Highest Mileage 205...

[eob 7]

Bought it seven years ago with 167k and a frozen odometer and even at that I suspect it was clocked. I did about 25k a year for five years but replaced the odo twice in that time. I would wager it's done about 300k. Every single moving component has had to be replaced at least once. The subframe now needs welding. Even the windscreen had to go, not because it was cracked, but because it was covered in little scratches & chips. Only original component is the gearbox.

 

Trophy goes to thus guys who actually have verified mileage though, always thought the British ability for record keeping on cars was to be applauded.

Edited January 5, 2013 by eob

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Bought it seven years ago with 167k and a frozen odometer and even at that I suspect it was clocked. I did about 25k a year for five years but replaced the odo twice in that time. I would wager it's done about 300k. Every single moving component has had to be replaced at least once. The subframe now needs welding. Even the windscreen had to go, not because it was cracked, but because it was covered in little scratches & chips. Only original component is the gearbox.

 

Trophy goes to thus guys who actually have verified mileage though, always thought the British ability for record keeping on cars was to be applauded.

what engine is in it? diesel

[MiniGibbo 142]

142k but again not on the original engine.

[eob 7]

Mi16. Original engine is in the corner of the workshop though. Head gasket failure but still runs. II had to use a very big Massey Ferguson tractor to get the rear beam apart it was that badly corroded and damaged at the stubs, both rear wheels rubbing off the inner wings on cornering. Rear pax side hub had to be angled ground apart like slices of pizza to get it off. Rear arches had detached from the shell and had to be rebonded.

 

Without some serious determination on my part and lots and lots of help from the usual suspects here (Miles, Anthony) and not to mention the UK squaddie who refused to sell it to a bunch of boyracers and sold it to me instead, it wouldn't be still around. That car would be melted down into Chinese rebar without the lads on here.

 

I'll bring her to a UK 205 meet sometime.

[starky5 18]

mine ticked over onto 198,000 today, was the original engine until about 400 miles ago. Only reason its not the original engine is i fancied an mi

[fast lane 0]

hi all, mine has 171.600 ish. 1993 L and is need of refreshing. nearly everything is original except clutch, starter motor, tyres brakes and exhaust

 

The engine has never been apart as far as i know, and i have owned it since 1994 with 18,000 on the clock.

 

Just about to change suspension to bilstien b4 to try and keep it stock.

[arwel 43 2 Cars]

My rally car is on 163,000. I believe the engine is the original and goes well but is coming out now to make way for a MI. On my 3rd box now and no history of the beam so thats coming off too. Little overhaul going on.

[Adrian247 5 1 Cars]

210,000 on mine but the engine has been rebuilt and it on its third box and third beam but rest is original.

[stuart 31 3 Cars]

Mine has 183,000 on the clock but speedo wasn't working for at least 5000 miles whilst I've had it.

Has all reciepts from new,even the original spec sheet!

[Karl 15 1 Cars]

wow cant believe how many 200,000+ there is that really is staggering i wonder how many mk1 golfs or novas have that many miles

[Baz 421]

tracked it round Nuremberg

Ohh dear...

[Karl 15 1 Cars]

Nuremberg

 

i believe you mean nurburgring

Edited January 10, 2013 by Karl

[Baz 421]

Or, Nuerburgring, to be precise.

[Karl 15 1 Cars]

because of the special u haha

[shorty_15-92 1]

wow cant believe how many 200,000+ there is that really is staggering i wonder how many mk1 golfs or novas have that many miles

 

My mate said his nan had a 1.1 205 which she had from new - i cant verify it but apparently it had been round the clock.

 

Someone i know has just taken a 411000 engine out of a nova, so there are a few out there

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

 

My mate said his nan had a 1.1 205 which she had from new - i cant verify it but apparently it had been round the clock.

 

 

Your Mate lies.

[Karl 15 1 Cars]

411,000 out of a nova no efffin way is it harry potters?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

 

My mate said his nan had a 1.1 205 which she had from new - i cant verify it but apparently it had been round the clock.

 

I'm calling bollocks on this! So its done over 1million miles?

[shorty_15-92 1]

411,000 out of a nova no efffin way is it harry potters?

 

It was a bit fecked like. Don't think the engine wouldn't lasted another mile from the sound of it

 

 

I'm calling bollocks on this! So its done over 1million miles?

 

Like I said, I can't verify this. I think it's probably bull as well, but it must have done a lot of miles for him to say it

[Karl 15 1 Cars]

hmm ishmalbal

[adie205 12]

My caddy's got 260k a proper vw, promised it a new lump if it does 300k

[u47sb2 27 2 Cars]

Rally car is on approx 175,000. Or at least the dash maybe is (probably higher as the speedo cable spent a year broken). Might not do any more miles now as it lives at my parents 130 miles away and I've no time or storage here.

 

G reg 1.9 is on about 136,000 but it needs an inner wing repair to get another MOT, and a tester that'll ignore the oil it burns. Engine has never been touched.

 

F reg 1.6 is the low mileage one in the fleet on 77,000. Only non-original parts are the clutch replaced at 66,000 before I bought it, the interior clock and service parts. It starts first turn of the key and even idles properly cold or hot!!

[DaveW 6]

I did own briefly a 1.6 with 213'000 on the clock, engine felt like a 1.3 rather than a 1.6!

[j_neish 0]

Anyone interested in how far a sensible diesel 205 can go?

I've had it since it was 3 years old, now its 18 years and still in daily use and still getting 60mpg.

Original gearbox, clutch and engine.

297,000 miles and its just passed another 12 months MOT.

It's girly drivers are planning a cake for the big 300k.

[claypole1360 6]

My first GTI a 1.6, had 165k on the clock after a rebuilt head at 114k, it was on a G plate and I chopped it in for a V6 Mondeo. This was in 2001, I doubt it is still around. G881AVL. At the time, I needed a bigger car, but very quickly regretted my swap.