It Took Me 4.5-Months (i.e., 139 Days) To Put 1,000 Miles On My New (Leased) ‘Mazda CX-30’. I WALKED More Miles In That Time!

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by Anura Guruge
on February 5, 2023

Click to ENLARGE. Today, 139 days after I leased it I finally clocked 1,000 miles.
Click to access this post from the day I leased it last year.
Click to ENLARGE. Yep, 7 days of not getting into a vehicle though I spent at least 3 hours, each of those days, outside, in the cold. That is my life.

Yes, it is true that this is my 2nd ‘car’ (or to be precise SUV). But, I don’t drive the other, i.e., my accursed 2021 ‘Volvo XC60‘ that much either. The Volvo is my long-distance car — for 600 — 900 mile trips. In a normal week I will use it probably once. 15 months after I leased that I have 10,000 miles on that — & that was mainly from long trips to the ‘Bold Coast‘.

Bottom line is that I just do not drive that much. People just don’t get that. No, I am NOT housebound. I go out AMBLING everyday even in the bitter cold. SMILE. Just don’t drive very much NOW. I think I am compensating for all the driving I have done in my lifetime. There was a time in my life, in the UK, when I was driving 1,000 a week, every week. So, I don’t miss driving.

I have a 10,000 mile/year lease on the Mazda. I doubt whether I will exceed the 30,000 miles at the end of the 3-year lease. I might end up buying the lease & then selling it.

Have a 15,000 mile/year lease on the Volvo. I doubt whether I will go over. But, depending on the trips I make I will certainly get past 30,000 miles.

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