spacekadett
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F*cking take that Hans Brrix!!
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May 17, 2016 21:38:49 GMT
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My '83 Metro had 16k on it when I got it a couple of years back. Mots and paperwork to prove it as it had been in the same family from new. It's a rare model too apparently, being a City Special so ultimate poverty spec!
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place  |
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May 17, 2016 23:47:27 GMT
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I bought my 1990 Kawasaki GPZ500 a couple of years ago on 11 or 12k on it and sold it with 13 on it I think.
I didn't realise how low that was until I went looking to replace it last spring and tried to find a newer bike with less miles, not wanting a high miler, only to find out everything else had 25, 35, 45k on it.
Eventually found an 02 Triumph TT600 with high 11s, on 12600 now.
Car wise I've had a few Skodas in the 40-45k range, and I had one with 26k too if memory serves.
Nothing comes close to the 5,360 on my white Rapid though.
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faker
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novanut
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I've a 1982 kwak z250c with 11k.
A 1984 gsx 750 with 21k.
And a '99 felicia with 52k.
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faker
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novanut
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May 18, 2016 16:26:50 GMT
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I win!!! A mate just showed me a Mitsubishi Evo 9 MR RS with 390 miles from new!!!
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Last Edit: May 18, 2016 16:33:27 GMT by faker: edit
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Low mileage recordfr€$h&m1nt¥
@freshandminty
Club Retro Rides Member 99
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May 18, 2016 16:39:10 GMT
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Such a shame that none of these have had any enjoyment though  |
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May 18, 2016 19:57:09 GMT
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Got to agree with freshandminty above. While it is good to see a mint and barely used vehicle, surely it is better that they are doing what they were built for? My own 2cv currently shows 17,000 but is not on it's first lap! It sees nowhere near as much use as I would like, but does still get out and about occasionally/
I was offered a tiny mileage immaculate car a while back, but if you use it, then it looses its value, and if you don't then is it just an expensive ornament? I used to collect cars from customers for servicing, and knew two in quite a small area that literally drove to the MOT each year - I drove them more than the owners! Not valuable or rare cars, although if they are still going, might be getting more valuable by now.
Not trying to upset anyone, some of the above cars are amazing, but personally I'd rather put them in a museum than own them myself. Each to his own.
Incidentally, I saw my dad's old mini online recently, a 1985 that has apparently done 50,000ish. I know that that car had 3 speedos while we had it, 20 years ago, (which the buyer knew all about) and somehow I suspect that it may have done quite a bit more than that!
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May 18, 2016 20:47:01 GMT
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Such a shame that none of these have had any enjoyment though Oh I don't know, mileage isn't everything, we once got an immaculate very low mileage Honda CBR maybe a year old in at work, the story behind it was the owner bought it solely for track days and trailered it to the circuits, it was run in for about 5 minutes while doing kill button backfires on the rev limiter then thrashed mercilessly round the track. It came with the original tyres when it came in - they had gone blue with the heat, i'm guessing the previous owner had his fair share of enjoyment with it |
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May 18, 2016 23:53:34 GMT
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Such a shame that none of these have had any enjoyment though I get an immense amount of enjoyment out of my 5k rapid just knowing it's exactly the spec I wanted and it's mine. When it's restored it'll sit beside the s110r and do 50 or 200 miles a year and I will enjoy them all, it isn't a prerequisite that it must be driven to enjoy it. |
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Low mileage recordfr€$h&m1nt¥
@freshandminty
Club Retro Rides Member 99
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Such a shame that none of these have had any enjoyment though Oh I don't know, mileage isn't everything, we once got an immaculate very low mileage Honda CBR maybe a year old in at work, the story behind it was the owner bought it solely for track days and trailered it to the circuits, it was run in for about 5 minutes while doing kill button backfires on the rev limiter then thrashed mercilessly round the track. It came with the original tyres when it came in - they had gone blue with the heat, i'm guessing the previous owner had his fair share of enjoyment with it That kind of low mileage is a whole different wheel game and fully falls into the enjoyment / car used for it's purpose category. |
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May 19, 2016 11:41:11 GMT
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We had a 1978 Toyota Celica 1.6 ST Coupe MK2 (TA40 Model) once. It had just over 24,000 Miles on it from new (It spent nearly all of it's life in the Isle of Man with only 1 Lady Owner from new until it was moved across the pond to her sons house in Harrogate who we purchased it from.
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May 19, 2016 19:34:25 GMT
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Last Edit: May 19, 2016 19:37:05 GMT by tali100
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May 19, 2016 20:03:17 GMT
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Averaging less than 5 miles a year, yeah that'll take some beating!
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steptoeshaw
Yorkshire and The Humber
4 Rover SD1 V8's and an MG Midget. The rest of my cars aren't retro yet
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May 19, 2016 20:17:37 GMT
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Wow thats like brand new! When we serviced the red sl the guy left a cloth to dry up the washer fluid that ended up on the windscreen. Proper anal. I'm the same with my VDP though, it's never seen water since 1992 to my knowledge. |
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May 19, 2016 20:59:15 GMT
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I bought my 1990 Kawasaki GPZ500 a couple of years ago on 11 or 12k on it and sold it with 13 on it I think. I didn't realise how low that was until I went looking to replace it last spring and tried to find a newer bike with less miles, not wanting a high miler, only to find out everything else had 25, 35, 45k on it. Eventually found an 02 Triumph TT600 with high 11s, on 12600 now. Car wise I've had a few Skodas in the 40-45k range, and I had one with 26k too if memory serves. Nothing comes close to the 5,360 on my white Rapid though. One I did forget about was my Fiat Ducato. I've had a few but the first one I bought is still the best. I've had it four years now, it's 2006 and showing 62k. |
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May 19, 2016 23:44:07 GMT
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Its not retro but it is in my garage.......
The wife's treadmill has about 3 miles on it
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Its not retro but it is in my garage....... The wife's treadmill has about 3 miles on it  |
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May 20, 2016 18:55:21 GMT
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May 20, 2016 19:21:59 GMT
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I stand corrected, the 'less than 5 miles a year Merc' beaten by a less than 1.5 miles a year Bug. |
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May 20, 2016 19:41:59 GMT
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My Fiesta (1988) has 50k. Not a record by any length but nice low mileage for the age.
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1988 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus Daily
1978 Triumph Spitfire Project
2002 Nissan Almera Tino Budget Build!
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