Yandards 0 Posted June 22, 2016 11 years now, although its now spent more time off the road than on it in my ownership, bought it with 62k on it and its still under 95k now - not bad for one of the oldest UK cars out there. In my defence owning another 3 Corrados in the same period probably didn't help matters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR-Sixy 0 Posted June 22, 2016 20 years now, pic from last weekend: [ATTACH=CONFIG]84041[/ATTACH] Hmmm... shiny shiny shiny!! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidwort 0 Posted June 22, 2016 Hmmm... shiny shiny shiny!! :) and you can see every spec of pollen on it, who'd have a gloss black car! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR-Sixy 0 Posted June 22, 2016 and you can see every spec of pollen on it, who'd have a gloss black car! And i thought Moonlight Blue Pearl Metallic was a biatch to keep clean...... good luck with that!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrankyEight 10 Posted June 22, 2016 Two months! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR-Sixy 0 Posted June 23, 2016 Two months!Awwww..... bless!! :) :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted June 23, 2016 Just over 3 years for this one. Seems a very short time compared to some on here. Just goes to show that they're at the point of being weekend toys and true keepers now doesn't it. It wasn't long ago that people were buying them as they were a cheap "performance" car and used daily, but many underestimated the running and maintenance cost when you buy a car like this and at the lower end of the market, so having them for a very short time before selling on or breaking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZpog 10 Posted June 23, 2016 Just over 3 years for this one. Seems a very short time compared to some on here. Just goes to show that they're at the point of being weekend toys and true keepers now doesn't it. It wasn't long ago that people were buying them as they were a cheap "performance" car and used daily, but many underestimated the running and maintenance cost when you buy a car like this and at the lower end of the market, so having them for a very short time before selling on or breaking. Run mine as a daily and my partner often moans about the running/maintenance costs (which aren't that high) so I point out her £1000 a year depreciation, to which she points out my 15 plate BMW motorcycle - touché. This thread should have included how long owned, how many miles and how many breakdowns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fendervg 32 Posted June 23, 2016 6 years, bought her with 35K on the clock and there's approx 90K on there now. It hasn't let me down any more than more modern cars to be honest, and most of the work is preventative or replacing the older bits and pieces. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamiehamy 0 Posted June 23, 2016 9 years, I've put 115k on her. Looks a mess, still drives beautifully. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harrier 1 Posted June 23, 2016 Well if I had kept my last one it would have been nearly 15 yrs now !! But I didn't so I'm a bit of a newbie with this one at 1.5 years :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamin 0 Posted June 24, 2016 Coming up for 17 years for me, although its stuck in the garage at the moment as it wont start :-( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poll250 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Just over 9 years! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted July 27, 2016 i have had the VR just over 7 years & have put approx 76K on it so far - it was my daily for the first 5 of those years but now shares its duties with the valver the valver - i think i originally brought it early 2000 but it may have been the end of 1999. i had it for about 6 years IIRC but needed to sell it due to a promotion to external sales. i cant recall the mileage & unfortunately when i brought it back 2 years ago all of the lovely history i sold it with had been lost. such a pity i didnt just keep it but at the time i had nowhere to put it i now tend to share the daily commute between the 2 :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonedef 9 Posted July 28, 2016 16 years in September and 80,000 miles. It's been our third car for a while now though getting gradually rebuilt. Owned a valver the five years before that too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VEEDUBBED 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Since 2003 G60 8v, G60 turbo 8v, 2.0 turbo 16v, 2.0 G60-16v now it remains turbo 16v+nitrous added. Toyed a bit with the the intention of going the VR turbo route but in Italy, it can't be done.. Been sitting since '10 but i don't care, i'll never get rid of her. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rustynuts 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Great to see so many long termers, if it were not for my Mk2 Golf I would have been answering 7 or 8 years. Mk2 Golf now stands at 15 years and I would never sell it, however a Corrado engine and Corrado Recaro seats live on within it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dogma 10 Posted August 5, 2016 10 years and still going strong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystic Blue VR 10 Posted August 5, 2016 Current one about a year & a half & going no where! Took it out for a drive the other day & it was so enjoyable, a real treat as i don't use it every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bauhaus 3 Posted August 5, 2016 I've had mine Since 2003... Inca blue G60 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mthg60 10 Posted August 5, 2016 15 years. The bitch. I love and hate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KARMANN 0 Posted August 5, 2016 Loving that for a first ever post on here mthg60!! My current one since last October. But it all started way back in 2003. Fraser Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites