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

The older car ,mileage is wear no matter how old the car is if you buy something that is worn out , worn out is worn out it will not get better even if its younger. Of course condition and service record comes onto it as well

Answer 2

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 3

It really depends on price, some of these rep mobiles can be good buys because of the miles. The car is well maintained and the brakes and gearbox haven't done that much work really. The car will go on to a motorway and be driven at a steady 80mph all day which is less strain on a car than town driving.

Answer 4

Always look at condition and service record, rather than recorded mileage. Most rep-mobiles are capable of intergalactic mileages as they spend most of their life at warp factor 8 on the motorway, which is exactly what they're designed for.

Much, much better than something that's only been used for trundling around town to do the shopping or going to church, never getting properly warmed up and knackering the clutch in the process.

Answer 5

Depends on what the lower mileage car needs done to it. The same for the other. If you're not sure? Take somebody that is mechanically smart with you on the purchase of any of the two car's.

Answer 6

12000 is average miles for a 2004 car!
for a 9 year old car 47000 is below average what you have to think off now is old lady driver or school run car never been up a moterway to give it a good clean now and then?
cat proberbly on way out?
engine probs?
clutch proberbly been ridden and allmost burnt out?
personaly i would go for the new car

Answer 7

i would go for older and less, it hasnt been ragged as much and wont be as worn out - but if you were doing that in today's date the 2004 car would be fine as the averae driver does 12000 miles a year so from 04 to 07 thats not many miles so i would go for the newer car!

Answer 8

Mechanically speaking fewer miles. That is the true measure of how much car you have left. The variables might be if the older car was stored outside in inclement weather or the relative upkeep of the two vehicles in question

Answer 9

Depends on what the high miles are from. I'd rather have a car that has put on a lot of miles from the fwy, than an older one with low low miles that's been sitting.

Answer 10

I would go for the newer car the mileage of the old one may not be what it appears .The resale price should also be a consideration