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Low mileage turbo's

starmist

starmist

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I'm new to this great site and have been looking for a 944 turbo on and off for about 12 months. At the moment i own a mint 30k mile Opel Manta Exclusive which only ever comes out on dry days and if i were to replace it with a Turbo i would be looking for a similar, mint low mileage car, BUT i am yet to see one come up for sale, they all seem to have 100k miles plus on them which puts me off.
 
Mosy people will advise you against a low mileage car. They need using or really do suffer, and a car that's not been used can cost more to repair than a well-maintained average miler. These cars easily pass the 200k mark, and were easy to clock anyway.

The only thing to buy on is the condition now, and the history over the last few years.
 
Anything under 100k miles is low mileage for a 944 as they were built to be driven every day and rack up the miles with ease.

You will ocasionally see a very low mile show car or concours car come up for sale but they are few and far between and will be over £15k. Only the serious show addicts would be interested and they take a while to sell.

A quick search on Pistonheads sorted by highest price shows a 38k Turbo Cab at the moment:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/list.asp?s=81&p=&d=0&min=&max=&y1=&y2=&txt=&px=&xsl=list&pagesize=15&filter=TP&o=p&pc=
 
The downside with any really low mileage car is that you will be scared to use it too much for fear of increasing its mileage and thus losing its unique selling proposition!

If you want a museum exhibit, then no problem, but these cars are meant to be used which means good long drives, on which they thrive.

 
Thanks for that Paul. See you Saturday.
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Yours looks pretty genuine, though, doesn't it! The exceptional cars are out there, but few and far between and not cheap.

Won't see you Saturday, I'm commited to a family day out and I'd need surgery to re-attach things if I went to a car function [:eek:]. John Sims is carrying the 944 Register flag on Saturday, and there will be a good crowd of us at the AGM Sunday. [8D][8D]
 
As has been said I'm not sure why you would want a low mileage car to use rather than show/keep.
These are 20 years old now so even at 4k a year that's 80K and big things tend to need changing around the 100K mark like clutches, power steering racks etc
You could find a mint looking 60K car that as soon as it is put into use starts to throw up these problems as they haven't surfaced to date. Equally you could find a 120K car that has been through these things and is good for routine servicing for a while.
But you will pay a premium for the low mileage car.
To reiterate previous good advice look at the last few years bills and general condition along with cost of immediate work and then see whether it all stacks up.
They can seem cheap cars to buy but unless you do it all yourself they can easily be very expensive to fix.
Good luck
 
Thanks for the replies, i know what you meen about not wanting to increase the mileage, i only do about 800 mile a year in my Manta and it does seem a waste!
I am worried about potential costs but i figure that if it goes wrong it can stay in my garage until i can get it fixed.
I think i need to test drive one so that i really get to feel how good they are.
 
have you got any pics of the Manta - I always thought they looked great. Replaced by the Monza if i recall?
 
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Edited by Paul - I've added your link into the little yellow picture box in the top RH corner
 
Your links work, you need to click the little yellow box with a mountain in it on your post, last on the right in the bottom row of clicky things. Copy the link in there.
 
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