Nice find spechops, that's years ahead of buying one without any service records. I bought my '04 off the showroom floor and it has less than 33K on the clock. I don't keep every receipt for oil/filter just major service like the 30K mile service I had done at 25K....got tired of waiting! lol
Gary

 

Yeah the car is in great shape. Only issues I am having so far is some drivetrain noise on cold starts. I cant seem to pinpoint what the noise is.

 

It depends on the year. When i was shopping for a car 10yrs ago i always go w/ the average mile driven by year. 12k a year. Now it's 15k a year. But i won't go too old. The more miles it has on the car, the more problems your going to have to fix. All the money your going to put into repairing a car you might as well get a newer used car. Try to stay away from 100k mile cars.

 

most modern cars are built pretty well. You don't start running into problems such as head gaskets until around 180k. You should be ok if your only planning on keeping the car for 3yrs, which is the time span most people keep there cars for on average.

 

Wow it seems most people consider close to 100000 miles high... I think when you start getting around 160xxx its getting on the higher side. I would just go by the 12000 a year deal. If your buying a 2009 car but it has 50000 then that is high mileage for that car but say your buying a car from 1990 and it has 150000 then I would say that car has low mileage for that car. It all depends I guess. Just have to keep up with maintenance and your car will last awhile which most people dont do.

 

100,000+ is high mileage IMO.

 

I'd agree with this. Honestly... expect something substantial to fail once you hit 100000 miles. I'm talking between 1500 - 2500 worth of repair/maintenance. Its just common ground for a cars oem parts to start failing then. Of course not everything will fail, but as a rule of thumb expect costs to creep up over the year following your 100000 odometer turnover.

 

I would say 70 to 75.. just bought mine and I passed up the first one cause it had 80000 kept looking and found mine 05 with only 40000 on it....look around

 

I think any car over 100k is not worth no more then 8-9k regardless of what car it is. I never buy new... every car as soon as it hits 100-300 miles it dropes 5%-8% in value on american cars its even worst. when they say 100k miles my responce is ok ill give u 8k and thats only if its a 6MT coupe Clean as ****!!

 

Excellent choice. Great find.
Howver, OP you might want to look through the threads here and look at the posts from many that have bought cars with 70-90K on it.
Brakes, tires, tranny, and all sorts of other stuff start to wear out on the car. At that point, it's a good idea to not have a car payment because, you'll be spending major $$$$ on repairs. My other car is a 2K SE Maxima that I also bought new and, at 70-80k major issues popped up. Not really major per se, just expensive repairs took place. Just food for thought.

 

In my opinion, high mileage depends on how many miles you decide to put each year.

If you plan on driving a lot, the "maximum mileage" you would accept will be lower.

If you plan to drive it every couple of days or weekends, your would be more willing to accept a car with higher mileage.

 

I've always been a fan of buying "pre-owned" vehicles. I just got my 03 OB 6MT coupe with 48k on the odometer a couple months ago. After dropping the down payment I replaced all motor oil, Manual trans fluid, and rear diff to AMSOIL, replaced the drive belts, and dropped in a K&N panel filter. Now I have plenty of worry free motoring ahead of me all at a lower price than buying a brand new 2.5 altima without options.

If you go into the deal expecting to pay for some maintenance items, you won't be disappointed. The truth is that most people go trade in the car when they are up against maintenance like tires, brakes, etc. If you are even a little bit handy with your mechanics tool set, mileage becomes less of an issue.

 

+1 i agree.

 

IMO, anything over 120k i would consider high milage. I put at an avearge of 50k miles a year on my cars.

 

i picked mine up w/ 85K. it has 130k on it now. thats a 14 months driving time for me. but i needed a reliable car - and this car has been everything I needed & exceeded my expectations over and over. proper maintenance and it will last you - if you take care of it and dont drive it like you stole it from red light to red light!