Buy used car that has 100K miles?

[Mermaidman]

I'm thinking of replacing our other Olds Intrigue. Saw a luxury car dealer ad for a 2001 Aurora V-8 (!!) that has almost 100K miles. If I bargain the price to . . . say $9000, do you think it's a good buy? (Assuming clean title, no defects other than normal wear and tear.)

That V-8 is going to haul major assage!

 

[DurocShark]

Si.

 

[jlee]

I did ('98 Corolla). It has 171k on it now, and runs great.

 

[scorpmatt]

My p/u had 119k on it (92 dakota) has almost 150k now. paid $1,400
my car had 115k (ish) on it now just passed the 150k mark (82 accord hatch) paid $450

Edit: added the cost of them

 

[Saint Nick]

my cavalier has 38k :roll:

my '93 mercury cougar had 130ish before the head gasket went.

 

[tfinch2]

I would never pay 9000 to get a car with 100k miles. That's just asking for trouble.

 

[funkymatt]

unless it's a volvo, NO

 

[intogamer]

parent's 93 mazda has ~40k :\

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah, that poor Aurora probably has less than 50K miles left before it needs some major repair like an engine or transmission rebuild. I wouldn't pay $5,000 for it, let alone 9,000.

 

[oznerol]

I would take a 2001 model with 100k over a 1995 model with, say, 15k.

So long as it was treated well and taken care of, it's fine. An engine needs to run to stay healthy.

 

[CVSiN]

100k isnt that much anymore...
most of the cars ive bought have had that much..

all my stangs had around 90-100.. and all ran well past 200k..

 

[Viper GTS]

I wouldn't buy an Aurora with 100K, but my last vehicle purchase had 145K on it when I got it.

Viper GTS

 

[acemcmac]

I would never buy a domestic (or a european car) with that kind of mileage unless I could do all of the work for the car's known trouble spots myself

and certainly not for that price

 

[spanky]

i think it depends on the car. some cars are notorious for having certain issues around a certain age (milage wise). i dunno much about domestic cars, but i bought a 93 accord two years ago that had 155k. its at 206k right now. only thing i did was change timing belts and radiator.

 

[asm0deus]

Carsurvey.org has good things to say about it, i'd take a mechanic with me to verify but looks good to me.

 

[Biggerhammer]

Heh. More than a hundred K? My two cars add up to over 450k. Maintain them well and they just keep on rolling.

 

[FoBoT]

all 3 of our cars are over 100K

they work

 

[BillGates]

only if it weren't made in the US or Europe

 

[Blayze]

No

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I bought a '91 Grand Prix in 1997 w/ 146,000 miles for $5500, sold it in '01 w/ 250,000 for $2500. It was a pretty good car for me

 

[dullard]

Yes on a few conditions.
1) You plan to use it for ~5 years. Significantly less or more would kill the deal.
2) It is a car that is typically quite reliable.
3) The car is in great condition.
4) The price is reduced sufficiently to offset the higher expected repair bills.

I bought a used 1999 Acura TL with 120,000 miles last year (it was virtually all highway miles in a interstate delivery business). Runs flawlessly so far. Price was very good. I plan to sell it around the 190,000 mark.

 

[bigrash]

An Aurora over 100k miles is not worth it. You'll need plenty to spend on repairs.

I'd only buy a Toyota or Nissan if it's over 100k miles

 

[Quixfire]

Yes, but that is because I'm an experienced mechanic and I choose the vehicle carefully. It has to be one I am familiar with and have the necessary tools to maintain it without much additional cost.

On another note the Olds Aurora is a very decent car with few issues but they can be expensive to repair because they are based on the Cadillac Northstar engine.

Good Luck,
Quixfire