Who's done the most miles in their T6?

[David Breed]

Purchased Jun17 14 miles on clock now showing 52k.

 

[rover220]

I’m guessing yours was a Euro 5 (no adblue)?
Any issues in your time with the van?

yep euro 5 140 dsg.

needed a flywheel, oil cooler split and filled gearbox with water at 110k. locking playing up on sliding doors other than that just tyres brakes and servicing.

 

[Scruffy]

A friend of mine has just purchased a 2 year old Crafter with 200k on the clock (yes, really) with a view to convert it into a camper, and I got to thinking, who’s got the most miles on here?
There must be some 4 year old vans on here by now, so what have you got on the clock? And conversely, the oldest with the least miles?

I’ll start. March 2016, 83k.

 

[St4n99]

Mines is march 2016 and just over 100k

 

[Ads_Essex]

Threads merged

 

[andys]

Mines 3 in Feb but won’t get much use before then. Currently on 16.5k, will prob be around 18k by then. Probably one of the lowest on here but I do only use it for camping and nothing else. Saying that, I’ve been touting around for trade in or sale value in case I decide to change, and although I’ve been offered more than I was expecting, each place has commented that the mileage is quite high for a camper! What’s the point in having one if 6000 miles a year is regarded as a lot?

 

[Scruffy]

Indeed, what is the point? I have a mate with a very nice, very expensive sports car, tucked away in his garage with less than a hundred miles on the clock. Criminal.

 

[Buggirl]

My 2016 Kombi Highline is about to hit 40,000. What sorts of mileage has everyone else done?
I have no choice now as have to use her to travel to Reading 3 times a week,gutted as she was low mileage.
Have you increased service intervals etc if you have started doing higher mileage?

 

[jack454]

2017 kombi 150ps manual
just hit 81k

 

[Dieseldonkey]

Think average mileage is based on 12,000 miles per annum, so yours is still low.

Just so happens my 2016 van has also just reached 40,000 miles. Dont think you'll go wrong using VW long life 3 oil or similar VW 507 spec but changing it every 10,000 to 12,000 miles.

 

[Richard Wilderspin]

Friend of mine just sold his T5. Had just about 300k on the clock. Had a Golf with over 200k on the clock and it drove like a car that had done 35k. Look after them and they’ll do several hundred thousand miles.

 

[Spencer54]

There's a LWB Shuttle on Ebay at the mo on 345,000 and this one.

VW transporter t5 lwb shuttle bus | eBay

Bit out of my price range as £645K

 

[Westy78]

Sold my T4 with 298,000 on the clock. It was the bulletproof 2.4

 

[rover220]

thats not high mileage

 

[Roadrunner]

Is that where the boat is now, how far is that for you to travel

 

[DaveD]

High mileage usually means long journeys. Cold starts cause something like 80% of engine wear, once everything is up to temperature engine wear is minimal if it is serviced properly and regularly.
The main reason to be concerned about your mileage is because it hits resale value, but if you intend to keep it long term, don't worry, enjoy it.

 

[DXX]

Might depend on if it’s a Euro5 with an oily filler neck or a Euro6 with an emulsified sludge clogged filler neck.
I’ve never heard an engine manufacturer call emulsified oil sludge ‘normal’, it doesn’t make for longevity.

 

[Teesix]

40k? That engine is just about run in now.

 

[DaveBos]

Mines on 74k now, 4 years old in May, still drives like new. Value had plummeted, but hope to keep it for another 6 years, can’t afford a new one, not at £40k

 

[Sabre]

Bit out of my price range as £645K

Think someone nicked the decimal point!