle.

mike-at-dialledbikes – Member
Even if a car has low mileage and a full/perfect service history, it could still have been thrashed or crashed or just be a Friday afternoon car.

I've owned 9 cars in 24 years of motoring

Agreed. Anything could have been thrashed, crashed or Friday. It's all about reducing the chances of getting a wrong'un, not eliminating completely.

I'll raise you on the ownership. I reckon 20 cars and 7 bikes in 37 years. IIRC only actually been stranded 3 times in all that time, and only 3 serious mechanical failures. Can't get anywhere near your longevity but 60k miles in 2 years in a Morris Marina 1.3 in my first rep job must qualify me for some kind of award?

I'll drop you on ownership. I reckon 25 cars in 5yrs and 1,000 bikes in my life 😆

And then you wake up 🙂

Captain, I hope I get through life owning less 20 cars. I like having nice/reliable cars, but at the same time recognise what a waste of money they are.

Always buy the best car I can afford at the time, but try to keep it for as long as possible.

I know but I was trying to catch up on lost time Mike. I seem to like one marque.

mike-at-dialledbikes – Member
Captain, I hope I get through life owning less 20 cars. I like having nice/reliable cars, but at the same time recognise what a waste of money they are

You are my wife and I claim my £5 🙂

Seems like old age is addling my memory. It was a Volvo P1800 not an estate, and the mileage is now at 3,000,000 😯

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/press/releases/2010/irv_gordon.shtml

hora – Member
I know but I was trying to catch up on lost time Mike. I seem to like one marque.

Which is?

Of probably no interest whatsoever is that all my 20 cars have been built in England or Germany

Subaru

Not the racy one mind. Just the good solid and simple ones.

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Can't get into my Facebook account – don't use it so forgotten the password

Of course you could be really obscure and go for one of these

A really obscure car

A wife beater? 😆

Going back to the original question.
I've got a 2003 Allroad 2.5 diesel automatic, nearly 110k now. It's a good tool, towing, carrying loads etc. Fill it with people and gear and it makes sense. The height adjustable suspension is genuinely good when you do need to go off road. Comfortable on long journeys, good at 85/90mph even fully loaded.
Downside? It's heavy, only 30mpg, dull handling, slippery seats and never never go near an Audi main stealer.
Have you seen the price of new ones? £48k for god's sake!

So it's a Skoda next then.

skoda superb all wheel drive

I like the look of the Skoda Yeti. Hope they make a 7-seat version.

Downside? It's heavy, only 30mpg, dull handling,

My xc90 does better than that.
Hora's point about wanting a car thats done 10k per annum vers one thats done 30k is fine aslong as you either don't mind paying a lot more for it or getting one thats a lot older.
I have owned a few ex company cars now and think they make great bargins. One of them used to regulary drive from bournemouth to scotland and had receipts in the car for tyres and other bits in it.
A company will service the car and knowing people who have had company cars they can get penalised if they let the car miss a service as the car is an asset to the company and they need to maintaine its value.