Is 80,000 miles a lot on a used Ford Galaxy?

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We do very low mileage so won't add much to whatever we buy but we want to keep it for a long time.

Can any experts advise me is 80,000miles a lot on a 1.8 Diesel 2007 Ford Galaxy?

Thanks
 
Toby said:
We do very low mileage so won't add much to whatever we buy but we want to keep it for a long time.

Can any experts advise me is 80,000miles a lot on a 1.8 Diesel 2007 Ford Galaxy?

Thanks
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On its own 80,000 miles is not a lot for a well maintained diesel.

However it is above the average for a '07 car.
 
I think 12,000 miles a year is average.

A 3 year old diesel with 80,000 miles is at least double the average but should still have many miles/years left in it, particularly in your low usage circumstances.

Even if its kilometres it’s still high at 50,000.

I would expect to pay a lot less for a car with high mileage.

But if the price reflects the high mileage, then I don't see a problem.
 
Thanks,

yes its definitely miles

And yes the price seems okay for the high mileage, with some negotiation

We're unlikely to do more than 2-3 thousand a year but we don't want to buy something on the verge of giving trouble! I know its hard to predict though.
 
Doing only 2 - 3 thousand a year could lead to problems on a diesel engine
partical filter will probably clog frequently
 
frash said:
Doing only 2 - 3 thousand a year could lead to problems on a diesel engine
partical filter will probably clog frequently
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I've never heard that - really? What would the effect of this be? Haven't had a problem with the diesel we have now but I'd love to hear more detail about this.

Would a petrol fare better?
 
Toby said:
I've never heard that - really? What would the effect of this be? Haven't had a problem with the diesel we have now but I'd love to hear more detail about this.

Would a petrol fare better?
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TBH I don't know a lot about it but it was one thing I was warned about when I was buying a diesel but that was when I said my milage would only be about 10000 miles per year. So you doing 2000 or 3000 would be even worse if it's true.

I Googled "Diesel Short Trip" & there's plenty of discussion from people more knowledgeable than me on the subject.
 
Interesting, will start a different post about this, thanks for raising it.
 
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