Mileage Question

[hammerman]

Looking to buy a 2014/15 Nissan Qashqai soon. It'll be the 1.5 diesel and i have a good budget of around £13k

However, i've been advised to go for a car that has slightly higher mileage. I'm looking at a car that has around 15k miles....which works out at under 4k miles per year.

Does this make any difference or should I look for something with 25-40k miles on the clock?

[ToraToraTora]

don't buy a diesel they are dropping through the floor. For that budget you could get an really good X5 for example, do not obsess over mileage as long as it's been serviced etc it's not as important as in days of old.

[Ryzen]

Unless you do 15000+ miles per year and regular long journeys you may trash the DPF in a modern diesel.

[ToraToraTora]

apologies, been looking, X5 a bit dear in that sort of age/mileage.

[mikey4444]

I had a Qashqai for a couple of years, and it was easily one of the best cars I have ever owned.

Ignore the anti-diesel comments.....I can't remember what mpg I got out of the Qashqai, but in my current Fiesta 1.5tdi, I can easily get 58mpg without really trying.

Obviously the lower mileage the car has, the better it will be for you. If you don't do huge mileages yourself, then this Qashqai may be the last car you buy for a while !

Lovely, well made car.

[Zacs-Master]

Strange advice about the mileage (I’d like to know your advisor’s logic). Go for the lower mileage one.

[Ryzen]

The wife has just had a 2018 Qashqai petrol and she loves it.

[ToraToraTora]

mikey, the DPF comment above is valid, diesel is a nightmare when it starts playing up and it does with low mileage users. Also look at the market it is dropping through the floor, car sales have dropped dramatically especially diesels. just advising the OP. Yes I agree the Qashqai is a very good car.

[Zacs-Master]

‘Also look at the market it is dropping through the floor’

Wouldn’t that be to hammerman’s advantage then?

[mikey4444]

The DPF issue may be a problem, but if you drive a normal 12k a year with the odd long journey, then it should be OK.

I drive about 12k-15k a year, and have done so for the last 5 years in a diesel without any DPF problems at all. If second hand prices for diesels are coming down, than hammerman will surely benefit !

[Ryzen]

Hope you're touching wood mikey :-)

[ToraToraTora]

ZM: "‘Also look at the market it is dropping through the floor’ " - yes in the short term but it's still £13k and it wont be long until they are more or less worthless. especially when they start hiking VED and the planned charges for diesels entering towns and cities. For £13k resale is a concern.

[ToraToraTora]

mikey, correct, DPF is less of an issue if the car is used for longer journeys regularly but around town only? goodnight.

[bhg481]

Mileage is much less important nowadays than it used to be, particularly with diesels. Because diesel fuel explodes, where petrol burns, the engines need to be built more robustly and last longer. On top of that because the power develops at lower revs the engine is turning over more slowly than a petrol engine for a given road speed, so wear is reduced there as well. Engines used to be getting worn out at 100,000 miles but my last two cars, both diesels, have both done well over 150,000 with no obvious signs of wear and the current one is close to 200,000 and is booked to take my caravan into mainland Europe this summer. You need to be doing 10,000 miles a year for a diesel to be cost effective but just take a look at the websites of the likes of Volvo/Jaguar etc and you'll see a predominance of diesel engines for their new cars; not what you expect for a fuel on its way out.