Mainstream buyers get shy and trade buyers get interested. That divergence is money, and the only way to see it is to ask more than one of them.
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Many retail buyers work to internal limits — often around 100,000 miles, sometimes lower — beyond which a car will not go on their forecourt regardless of condition. It is not a judgement about your car. It is a warranty and finance decision made centrally.
Cross that line and you lose part of the market, which is why a single valuation can drop sharply for a car that is mechanically fine. Meanwhile the buyers who specialise in higher-mileage stock are still bidding normally.
High-mileage diesels remain in genuine demand with the right buyers, particularly well-maintained examples with evidence of motorway use. Urban stop-start diesels with DPF history are a harder sell and priced accordingly.
Tell us how the miles were accumulated. It sounds like a small detail and it moves the number.
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No. It removes some retail buyers from the equation but trade and specialist buyers price high-mileage cars every day.
Considerably more. At low mileage it is reassurance. At high mileage it is the main evidence that the car has been looked after.
A recent service helps, but rarely returns more than it costs. A long MOT is usually the better spend.
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