Low mileage t5s?

**beppie boy** · Tuesday 27th January 2009, 23:55

Originally Posted by cameron

not a t5 but a 2.3 turbo 940 with only 24k genuine mileage.

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk...cleregletter=n

96 n £2891

thats not a bad looking lump of a car eally is it.
Good price and serious low milage with a bit of power to push you along.
Looks very clean
martyn

**Loadsamiles** · Wednesday 28th January 2009, 01:08

I wouldn't go on mileage alone.

Time and neglect can take a high toll on a vehicle.

I've seen vehicles with 65,000 on the clock rolling into the scrappers in a worse state than ones with 200K on them.

Hoses and seals perish over time. Oils break down. components left stood can tarnish the parts they contact.

From the very day a car is made it begins to rot away.

There is also the likelihood that a low mileage car has only done short trips and has been constantly heat cycled.

I'm not suggesting they are all bad. Just don't assume because the mileage is low that it MUST be in good condition.

**850twr** · Wednesday 28th January 2009, 14:37

i still believe cars should monitor total rpms rather than milage, or maybe aswell as, would be a far more accurate way of seeing how the cars been used.

**-CHRIS-** · Wednesday 28th January 2009, 16:28

this one's lovely! not a great fan of 850 saloons/s70s as a rule but thats a nice looking car!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/587129.htm

**andy l** · Wednesday 28th January 2009, 17:27

im still got a s70r with 51.000 on the clock

**lance** · Wednesday 28th January 2009, 18:45

Im with Julian on the miles thing but I think the 850 T5 and R day of rareness will come, but going on the build quality we might be waiting a long time!
Funily enough I bought an 854 T5 for the Mrs not long after I started this thread a base model 854 T5 s with 78k on the clock, she now has 113k runs like a dream although we speant a bit on her rubber parts had persished due to lack of miles in her early years.

However today she got rear ended for the second time not too badly but worse than last time the tow bar has gone into the bumper although the body is still straight and unmangled on the face of it, I havent looked at the boot floor yet so fingers crossed I would hate them to write it off as I guess she isnt worth much, but to us its a safe reliable family car that we would like to keep.