Hi,

I am looking at a 2001 (51 plate) 1.6 Golf with 132k miles on the clock. I reckon I can get it for between £3000 and £3300. It has a full service history to 118k.

I know this is a high mileage for a petrol engine but i am assuming that most of it would have been completed on the motorway. My wife, who the car will be for, will only be doing 5 or 6k miles a year so i figure that in 5 years time when she sells it it will still only have 160k on the clock.

My questions are is the engine likely to be worn out, what mileage can these engines do? Also, in 5 years would this car be worth anything with 160k on the clock?

Does anyone else have a high mileage petrol car out there?

Thanks for any help.

Sorry, just to add...

Would i be better getting a 1998/1999 model with 60 or 70k for the same money?