I bought my Nissan x trail 2015, around 2018. Its been rock solid and have only had minor issues with it (touch wood). Looking at the mileage, I'm now starting to think about the future, and would have loved to sell it for something newer, but my family seem to have fallen in love with it. It has the lether sits, heated seats and overall the kids and wife just like the comfort and space of the car. The way it runs now, almost feels as though I can get more miles from it, but I know the older the car, the likely hood of issues. Is there anyone else rocking a similar car and mileage? What's your experience of this car, as it gets older. Also the car has full service history with Nissan and every time I take it to them, they always look surprised with the high mileage. This worries me, as this shows that either not many reach this mileage or no one is scilly enough to service old mileage cars direct at nissan. I prefer taking it to them though, as they don't really charge more than the local garages and they also give me a courtesy car etc. What are your thoughts please. Should I sell/ trade it in now or keep it for longer?.
My Nissan x trail 2015 mk3 now has 120k on the clock.
- Thread starter tsobo
- Start date
Permabanned
- Joined
- 9 Aug 2008
- Posts
- 35,711
Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Oct 2010
- Posts
- 3,142
Dwight Buys Andy's Car - The Office US
This car is worthless and I'll buy it for next to nothing...Season 4, Episode 16 'Michael tries to give Stanley an attitude adjustment after Stanley snaps at...
www.youtube.com
That's very very helpful.It’s up to you not someone from a forum.
Typo, meant leather seats .
I’d just keep going with it until it starts to cost a fair bit to keep on going.
Have had a couple of cars with fairly high mileage. Had a 3 series that I put 105k or so on in my ownership, taking it up to 165k or so miles. Gearbox lost reverse gear and I didn’t bother getting it fixed because the engine had a suspect chain related noise (but had done so for 85k miles at that point) so I just got rid. It would’ve cost me over a grand to sort out the gearbox alone so that’s why I ditched it then.
Wife had an S-Max that I got rid of at something like 170k miles. Nothing terminal but needed new clutch, flywheel, couple of suspension arms, new exhaust and a couple of other bits so would’ve been a lot to sort out in one hit.
So my approach is basically if I’m happy with the car to just keep it going until it throws up a significant bill. At that point it’s time to make the call of whether it’s worth sorting it out or getting rid.
In your case you’re happy with it and it’s not giving you any trouble so I’d just keep going with it.
Have had a couple of cars with fairly high mileage. Had a 3 series that I put 105k or so on in my ownership, taking it up to 165k or so miles. Gearbox lost reverse gear and I didn’t bother getting it fixed because the engine had a suspect chain related noise (but had done so for 85k miles at that point) so I just got rid. It would’ve cost me over a grand to sort out the gearbox alone so that’s why I ditched it then.
Wife had an S-Max that I got rid of at something like 170k miles. Nothing terminal but needed new clutch, flywheel, couple of suspension arms, new exhaust and a couple of other bits so would’ve been a lot to sort out in one hit.
So my approach is basically if I’m happy with the car to just keep it going until it throws up a significant bill. At that point it’s time to make the call of whether it’s worth sorting it out or getting rid.
In your case you’re happy with it and it’s not giving you any trouble so I’d just keep going with it.
Thanks very much for sharing your views. Yes I'll keep it until the costs start to mount. Hopefully by then the more greener cars will be less expensive .
Permabanned
- Joined
- 9 Aug 2008
- Posts
- 35,711
So you took 1 persons view to keep it? That didn’t take much convincing did it? lol
I would sell it get a cheaper car.
Well maintained cars can go on forever. My mate just retired his Audi A4 estate just shy of 400k. I was running a 3 series on 160k+ and it only needed brakes doing when I sold it as I bought a van.
Just keep it until it throws a big bill. It may keep going longer than you'd expect. Put a bit aside each month until then and you can't really lose.
Just keep it until it throws a big bill. It may keep going longer than you'd expect. Put a bit aside each month until then and you can't really lose.
Last edited:
I agree with this, I am also at this point with my current car with 145k miles on it. Spent 1.5k on this year alone and whilst looking at a potential issue it has found a couple of others and I am weighting up the cost of replacing the car or fixing the current issues and what else could crop up soon.
It always a difficult choice as we all know buying any car is an expensive lottery.
Given the costs of cars these days (even what were <£1k bangers are now £3k+), even £1000 repairs are worth considering, versus the cost to change and the potential gamble you take with any used car.
To be fair, cars are probably now back where they should be, something worth keeping and repairing, rather than the throw away economy driven by monthly rental cost.
To be fair, cars are probably now back where they should be, something worth keeping and repairing, rather than the throw away economy driven by monthly rental cost.
Nice if they were built to that end, some can be an absolute pain to repair and/or inordinately costly for some parts, etc.
Soldato
- Joined
- 1 Jul 2003
- Posts
- 6,700
- Location
- There's a voice that keeps on calling me.
Car prices are mad so not really worth changing.
If it’s a diesel, expect the usual stuff like Turbo,EGR,DPF to fail as mileage goes up, not the end of the world. I’d 120k miles is run in for most cars nowadays, but it depends how much French stuff they put in the xtrail. The qumquat is known for failed turbos on the Reno 1.5 DCI engine.
If it’s a diesel, expect the usual stuff like Turbo,EGR,DPF to fail as mileage goes up, not the end of the world. I’d 120k miles is run in for most cars nowadays, but it depends how much French stuff they put in the xtrail. The qumquat is known for failed turbos on the Reno 1.5 DCI engine.
Thanks. Mine still has way more life. Was hoping to also hear what folks on here think about warranty companies like warranty direct etc. I had a positive experience with warranty direct, but as my car is now over 120k miles, I need to look for another warranty company!
Don't you find though that by the time you hit a 'significant bill' you're kind of screwed because the vehicle is undrivable and you need to back on the road, or you have to sell it as undrivable and hence carry most of the cost anyway? I guess where you say 'nothing terminal' it could be that you've kind of lucked out in terms of being in knowledge of a fault but it hasn't fully materialised yet?
Maybe we've just been unlucky in terms of having cars that only seem to develop minor faults or catastrophic ones, little inbetween so never really hit that decision point of "ok, this car can continue to run with a fault that needs fixing soon, or we sell it now". It's more straight from "car is fine - why spent money replacing it" to "car is ****ed - no choice but repair or replace instantly".
The S-Max I mentioned was still drivable, just juddered quite badly in 1st gear when moving off, but otherwise it was ok. To be fair that issue aside, there wasn't really anything noticeably up with how it drove so it didn't shaft us at any point. She wanted a better car (that one was poverty spec) so while I did consider getting it sorted, I just chose to shift it and buy something newer with better spec instead.
With the 3 series I mentioned it was a bit dodgier. The car drove fine but just wouldn't engage reverse gear and typically I found that out just after I'd brimmed the tank. I still drove it the ~700 miles or so to make full use of it though Did at least give me a week or so to get a new car sorted.
As you say, I guess I've been lucky in that those cars had known issues that would've cost a fair amount to fix, but the cars hadn't left me at the side of the road with no way to get home so I had time to figure out what my next move would be.
With the 3 series I mentioned it was a bit dodgier. The car drove fine but just wouldn't engage reverse gear and typically I found that out just after I'd brimmed the tank. I still drove it the ~700 miles or so to make full use of it though
Did at least give me a week or so to get a new car sorted.As you say, I guess I've been lucky in that those cars had known issues that would've cost a fair amount to fix, but the cars hadn't left me at the side of the road with no way to get home so I had time to figure out what my next move would be.