Mileage - How Low for the Year

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:38 am

I thought the Z4 I had just bought was very low for the year, (57k on a Jan 05 car).

But as this morning was a lovely sunny morning and it was my turn to do a Saturday morning at work so I took the Z into work but called off at Tesco first to collect something, parked next to me was a 2004 Merc SLK, it was in a deep burgundy metallic red and looked fantastic.

The driver was in the car and he clearly saw me admiring the car and we started to chat, him saying how the soft top Z4's were much better looking than the hard top convertibles.

Things got onto mileage.......his 2004 had done 6,000 miles; what a waste, it did look good in fact it looked like it had just driven out of the showroom but I think I would rather be driving it!

So the Merc has averaged about 460 miles a year, mine has averaged about 4,475 a year, what about yours?

Nev

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:53 am

You might find this Poll interesting:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=82438&hilit=average+mileage

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:49 am

So according to the poll Marlon very kindly pointed me to, it looks like most Z drivers do very low mileage are they mainly all just Sunday and sunny day cars

The rate my wife is clocking up the miles on ours means its not going to remain that low for long

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:44 am

I'm about 7k per year. Weekend driving

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:46 am

Mine is now the DD and although our work commute is very short we are enjoying adding on the fun miles so averaging 10k per year

Ethicsgradient · Post by **Ethicsgradient** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 5:07 pm

Mine is a weekend car , I have a company car and fuel card for the week ,it is only a ten mile commute but still be silly to use the Z when it's all free during the week . I tend to walk to the shops and local stuff ...So my Z maybe manages about 2000 miles a year .

Hilly30si · Post by **Hilly30si** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:35 am

Only used to do 2k on average in the Z

ESP · Post by **ESP** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:23 pm

Hilly30si wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 8:35 am Only used to do 2k on average in the Z

Snap,
Well last year, and its reducing each year. Ive only done 29k in 5 n half years.

mad4slalom · Post by **mad4slalom** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:16 am

Hi all, mine has averaged 6300 a yearsince 2008. But i have only put 9 k in five years of owning it.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:30 pm

Somehow the way the good lady is using the motor at present, the average on ours will be rising very quickly

I still can't get her to leave it at home if its raining.

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