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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2015, 07:46:09 pm »
Damn, I've pretty much rebuilt mine with the amount that's gone wrong with it and it's "only" on 145k.
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #16 on: October 09, 2015, 08:46:38 pm »
My wife thinks our car is unreliable "i'm always working on it".  :evilgrin:
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2015, 11:28:43 am »
Quote from: dazza on October 09, 2015, 08:46:38 pm
My wife thinks our car is unreliable "i'm always working on it".  :evilgrin:

Only we understand dude!
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2015, 09:16:09 pm »
Wonder if he has ever changed the cam follower  :popcornsoda:
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2015, 11:30:13 am »
I bet the intake valves are nicely clogged up!
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2015, 11:06:16 pm »
I'm always scared to rack up the miles on my car and hardly drive it - it's still on 66k.

We need to invite this guy to the Forum - he's a legend (well his car is).
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2015, 12:24:12 am »
Quote from: rashg60 on October 12, 2015, 11:06:16 pm
I'm always scared to rack up the miles on my car and hardly drive it - it's still on 66k.

We need to invite this guy to the Forum - he's a legend (well his car is).

Well thats no fun?!?!?! Sell it and buy a bus pass.  :popcornsoda:
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2015, 12:00:00 pm »
Quote from: xjay1337 on October 13, 2015, 12:24:12 am
Quote from: rashg60 on October 12, 2015, 11:06:16 pm
I'm always scared to rack up the miles on my car and hardly drive it - it's still on 66k.

We need to invite this guy to the Forum - he's a legend (well his car is).

Well thats no fun?!?!?! Sell it and buy a bus pass.  :popcornsoda:

I just use the wife's car and rack up the miles on that instead........
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #23 on: October 19, 2015, 08:22:52 pm »
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #24 on: October 19, 2015, 09:00:55 pm »
Quote from: rashg60 on October 13, 2015, 12:00:00 pm
Quote from: xjay1337 on October 13, 2015, 12:24:12 am
Quote from: rashg60 on October 12, 2015, 11:06:16 pm
I'm always scared to rack up the miles on my car and hardly drive it - it's still on 66k.

We need to invite this guy to the Forum - he's a legend (well his car is).

Well thats no fun?!?!?! Sell it and buy a bus pass.  :popcornsoda:

I just use the wife's car and rack up the miles on that instead........

Why? Are you keeping the miles low for the next owner? (66k isn't really low) Selling it with an extra 10-15k on it than the miles you do in it now isn't going to affect the price of it that much. They aren't really worth much anymore in the grand scale of things.
Your car at the end of the day but doesn't sound like you are enjoying it as much as you could be.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2015, 09:02:29 pm by PT82 »
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Re: 300,000 mile MK5 Golf GTI
« Reply #25 on: October 19, 2015, 09:29:54 pm »
That's some mileage! I love driving my mk5. In an ideal world where I've won the lotto, I'd have a mint, low miles, pampered one tucked away, but I'd still not think twice about using one every single day...
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