UK VAG - High Mileage Club - No longer maintained

[djl78]

Mine's a 2003 '53' plate VW Polo Sport Tdi 1.4 and is currently up to 179000 miles and rising fast.Should be well over 200k by next year.No major probs just injector harness and heater probs.


djl

[Johny63263]

1.9 tdi se 110bph
10 k off the quarter mill. On engine and turbo No. 2 both went within the same week so was an expensive one now no complaints the old thing is still running as well as she always did

[ianjay1es]

1998 A4 1.9 tdi Avant only done 246,000 and still going strong with only a tad of black smoke when it is revved hard on acceleration.

[peteo]

The more I read of these high mileage cars, the more convinced I am that piling on the miles does cars no harm at all. Certainly my high mileage Bora has proved more relaible than my low mileage Golf.

Obvioulsy stuff wears out eventually, but, mile for mile, I bet the costs on repairs are much less.

[hagis]

I've just hit 100,000 in my 02 A4. I'll be disappointed if I get anything less than 150,000 from it and hope to get 200,000 out of it. That'll be about 5 years worth of milage at my current rate.

[murray26775]

I have got an R reg A4 quatto avant with 180,000 on the clock and still sounds good and feels nimble.

[sooty]

I know you guys are in the 100,000's but do you or have you had any big problems with the engine?

Only reason I ask is because my old Passat B5.5 had 27,000 when I bought it for £7k back then... I am looking for a B6 now and have about £8/9k MAX to spend and becuase its a current shape can only really find ones with over 60,000 miles on it. I drive about 20,000 a year and dont want to get one with 60,000 if its just going to go wrong.


Thanks!

[jay1shrek]

The only problem I have had was the cam wore out with the cam followers also wearing until there were holes in the tops of two of them! I was lucky in that I could do the job myself.
I say this but I believe the cam wear problem is more commonly found in the 1.9 TDI 150 bhp model.
I'm sure if this is incorrect someone will put it right for you but this has been my only problem!!

[onzarob]

dont want to get one with 60,000 if its just going to go wrong.

Which engine are you looking at 2.0TDI? The first thing i can think of is Cambelt. 60K is the time for it to be done and it costs between £250 and £400 to do. so check it has been done before you buy

Theres are guy in my office with 56 plates cars with 80K+ and no issues

[largebigkey]

Hi, just gone passed 300,000 miles in my N reg Passat TDI Estate. Except for the starter motor and alternator she is still running on all original engine parts (including the clutch) . She still flies down the motorway as if new.