minilandie
Member
I have been given the chance to buy a 1999 TD5 with MOT until Feb 2016 but mileage is 222000. It's been a family vehicle for the past 2 years and been looked after. Should I consider purchasing??
minilandie
Member
Not sure about service history and I'm actually swapping my 2002 1.8 es Freelander for it!
Nigel-S
soft and furry
Seems a fair swap to me. I wouldn't worry too much about high mileage, if everything works as it should and there's no warning lights showing you should be ok. Give it a really good test drive beforehand
Littelwill
Well-Known Member
I used to be the same when it came to high mileages but my Landrover mechanic friend put it like this. " if anything major was going to go it would of by now and been replaced" and he's got a good point...
bobupndown
Active Member
Used to be a big deal when a car had "gone round the clock" at 100000 miles, I remember a VW magazine that devoted a page each month that featured readers wives (No cars!) that had done the remarkable mileage,
I used to buy 2nd hand cars at 20 - 30K miles and drive them to 80 - 90K before selling them thinking that they were about done, now my D2 has 134000 and is only middle aged hopefully!
I used to buy 2nd hand cars at 20 - 30K miles and drive them to 80 - 90K before selling them thinking that they were about done, now my D2 has 134000 and is only middle aged hopefully!
markomate2
Well-Known Member
Better a genuine high mileage than an underused/possibly clocked example.
Try to make sure you get some bills/paperwork, so you have a bit of info about whats been done to it.
Try to make sure you get some bills/paperwork, so you have a bit of info about whats been done to it.
DaisyTheDisco
Member
I bought mine when it had 174k on the clock and so far so good. Gave it a complete fluids and filter change the day after I got it home and it's been fine, have had more issues with rot on the chassis than anything engine related.
