Thoughts on high mileage 182

[Z4MCSL]

I am looking at a couple of great looking 1 owner 182 with great service etc, recent cambelts and so forth but on 150/160k+ miles...

thoughts?

 

[Daniel]

The engines are the strongest part of these cars. They’re bomb proof of looked after properly.

I’d personally go on condition and history over what the speedo reads.

 

[Usr117063]

If theres no rust and the chassis is straight and true then no reason not to

 

[Z4MCSL]

There is a small amount of rust on one sill which has been an advisory on the MOT for last couple of years?

 

[Louis]

There is a small amount of rust on one sill which has been an advisory on the MOT for last couple of years?

If the seller is genuine they wont mind taking some photos inside the rear quarters via the rear door cards.

 

[bloke]

Wife's 172 is on about 270,000 miles now.

 

[Z4MCSL]

hmm yeah they are sending photos over and some of it looks pretty bad, think living by the sea has started to show!?

 

[Z4MCSL]

although I dont really know what "bad" is, dont know much about rust to be honest

 

[Clio_fool]

Stick the pics up for us to see.

 

[Z4MCSL]

yeah photos coming through now worrying me - they are along drivers side sill and where the jack goes

 

[Clio_fool]

Looks like mine😂. If its too far away to go have a good look and a poke I'd probably give it a miss.

 

[Louis]

I mean it's an easy repair but theres so many clios out there it's not worth the aggro

 

[Crybert]

There’s so many out there. Just go and have a look at some others

 

[Clio_fool]

I mean it's an easy repair but theres so many clios out there it's not worth the aggro

Exactly.

 

[Louis]

Exactly.

Yours this bad Paul?

 

[Clio_fool]

Yours this bad Paul?

No, that looks to have come apart a bit which would probably let water inside the sill. Mines just bent and rusted where the underseal is missing. I hope 🤣.

 

[Brigsy]

Mileage wont be an issue, but avoid that rust as better available at the moment.

 

[hipwell]

Is that the one on eBay for 1400 quid?

I saw that, was going to buy it but I'm glad you've seen this rust, looks gone that, be a right money pit if you want it right.

 

[leeds_182]

I buy and sell a lot and the one thing that makes a car difficult to sell (in my experience) is high mileage.

You’ve either got to get the car a fit bit cheaper or plan for long term ownership.

That’s my two Penneth worth anyway.

 

[LW93]

Tbh for the price of them, the price difference between a high mileage and ‘reasonable’ mileage, say under 100k, is minimal. As above the engines are pretty strong but I imagine higher mileage ones will be getting pretty tatty elsewhere

 

[Ianboom]

Have 140K on my 182-it uses no oil and still pulls like it always has, in fact it feels quicker than my 197!
Mick at Diamond motors says a customer of his has one on 250k miles.

 

[Coops Mk1]

My daily 182 is on 202k now, works fine still, lol