My 1986 Cavalier 1.6L was nearly twice round the clock (199,900 mile) when it was written off by a carelessly reversed pick-up in 1996. It had done most of those miles on winding, Cumbrian country roads. The insurance assessor was optimistic that it wouldn't be a write off until I pointed out that he needed to put a '1' in front of the recorded milage! I had bought that car as a 3 yearold, 87,000 mile ex-company car, and ran it on a shoe-string. Brilliant, reliable, economical and comfortable car. The first car I ever drove that had done 100,000 miles was a 1971 850cc Renault 4. The bodywork was rough, but it drove perfectly. And they never had an oil filter!
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