Super high mileage mk5 gti’s

[ArrenT]

Hi guys, i have recently purchased a super high milage mk5 gti potentially the highest milage in the uk, and id be very interested to see if anyone has one with higher mileage, and maybe the old owner is in this group and could shed some light as to why they sold it and whether or not its mapped as it came with very limited history i have only got odd bits and bats of paperwork.

[pudding]

What's the mileage then?  There are quite a few high milers kicking about.  Mine's on 166K, all original hardware apart from the gearbox and clutch.  A local lad has an ED30 on 210K miles, again, all original apart from the clutch.

[ArrenT]

Mines on 280k 😁

[ArrenT]

By the way beautiful ed30, id love to find out more about this gti as
Surely if someone didnt love it then it wouldnt of hit 280k miles but then I question how someone could loose all the paperwork but i guess its easily done sometimes

[Jons1001]

Currently an 05 gti on Autotrader with 237k (miles).

[ArrenT]

Upto press ive not seen one with higher milage yet, i mean its not a good thing by any means im just impressed that its running so well still, happy days at 280k miles if it is running a standard map i think its best i leave it that way..🤣

[pudding]

280k is very impressive indeed 

What has been replaced though? 

[ArrenT]

Ive got paperwork for the high pressure fuel pump and 3 cam followers 4 shockers, front control arms, its got a pcv delete/ bypass and ive got a couple of old mot certificates and service receipts but surely at that milage it would of had alsorts changed, but ive no idea

[LC5F]

That is good going - I had an old W124 300e that had that milage.

I was going to suggest the (now destroyed) TR Hamza High mileage Mk5...but that was only on a pitiful 200k miles.

Usually with that millage they have just lived on motorway, often constant use is better than under-use.

Not Mk5, but VAG related on YT Saving Salvage has a twin turbo V10 RS6 with 220k miles, just imagine the fuel burnt to get that far!

[ArrenT]

I bet the fuel that v10 has used over its time would of been enough pay for the materials to build an house lol

[SANDEGTI]

280k? That's impressive. Just goes to show how long these cars can last if maintained properly. I have seen a few around with 200k+, one recently that I saw sold with 225k ish. Just doing a bit of snooping around, some guy on another forum said his GLI made it to 370k miles before the tensioner failed and then killed the engine.

We are chilling at about 130k right now which seems about average at this time. Quite normal to see them between 100k - 200k

[rich83]

My 2007 is on 151,000….. a spring chicken….

[pudding]

Those mileages are a testament to how good they are to drive    And weirdly, how reliable they are 

[ArrenT]

They certainly are mate, beautiful well made car’s some may think its a real bad idea buying a high milage car but im actually quite pleased to tell people my gti is still running perfect at nearly 300k miles 😂, as you said it goes to show how solid and well engineered they are even the interior and drivers bolster has barely any wear and tear 👌🏻

[probedb]

195k on the shell, suspension was replaced around 5k ago, engine is on 90K-ish, need to get the cam chain/tensioner done soon. Don't want another engine going bang