how many miles has your baby covered? and wats left?????????

luke · Post by **luke** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 2:05 am

I've just nudged up past 113,000 and getting kind of worried now at how many more are left in my baby 1.4. I've had her since 86k and got it upto 113,000 in two years of driving. Things were going fine 10k a year untill starting using her a bit more (mainly traveling to see girlfriend) The car got F/S/H when i got her and i sorted things out on the milage milestones. what i want to know is how long do these German tanks run for and worst comes to worst how much are replacement lumps incl labour ? dont all shout 1.8T at me i mean normal replacement lump eg the 1.4 8v or even cheekier 16v. got a feeling i'll be replacing my engine before i bother replacing the car because she just keeps going! so im on 113,000 what are u guys and girls on highier lower ? and when do they go pop normally ? please add to list, poss make sticky?

1. Luke - 113,000

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:25 am

I bought mine with 51k on the clock and since then have added a further 24k in three years to get up to 75k miles now. With some tlc and regular servicing, you should be able to see 200,000 miles without any issues, if not many more. You regularly see stories in the news of owners who have done 300k or 400k miles in their cars, and not just VAG motors either!

1. Luke - 113,000
2. Si - 75,000

Polo Paul · Post by **Polo Paul** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:24 am

113,000's barely run in

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:36 am

just under 64k

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:38 am

I'm sure I saw one on autotrader a while back with well over 200,000 on it.

Biddy17 · Post by **Biddy17** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:58 am

My little beast (V reg) has done 38,500 miles, got years left in her

jason11 · Post by **jason11** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:07 pm

55,000 on a 1995 :D

Bainy100 · Post by **Bainy100** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:19 pm

1995 M reg.
86K.. Sill going strong, well for a 1.0L anyhows

/\ndy · Post by **/\ndy** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:30 pm

1997 - 54k

plenty of miles left

Tris · Post by **Tris** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:21 pm

My R reg 16V has 47k

Robi mk4 · Post by **Robi mk4** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:53 pm

mine got ages left 50,000 S reg

Petrified · Post by **Petrified** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:01 am

not a polo I know.. but the same engines as the mk5... my

W (2000) 1.4 (100bhp) Lupo has 123,000
X (2001) 1.4 (75bhp) Lupo has 101,000

both running strong. no problems.

think they could both do double that.

and the 123k one is used as a track car and gets driven hard.

GingerGogs · Post by **GingerGogs** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:43 am

39200 odd on a 1996 1.4cl. Plenty more happy miles to come

Mk4Mexican · Post by **Mk4Mexican** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:34 pm

Bought it with 71k in nov last year for my bday, and less than a year on, i hit 90k this morning driving to work!

feels sweet as a nut though!!

gina · Post by **gina** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:53 pm

Only had my 1.0L 1996 P for 2 weeks, its done 97k, im sure and hoping it will go on or many more yet!

My brother had a D reg Merc, done over 200,000, german engineering = fantastic!