frost Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Not sure where this kind of topic should belong, so I thought I'd ask in here.I have a 53 Plate Lupo Sport, and I'm reaching 100,000 miles far quicker than I anticipated.The situation I have, is do I pack up and sell it on, or do I keep her running and let the miles add up.My main concern is that the more miles I'm gaining, the re-sale value of my loop is dwindling away! I bought her for £1500, I've lowered her, and kept her well maintained. And I wouldn't want something too distant from the original price.I could go for an engine refurb later or something?I just wanna know people opinions on the matter Cheers,Frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 If you like the car and are happy with it, then keep on running it. 100k isn't some magical barrier where when you hit it, your car instantly falls to pieces. A well maintained car should keep going past 100k no trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stator Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Cars are not investments they all lose money. If you've spent lots of money styling the car to your tastes and don't want to wear it out then you'll have to buy another runaround and keep the lupo. If you sell the lupo and get another car you'd just be clocking up the miles on that one instead, it wouldn't save you from losing money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elz8462 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Stator is spot on with his answer, cars do lose value with time & mileage. I paid roughly that for my arosa with 55k on. What do you want to do with it though? Do you mean you definitely want to sell it at some point, you're just not sure whether now or in another 10k+ miles time? I think if you really like and enjoy the car, then keep it. I have only had my rosa 5-6 months but I love everything her, I know i'll be the one taking her to the scrappy when she's just about had it Like you said if you really wanted to sell her you could do an engine refurb but the ball's in your court really. There are people out there who won't be put off by buying a car with 100k+ on it but there are also people who would be. To be honest, the main thing I look for buying a car is what the bodywork's like, welding is so expensive that's what would send me packing from a car if it had 1k or 100k on it. That's just me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frost Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks everyone for the fantastic replies. I'm happy to keep her running around for as long as I can. I'm considering another run around too, a summer car really.The lupos my 4th car, and by far my favourite and I think I'm just gonna keep on maintaining.Thanks again,Frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 i would have been delighted to pick up a car with only 100 k on it . my tdi golf ha s 130k the lupo has 143k and christ only knows how many times my land rover has been around the world! it all depends on how they're looked after. if you like the car just keep it serviced and keep driving it. geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patroddy Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) i heard you had to stop driving wherever you where going straight away! take a picture of this and post it to your multiple social networking sites! other intervals where this is needed is 8008, 80085 123456 and any funny number you can think of.however in serious aslong as a car is well maintained it wont put people off ive regularly seen lupo sports into the 120k which are shitters go for 1000-1200 so if its decent you wont be losing too much money, if you where to buy a new car and put more miles on that you would probably loose more money in reality than keeping this and adding the same miles on as you have already paid the inflated dealer/private purchase prices, the insurance (£50ish to change) the little things that add up when buying a new car Edited December 20, 2013 by patroddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Sell it on and let someone else worry about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frost Posted December 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Sell it on and let someone else worry about it. Well in Rich, throw a spanner in the works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 The big 100k, scary scary times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Well in Rich, throw a spanner in the works!I think he was being sarcastic. One of his own Lupo's has over 200k miles on (correct me if I'm wrong Rich).I think what you've got to remember is a car is an investment but unfortunately, they don't tend to appreciate in value. Which is why if you enjoy your car, keep it. The odometer means very little if you are planning on keeping the car till it goes pop.I'm yet to be convinced that coilovers, non-OEM alloys, excessive I.C.E (e.g. sub, 6x9s etc), induction kits or aftermarket exhausts actually increase a cars value to the majority of people. There will be a few who are interested, but many will be put off by such modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 talking about keeping cars and their value depreciating , have you seen the prices on mk1 escorts these days? who is to say that our very own cherished vw's won't start appreciating in value? geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophiemasden Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 My lupo is on 160'000 miles and the engines has just died on it. So they do last quiet a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I've seen them with a lot more miles than that without any problems, so don't panic, stay calm and keep driving! geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupie69uk Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 As soon as you pass 100k your £1500 investment will be worth £150. Sell up before you are declared bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffD Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 yeah but I buy them from people that are terrified of high mileage, and sell them to people who aren't bothered. they get perfectly good cars for very little effort. they go on forever, especially the 1.7 sdi's. geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Mac_ Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Might as well keep it. The cost of selling it and replacing it will be more than any depreciation you you'll suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sell the car, you don't want it to turn 100k and possibly lose £50. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sell the car, you don't want it to turn 100k and possibly lose £50. ?I think that's a bit harsh. He's correct in that some people are put off by 100k miles on a car. I know people who have been reluctant to buy a car with over 100k yet have gone out and bought one with 95k instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Sorry if that sounded harsh. Get a TDI they seem to be appreciating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Sorry if that sounded harsh. Get a TDI they seem to be appreciating.Good shout. I'd recommend a TDi. In fact, I tend to say if you have a 1 litre, get an SDI because they're roughly the same performance but a massive MPG increase, if you have a 1.4 and want a bit of nippiness go for the TDi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Mac_ Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Good shout. I'd recommend a TDi. In fact, I tend to say if you have a 1 litre, get an SDI because they're roughly the same performance but a massive MPG increase, if you have a 1.4 and want a bit of nippiness go for the TDi SDi has a bit of a cult following amongst the hypermilers. There's some people doing in excess of 80mpg with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) SDi has a bit of a cult following amongst the hypermilers. There's some people doing in excess of 80mpg with them.My record (which I posted on here with figures to prove it) is 79mpg. I usually get between 65mpg and 75mpg because to be honest, I found hypermiling quite difficult. It's very mundane but what's worse is it requires you to pay a hell of a lot more attention than usual lol, you can't just have a nice relaxing journey home when you're hypermiling. You're too busy concentrating on 'following the rules'. Plus, I do put my foot down a bit so I quickly realized hypermiling was a good experiment but not for me.I think the thing which makes an SDI an attractive motor is they're as simple as they come, engine wise and servicing wise. There's no turbo to worry about so you can stick to good old 505.00 fully synthetic oil which is cheaper than PD supported oil, servicing them is easy, oil filter, fuel filter dead easy, air filter is awkward but could be worse. You also don't need to run it on Premium diesel. The cheap supermarket crap is fine. Hell, you can bloody run them on veg oil I think the fact that self-servicing is cheaper + very few Lupo TDI's achieve the MPG of a SDI makes me think if running costs are important, then get an SDI rather than a TDI. If performance is your thing, get a TDI The funny thing is, if you go on eco modders, there's a couple of guys who have SDI's who are able to get the same running costs as Lupo 3L's because they run them on SVO. Seems to be some confusion as to whether you can run a Lupo 3L on SVO Edited January 17, 2014 by Skezza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.