What would most of you buy ? a newer car thats high mileage or a older car low mileage?

Question

Example - 1997 done 47000 miles or
2004 done 12000 miles
only difference is its a newer model just base this on any car and your on a budget ?

Answer 1

older car...low mileage...i am in the process of car shopping myself...good luck!!!

Answer 2

Newer car more mileage!

It has less start ups and it's not good for a car to sit too long. You can tell if a car has been sitting too long if you look under the hood and you see corrosion on the surface of the motor and surrounding area. Good luck with your purchase!

Especially if you are on a budget you don't want to be spending all you hard earned money on repairs of the older car. It may have sat around a bit so as I mentioned earlier it may have corrosion, there also may be corrosion in place you cannot see and you could pay for that in the near future. Unless that car was kept in a heated garage then it may not have too much corrosion. But I'd still take my chances with the newer higher mileage car. Especially if they are highway miles that is another important point. Just ask to see if they are miles put on in and around the city, all that stopping and starting is very hard on motors. The less start-ups on a car the better. Also newer car with less features have less things to go wrong!! Good Luck!!

Answer 3

Depending on if you are going to be using it a lot, because if you are going to be doing a lot of driving, you should go with the older one but with less mileage but if you are not going to be using it as much, you should go with the newer one and a few years, if you don't put as much as mileage on it, it will even out. For Example, you purchased a 2004 car (keeping in mind that a car gets about 13,000 miles a year) and it currently has 47,000 (its supposed to be at about 38,000), and you only drive 5,000 miles a year, well by the next year, the mileage should be normal with under 13,000 miles a year. But again, its up to you if you prefer the looks over engine, go for the newer one or if you prefer engine over looks, get the older one.

Answer 4

Depends on the make foreign cars can go a long time where as so American cars high mileage might not be to reliable. I have a 1994 Honda civic with 210000 miles and a 1997 ford F-150 with 234000 miles so its a hard call. If its a foreign car it will last. That was my third civic. My other two lasted around 200000 miles.

Answer 5

the important thing is can you check the mileage with a service history that has been stamped with a well nown garage. if not to two car have differet values a low miles car with not a lot of use can be troublesome if its used nornal a high miles car can give a lot of troublefree motoring but parts can wear quick the bottom line is get a long mot and take someone how can check a car I would buy the 2004

Answer 6

OK, your example has the 2000 model car doing lower mileage, 12000 is much lower than 47000

Answer 7

newer car with high mileage usually are motor way driven cars straight road no pot holes bumps etc and even at 80 mph rev would only be on average 3500 revs what could be nicer or a older car driver on bumpy old roads stop start and on average town driven vehicles going throw the gears would top 5000 revs on a regular basis no competition

Answer 8

After our last exchange i've bought a luton van.I paid £9600 for an '02' with only 14000 miles.to get the same miles on an 05/55 I would of paid £15/17000.
To me older but same shape with less miles makes more sense.

Answer 9

It also depends on the car itself--which are you more comfortable in (not the 'amenities'). Depending which one had a better warranty (if any) would influence my decision. I would probably opt for the newer one if it had a partial warranty.

Answer 10

Genuine low mileage is the future.

Answer 11

prob the older car, i have had 6 new Saab's in the last 6 years, all fab don't get me wrong but put alot of mileage on all of them in one year, i think for MOT lower millage is better?