Would you buy this car for $5000?

Question

2001 Pontiac Aztek AWD w/ 120k miles.

Price is the lowest I've seen anywhere but it's so damn ugly. :(

Answer 1

I wouldn't. The mileage is too high, and American cars aren't as durable as Japanese. You could get away with a Honda with that mileage, but not a Pontiac.

Answer 2

If you like the car, then buy it. Everybody gets scared at high mileage cars, and for what? If the car has that many miles, it was most likely used for long trips, and so the miles were not hard miles at all. For people that say that jap cars are more durable than american cars, WAKE UP, this is not the eighties, where american cars did suffer some durability issues. I have a 2004 dodge 3500 truck, and it had 126K miles on it when I got it. Thats nearly 60K miles a year, and it runs like a new one. Just depends on how the vehicle was taken care of. The only thing that mileage hurts you on is if you decide you want to trade it into the dealership, because they'll use it as an excuse to rip you out of more money. If you like the vehicle, that price really isnt too bad, but if you think the vehicle is ugly, shop around and get something that you really like, even if its a little more expensive. Just my .02

Answer 3

THIS CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD TRY THIS TAKE THE PERCHASE PRICE CUT IN HALF FOR THE 5 YEAR OLD YEAR . TAKE .25 OFF FOR EACH MILE TRAVELED CHECK OUT THE TIRES AND ADJUST PRICE OF TIRES BY WEAR ANY DENTS GET SOME KIND OF COST TO FIX THEN SUBTRACT THAT NOW THE ENG TAKE IT TO THE BEST MECH YOU CAN FIND AND REQUEST A WET DRY CHECK ON EACH CYL IF THEY DIFFER MORE THAN 10 TO 20 LBS BELOW THE STANDARD COMP FOR THIS CAR DONT BUY IT THE TRANS CAN BE CHECKED A TRANS SHOP DONT USE A NORMAL TRANS SHOP I KNOW THIS SOUNDS FUNNY BUT THEY HAVE A HABBIT OF FINDING THINGS WRONG THAT ARE MIN AND TELL YOU 3 TIME WORSE THAN THEY ARE FIND A GOOD MECH INDEPENT THAT DOES TRANNY WORK ---HE CAN TELL WITH IN REASON HOW LONG THE TRANNY WILL LAST WHEN YOU GET ALL THE THESE DONE SUBTRACT THE AMOUNTS OF TIME LEFT FROM THE COST OF REPLAMENT ENG AND TRANNY WORK ONLY THEN MAKE EST OF VALUE OF CAR FOR EVERY YEAR AFTER THE 5 YEAR IT WILL VERY AS TO HOW THE CAR WAS USED IN THE PAST IF IT WAS IN A GRAGE EVERY NIGHT AND ONE OWNER WITH RECORDS THEN THE CAR WILL BE WORTH MORE IF NOT ID MOVE ON SEE YA JFB

Answer 4

for $4,000 seem for ninety 8 Acura CL, ninety 8 Ford Mustang V6, ninety 8 Honda Accord or Civic, ninety 8 Nissan Frontier or Pathfinder, ninety 8 Subaru Impreza or Legacy, ninety 8 -00 Toyota Corolla or Echo 00 those are all good and could final longer than different autos in this funds. for around $6k an Acura Integra ninety 8-ninety 9 is a super motor vehicle.

Answer 5

Even being a GM guy, I'd say to stay away from that thing. It may be reliable. It may be the most comfy car ever. It doesn't matter. It is ugly, and it and all of it's brothers need to be melted down and turned into 2009 camaros.

Answer 6

NO WAY! those things are ugly, and with 120K miles it will probably break down before you make your first payment. pontiacs are nice cars (in my opinion) but I guarantee you you will be doing major repairs on that thing before it hits 150k.... Keep looking you will find something else i'm sure.

Answer 7

That alittle high for an 01

BUT with the price of vehicles today
if you like it and it runs super good
BUY IT...
it's hard to get a good 4X4 today without something wrong with it
unless you buy new..

Answer 8

I agree, that is some massive mileage for a 2001. I wouldn't pay that much, the vehicle is about due for some real overhauls...

Answer 9

No way. Too many miles on it. Before you know it, you'll be replacing the engine. Keep shopping around.

Answer 10

I'd buy a used Toyota 2002 or newer.