hey so my G got totaled. I am now looking for cars and I came across a high mileage 110k G for $10k being sold by a dealer. I normally would get no nigher than 75k miles used, but I realized with my new job I barely even drive anymore (only put 4.5k on last year). Am I better off saving a couple grand on buying a 110k mile car vs a 80k mile G that will only see about 5k miles a year. I am thinking that saving 1500-2000 may not be that much of a savings to get a car that has an engine and all components that have seen 30k more wear. But just not sure since once I get it the clock will slow down considerably on it. Any insight on a good cutoff number to make it worth it would be nice to hear.

Also had a dude that has a real low mile G that was lowered, how hard $ is it to re-raise? Also Man says it was previously salvaged but has been driving last year with it. His dad has a boneyard or something and got it repaired and cleared and all that with dmv. He did also say some water got in it but engine was never wet. He never started the thing and towed to a shop where he just replaced the computer and throtle body and let it sit for 3 days before starting. No problems ever, said the thing runs perfect and has to sell for baby and other ****. Was a nice heart felt story, but like i said will most likely stay away.

 

To "raise" it, all you need to do is put stock springs and shocks on it, stock shocks and springs..I actually have stock springs for sale lmao for 50 bucks+shipping...

but otherwise should cost you 2-300 total in shocks and springs for a g...

 

No offense, but the title to this thread sucks.

It seems like you are trying to justify buying a higher mileage car from reading your post. I will say this- mileage isn't everything. My car has 95XXX miles, and I would say that she is far from a piece of junk. I take care of her pretty well and will continue to.

Higher mileage cars can be ok, just have it thoroughly checked before purchase and try to get one that has service records. Oh, and don't pay too much. As long as the KBB checks out for your area with the asking price, you are in a good place.

 

sprix ahah, yes I agree I guess I should have tried to word better. But your response was right on, trying to get a feel for what high mileage G owners think. I think mileage may not be such a huge factor since a 60k car that has been beaten is probably worse off than a 100k that has been pampered. Thanks for your input.

 

TC, you're spot on. Let us know what you find. Remember that there are more cars looking for drivers than drivers looking for cars these days. So don't jump at the first thing you see unless it fully checks out.

Remember that most shops will do an objective analysis of a car for sale, so if you take it to a place to get evaluated, and they find some maintenance things that need to be done, that can also be an opening for you to drive the price down even more. It is also a great way to sniff out if the seller is trying to hide something. If he is fine with meeting you somewhere to get an evaluation done on the car, it shows good faith. Believe it or not, I have had people that refused to allow their car for sale to be analyzed by a mechanic. That's a HUGE red flag, and I ran the other way without a second thought.

 

This sounds like trouble So much of these cars depends on circuitry to function properly that any water/corrosion on electrical connections can be bad news down the road.