what car with over 100,000 miles can you buy that you can still drive for the next 4-5 years?

Question

Im assuming the parts are in good standing.

Answer 1

Midsize and up, stay away from the little cars :)

Answer 2

A VOLVO 240 or Mercedes 240D, 300D, 300D Turbodiesel are barely at the mid-life at 100,000 miles. They are known to regularly run to 300,000 miles and beyond.

A Toyota Camry or Honda Accord is capable of similar longevity, though they are much more lightweight in their construction so they will creak and squeak and groan into old age a whole lot more and the interiors will disintegrate sooner, but they will remain relatively reliable and driveable well past 150,000 miles given proper maintanence.

I agree about avoiding the smallest cars. Civics and Corollas can make it to very high mileage too, but they will be even squeakier and creakier than a mid sized Accord or Camry will.

The Volvo and Mercedes will require a little bit more care and parts are slightly more expensive on the Volvo and a bit more still on the Mercedes, however these are two of the few cars around that you could literally drive for the rest of your life. Solidly built and reliable. Keep the rust at bay and change the oil and they will live as long as you do. I have a 15 year old Volvo 240 with almost 200k on the clock and it is still tight as a drum. Any Japanese car that old with be rife with squeaks and rattles and little dents in its paper thin sheet metal by now (though it will still run fine!). My car runs fine and it looks and sounds great too.

Answer 3

any .. vehicle has parts that wear out. engine, chassis, body electrical... I hate to say this but it's like you get what you pay for. I have seen exceptions-- maybe a handful per hundred, that get a gift. stay away from cars with gadjets unless the car is 1000% Pristine! look at the steering wheel. did the salesman cover up the fact theres hard-wear in a niche there? (worn plastic)
check the drivers seat.. does it look a bit frumpy? Chances are the previous owner got stuck in a rut and needed something new and forgiving!
Enough with cosmetics; Stay away from cars with unknown product lines-- These vehicles carry obscure adjectives for names and probaly the only way you recognize the name is because of some slick advertizing. AGAIN stick with a vehicles with solid recognition and don't be afraid to tell the salesman u don't know ***s product! (but I seldom talk to salesmen anyway because he does not represent my interest!) I would say look to what old people drive and askyourself " Is this car still/ recently been in production? Also how long have these vehicles been around?
I bring up production terms to you becase there is power in the masses and I know the autoparts supply industry has recently went through some radical adjustments since the choice of major manufactures in the United States- are outsourceing. world wide. Good for now; but for how long? Stay away from anything with a carburator before 1988 - Be wary of anything post 1994 ( too-complicated)
Look at the date on the battery.. reasonable life is almost 48 months. No sticker? then reduce asking price accordingly
Look for gobs of oil on the ground 35minutes AFTER the test drive. See OIL?? be prepared to add MORE!
The tires MUST have lots of those little dimply things that come on the sides of good tires if ya want to get to where yur going
I can only tell you this: kick the tires! top and sides- BEWARE OF CLUNKERS
kick the exhaust pipe! (same as above)
when u look at the engine- look for signs of tampering- grease print on electronics are a bad sign unless you see something absolutly new (price maybe?)
Last of all do not buy anything with the "check engine" Light on!
P.S. MAKE SURE YOU SEE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WHEN U put the key in (on start up)! -Best wishes Bill

Answer 4

Any car over 100,000 miles is good, as long as it has received its check ups and oil changes. I would take it to a mechanic for the inspection and they can tell you if you need to repair anything but they wont be able to tell you everything, because somethings do just come with timing I have 2 cars that have just hit over 100,000 miles and they are doing fine.

Answer 5

MY daughter Penny drove a good looking Olds Cutlass for well over that. It was a nice second hand car and she kept up the maintenance well. Honda Civic and Toyota Camry in our household carried us way over 100,000 miles.
Good Luck to you and Have a Happy New Year !!!
Don't get a ford !! Big mistake

Answer 6

1. Diesel engines last a long time if properly maintained. Tons of diesel VWs and Mercedes cars last for 500,000 miles.

2. Old GM and Ford full-sized cars with V8 engines, auto trannys, and RWD. Why do you think that taxis and police cars use Chevy Caprices and Ford Crown Vics?

Answer 7

Volvo, Toyota, or Honda. Daughter has a 15 year old Toyota that is still running. I have a 94 Volvo with 250,000 miles that is still running and still looks good.

Answer 8

You can buy any car or truck with that mileage and keep it for the next several years. It all depends on how the previous owner kept it serviced and took good care of it.

Answer 9

size doesn't matter, its all about what brand it is. any toyota or honda sedan will last a very long time. the same goes for european makes, like bmw, volvo, etc. my toyota corolla has over 200,000 miles on it and still runs great

stay away from pontiac, saturn and ford. i generally stay away from any american made vehicle, but the good ol' boys will tell you otherwise

Answer 10

Go for a Toyota Hilux Diesel, htere are many that have done 500,000 miles and more, you just have to give them a service when recommended and they will go for ever .

Answer 11

Anything made by Toyota, my mom had a camry that had 218,000 miles on it before it crapped out.