How high is too high?

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Hi folks

I’m currently looking for my first f-type

I’ve seen a V6 AWD British Design Edition with a spec I like. It’s at a fair price. Currently on autotrader being sold by ALX Specialist Cars of Ripon in Yorks

I am only really concerned about the mileage. At 34,700miles I’m concerned that it might be coming up on a major service, and that some big-ticket items might be about to wear out.

I’ll be putting around 12-15k miles on the car each year and plan on keeping the car around 4-5 years.

What do you guys think?

In my situation, would you pass on this car and continue looking for a 15-20k miler? Or check further into the condition of this one. I’d only consider a car with a solid service history anyway….

But are there any higher cost items that begin failing around 40k miles?
 
Others will be better placed to say about high mileage and servicing from their actual experience (I'm still looking) but from what I've seen in my opinion I wouldn't worry in your situation:

Autotrader seems to expect about 5k per year (and it estimates that car has expected mileage), so even if you get a low mileage car then it will be a higher mileage when you sell. So think about if a 10k difference will be significant with the miles you will do in 4/5 years.

As for expensive servicing, given most people don't do the expected mileage, the expensive servicing is normally due based on age rather than mileage. So any cars of that age are likely to be due the same service.

If you put the vin in here then one of the tabs tells you what is due at each service:

https://osh.jaguar.com/

Others have recently said older with lower mileage is better than newer with higher mileage which is logical, but hopefully my response makes sense for your specific questions
 
34k miles is nothing :D

the only thing you need to worry about is has it been serviced to schedule - you dont say how old the car is, so oil changes, especially diff are important
 
blast, since when has the avg mileage been 5k for an everyday car?

I agree with mono, if its been been serviced to schedule then......
 
WShudds said:
Please OP add reg number and model year for a more relevant feedback from other forum members.
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I’m sorry, I don’t have the registration. I’ve not spoken to the dealer. I’ll need that to run some history checks

It’s a MY17 so pre-facelift

I am just a little concerned over the mileage.
 
I'd be very disappointed if anything untoward should be expected at 40k miles but, in any case .......

If you buy a car with less miles it will cost you a lot more AND if you're planning to do 12k-15k miles a year you'll soon have a 40k mile car anyway.

If you like the car you've seen and the service history stacks up I'd buy it and IF (big if) it needs anything major done in the next few months at least you'll get the full benefit during your tenure.
 
One possible advantage of higher mileage is you can reasonably expect that the car hasn't sat for long periods in a workshop being fixed. ;)

In the past I've had a 2001 XK8 with over 60,000 miles and that was nice and reliable, and a 2004 XKR with over 90,000 miles and that was fine until it burst an oil pipe just as I got home. I had it trailered to my trusted independent who sorted out the pipe, refilled the engine and tentatively started it. After a few revs it ran as sweetly as ever. I believe the F-Type engine is pretty similar to the XK8/R engines so would expect it to be similarly robust.
 
Do we have any idea of what the highest mileage F Type (anecdotal evidence I'd say) has attained in the UK or any other country. It should like any other car should be able to be driven normally with tha average 20000-25000km pa and be a daily driver.
 
DavidP said:
blast, since when has the avg mileage been 5k for an everyday car?

I agree with mono, if its been been serviced to schedule then......
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The 5K is an auto trader average for the F types for sale, most auto trader adverts will show above / below average mileage for that particular car based on average of all same cars for sale
 
If it helps I bought a car with 24,000 on it and had to replace all the tyres, the water pump, auxiliary and supercharger belts, the exhaust back box and the supercharger coupling. So no, I wouldn't bother trying to buy one with 10,000 less miles on it because it makes no difference. It's just coming up to 30,000 miles and when I sell it, it will have probably around 40k on the clock. Some people would think "I wouldn't get it, it would need a load of work" but I've done all the common problem bits so it's most likely going to be more reliable than when I bought it.
 
I honestly don't know why people worry so much about mileage on a car, it's not like it's going to get to 100,000 miles then suddenly grind to a halt in a busy High Street and all the doors and wheels fall off🙄 Cars these days are built to higher tolerances (apart from the body panel gaps on our F-Types) compared to those of yesteryear, interior trim is of a higher quality and things are generally more reliable. People are quite happy to buy a £300k+ house which doesn't come with any service history, may not have had any regular maintenance, gas boiler coughing and wheezing, and the electrics could be 30 years old, but that's not an issue, yet a car is a different ballgame...

My 2010 XF-R had 152k on the clock when I bought it, and didn't miss a beat until I sold it after five years and adding a massive 10,000ish miles
My 2014 Transit Custom van has 138k on the clock, I've done all the injectors and fuel pump (myself) because of some Esso Premium Diesel having water in it, and the alternator because, well, it failed as these things do
My F-Type has 53,000 miles on the clock which shows it's been driven and used. Low mileage cars can have more issues then higher mileage ones and vice-versa, just drive it sympathetically and listen for any noises

Join a Facebook group or forum about the car and all you hear are tales of woe, the same with any car. No one joins a forum to say how good their car is
 
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