How long can I keep going?

[westerdam2]

Hi

My superb elegance 2.8 V6 (petrol, tiptronic) will be 5 years old in March. It has now done 87K and the first owner did 70K in the 1st 3 years (75% on long motorway runs with a chaffeur!). It has been serviced at appropriate intervals and I love it!

The question is: how long might I reasonably expect it to keep going? I am loathe to part with it! My annual mileage is about 7K, mostly out of town runs of 30+miles.

If I were to trade it in for a more recent but similar model (say,06), what should I expect as p/x?

Any indicators would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Baker21]

Don't have any answers to the above mate but I have 138k on the clock and wondering how long I should keep mine aswell but every time I get to an MOT or Service and sort it fairly cheaply then I think why change it?!?!?

[vrswhite]

200k before any real stuff needs replacing i would have thought (this does not include wearing parts like bushes and clutch etc)

[westerdam2]

Originally Posted by Baker21

Don't have any answers to the above mate but I have 138k on the clock and wondering how long I should keep mine aswell but every time I get to an MOT or Service and sort it fairly cheaply then I think why change it?!?!?

Thanks Baker21. The key words going through my mind in the past weeks have indeed been 'why change it?' Can grin about the cost of petrol consumption and I'm not fussed about having the latest reg year on the plates.

Anyone else with thoughts?

[dormouse]

I had a petrol Passat before the Superb, which I still have. Wife using it atm as she prefers it to her own car for a lot of journeys. Mileage heading towards 240k; never had any major problems or items to replace; very reliable. Sale or PX value negligible, so I keep it for the times when something else is out of action.

My motto is to keep a car I like as long as I can until or unless it becomes unreliable. The best financial strategy for a car like the Superb which has high depreciation but is reliable and can last a very long time.

My Superb is the V6 TDI. I see no reason not to hope it will get to 300k and maybe more.

[westerdam2]

Thanks all for the comments so far. I think the option is to keep it!

There are only about 4 examples of this model on Skoda's Used Car list for the whole of the UK. They are never listed in the press up here so I guess they are something of a rarity.

I noticed one for sale in Carlisle and it has its last reg number 5 digits up from mine. The mileage is smaller but they are looking for £8,995 which seems rather a lot. It is certainly a good bit more than I paid for mine two years ago!

[vrswhite]

Originally Posted by westerdam2

Hi

My superb elegance 2.8 V6 (petrol, tiptronic)

Thanks

westerdam I would kill for that car I would make it look like Baker21's keep it you do not see many

[westerdam2]

Originally Posted by vrswhite

westerdam I would kill for that car I would make it look like Baker21's keep it you do not see many

Note to friends in the CID: if anything untoward happens to me, here's a clue to the main suspect!!!!!!

Thanks though ......and I only wish I had the enthusiasm and elbow grease of Baker21.

[Baker21]

Originally Posted by westerdam2

Thanks though ......and I only wish I had the enthusiasm and elbow grease of Baker21.

Thanks for the comments guys and it's much appreciated but I haven't really done that much to the Superb in context to cars seen on Edition38 for example.....

I tried to keep mine looking clean and simple and I would very much like to take it further but I do want it to be reliable and easy to maintain which currently it is....

The only problem I have at the moment is that I am getting my wheels refurbed hopefully next month (just looking to borrow some wheels at the moment) and then I have my Dragon Box to fit and then I will be looking to maybe change some bumper bits and pieces to get it looking even cleaner.....

It's all down to money though in the end..............and I don't have that much spare anymore!!

[Duffelcoat]

Originally Posted by westerdam2

Hi

My superb elegance 2.8 V6 (petrol, tiptronic) will be 5 years old in March. It has now done 87K and the first owner did 70K in the 1st 3 years (75% on long motorway runs with a chaffeur!). It has been serviced at appropriate intervals and I love it!

The question is: how long might I reasonably expect it to keep going? I am loathe to part with it! My annual mileage is about 7K, mostly out of town runs of 30+miles.

If I were to trade it in for a more recent but similar model (say,06), what should I expect as p/x?

Any indicators would be appreciated.

Thanks

Keep your one until the new model comes out and get that! The cost of trading your one in for a lower mileage similar example will be more than the cost of any likely repairs that yours may need over a similar replacement.