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How used of a car are you willing to buy?
November 17, 2018, 11:16 PM
SigM4How used of a car are you willing to buy?
Question for the group; how many miles on a used car is too many for you? Assuming it’s your daily driver and let’s say you are buying it in very good condition.
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Complacency sucks… November 17, 2018, 11:19 PM
hbablerWell I bought the suburban my wife drives with 250k on it, it’s got 305 on it now. My excursion had 250k and my pickup before that had 350k when I bought it. I’m probably an outlier though.
November 17, 2018, 11:21 PM
akcopnfbksThat depends on many, many things. For example, I picked up a 1986 Chevy Scottsdale square body pickup truck recently......but it needs work, and I knew that going in. It was purchased as a (more or less) project, though it does run now. Can you give more specifics? Do you have a mechanic you trust to do a PPI (pre-purchase inspection)?
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November 17, 2018, 11:23 PM
butterflyeffecti boght one when i was 18yrs old, they brakes was always failing and i almost killed someone...i will never buy a used car again.
November 17, 2018, 11:25 PM
Texas Bob C.If I buy used I look for a vehicle with between 100K to 110K miles. I have driven three different 1990 to 2001 Jeep Cherokees to 200K without any major mechanical problems. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a higher mileage example of one of them.
November 17, 2018, 11:28 PM
chellim1Ive bought several Acuras and a couple of 4Runners with 100k on the clock.
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-rduckwor November 17, 2018, 11:34 PM
jezsuizAre there maintenance records? With proper records to me 100k is about my limit. Without records it better have pretty low miles.
November 17, 2018, 11:55 PM
bushpilotI recently bought a 41 year old Toyota Land Cruiser with 174,000. Runs fine although it is now frame off restoration. I have also bought Freightliner Class 8 trucks with over 400,000 miles on them and put them to work in my business. Were still going strong over 500K when I sold the business.
I think it depends on the vehicle and the maintenance records.
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November 17, 2018, 11:59 PM
SpacedogxoDepends on the number of owners and their age. What kind of miles. And the Make and Model. Some are easier to find parts for and fix. Some have known problems and are ticking time bombs. With proper maintenance 150k to 200k.
November 18, 2018, 12:00 AM
46and2It wholly depends upon the vehicle in question.
A 3rd or 2nd Gen 4runner? Upwards of 200,000.
A BMW M3? Maybe 20,000.
November 18, 2018, 01:18 AM
newmexicanRecently bought an 03 Tacoma with 194k on it. I just had to replace the alternator but it’s running like a top now.
Is an absolute base model, dosent even have an rpm gauge in it, 4cyl. I’ve had several offers from people here to buy it because it’s supposedly easy to work on.
I paid 3700.00 for it and had to pay 3200.00 to get it barged out to where we live. Bush life can be expensive.
November 18, 2018, 05:04 AM
butterflyeffectasking for a long test drive. Must test the used car right? Must get opinion right?
Then drive it to another second hand dealer, telling him you you want to sell/trade in that car!
The second dealer will give you his most honest answer to the real worth of the car. This old lah, that wear out lah, old model hard to sell lah, low Coe value, etc etc.
With that in mind....make a offer somewhere in between to the first car dealer for the car!
That's my best advice for all car buyers!!
November 18, 2018, 05:43 AM
r0gueWith your specifications, and assuming I believe in the brand, say -- Toyota, I'm good in thee lowish 100ks. I once bought a Toyota Corola wagon for $500 with 136,000 miles on it. If I had a can of starter fluid and a batter, I bet it would still start. And that's knowing full well that it's probably a guard rail by now.
November 18, 2018, 05:43 AM
xanthAll depends. The JGC we bought had 5K on it (6 months old). My truck had 34K on it when we bought it (5 years old), Subaru had 40K on it (3 years old). Generally, we look for lightly used vehicles when shopping, the depreciation hit is too rough, not to mention the price of new vehicles.
How much is too much? All depends on make/model/condition, but as a guideline, we tend to look around the 3-5 year mark, 30-40K.
I think the last new car I bought was my GTO, back in 06.
November 18, 2018, 05:45 AM
r0guequote:
Originally posted by newmexican:
I paid 3700.00 for it and had to pay 3200.00 to get it barged out to where we live. Bush life can be expensive.
Dude, everyone knows to hold the line on dealer delivery fees!
November 18, 2018, 06:31 AM
barndg00I've bought 4 used cars thus far in my life (we generally keep cars 10+ years). 2yr old Acura MDX with 28k, 2yr old Z4M with 8k, 2yr old Audi A4 with 12k, and a 1yr old Ford Expedition with 12k. Got good deals on lightly used vehicles, all of which have been trouble free except routine maintenance (which I am a major stickler about, hence low miles/years of service). Take time to purchase and they are out there, though less than before as people seem to be keeping cars longer these days.
November 18, 2018, 06:51 AM
vthokyI'm with 46and2 on this one: It depends on the vehicle.
I got a screaming deal on a '79 Volvo some years ago, picking it up with something like 135k on the clock, and I bought a 2001 Pathfinder with a tick under 100k showing. The Pathfinder just went out of daily-driver service this year, with 235k.
As I look at adding a daily driver to the garage now, I notice everything I've considered has had less than 40k. That's not necessarily my low-mileage bias, it's that at this point in life I can afford a somewhat less-used vehicle.
God bless America. November 18, 2018, 06:58 AM
WheelsI'm presently driving a 2000 Toyota Solara that I bought 4 years ago with 150K showing on it. It needed tires, brakes and some nuisance plastic trim items in the interior. My wife's car is a 2002 Honda Civic that she got with 230K on it. The A/C finally called it quits this summer. Other than that, it has just been routine maintenance for the both of them.
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November 18, 2018, 07:01 AM
Chris42Bought a ‘95 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel in 2014. 95k miles (hard to find these). Having done my homework, this model truck, with diesel and manual trans, is commonly known to do 300k - 400k miles.
Would do it again in a New York minute.
November 18, 2018, 07:21 AM
r0gueI bought a 1998 MB E430 last summer with 91,000 miles on it. Paid $6k. So far, put $5k into it (which is sort of crazy on my part) -- but pretty much all maintenance items refresh on my own accord. Every drop of all fluids, the battery, tires, shocks. Wheel bearings will be the only really-shot-gotta-fix-it expense so far.
