would you ever buy a car with 250K miles on it?

[BatmanNate]

I bought one with close to that for $300 and sold it to a buddy later on for $400 and that damn thing still runs. It's a 1982 Toyota Celica GT, ass brown and proud. It has way over 250k now, original everything.

 

[yukichigai]

I'm currently driving a '94 Ford Explorer with 180k miles on it. While that isn't 250k miles, given the amount I drive I genuinely expect to have put 250k miles on it by this time next year, and I doubt it'll be anywhere near dying then.

Not sure about an Acura though. If it was a Volvo I'd say "dude, unless it has 500k miles on it the damn thing probably runs like new."

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
No

 

[Psycho18]

sure why not, only if the price is right.

 

[0roo0roo]

only if it were almost free, and u are a mechanic. the cost of ownership thanks to all the stuff near failing...bad

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: holden j caufield
It's a 10 year old acura for like 1/3 of bluebook

if i were you, holden, i would just stick with taking the train and/or relcusion.

 

[0roo0roo]

also depends if it was a sports car or not, if its an integra or whatever ... its probably been driven to hell.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: UCSDHappyAsian
yah why not.
buy it if its very very cheap, and change the meter, cost u a couple hundred, max. and sell it, to southern american countries, sometimes you may ended up getting good deal

Wow, that's really illegal.


I'd say it depends on the car. I traded in my '93 Saturn when I got my Jeep recently, and the thing had almost 200K miles, but until a recent spat of problems (hitting a deer, dropping the clutch) I trusted that thing completely and regularly drove it 300+ at a time going to and from school every couple of weeks. If a cars been taken care of, then they're sometimes good deals.

 

[crypticlogin]

First question I would be asking is besides the high mileage, why is it a third of blue book?

 

[dr150]

If it's an Eighties or late 70's Ford or GM monster, defintely YESSS! ...................NOT! LOL!!

 

[teckmaster]

I would buy a car with that many miles on it as long as its a foreign car. They are known for having strong engines that just don't like to give up.

 

[nan0bug]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

 

[CraigRT]

my friend but a 92 Vigor with 335,000 kms on it... it runs great, and it was like $1k.

 

[marquee]

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

Just a thought, but is it a great idea giving such a young driver a really old car like that? Young drivers probably arent as experienced, and they might need the stability and reliability of a better car.

The reason I mention this is because I know a person who gave their newly licensed kid an old car to drive around town. Turns out the tires of the car were a bit worn out, and on a rainy day, she lost control of her car and lost her life. Some of it might've been due to her inexperience, but you can imagine the parents' grief when they realized if they spent a few more dollars she might still be around.

 

[nan0bug]

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

Just a thought, but is it a great idea giving such a young driver a really old car like that? Young drivers probably arent as experienced, and they might need the stability and reliability of a better car.

The reason I mention this is because I know a person who gave their newly licensed kid an old car to drive around town. Turns out the tires of the car were a bit worn out, and on a rainy day, she lost control of her car and lost her life. Some of it might've been due to her inexperience, but you can imagine the parents' grief when they realized if they spent a few more dollars she might still be around.

The age of the car has nothing to do with the age of the tires? I'd rather spend less money on an older car, and then use the money saved to make sure everything is in proper working order, than spend a couple thousand on a newer car and just assume its a-okay.

 

[mrbass]

I have a '91 camry with 241,000...I'd say it's got till the end of this year then I'm giving it away.

 

[marquee]

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

Just a thought, but is it a great idea giving such a young driver a really old car like that? Young drivers probably arent as experienced, and they might need the stability and reliability of a better car.

The reason I mention this is because I know a person who gave their newly licensed kid an old car to drive around town. Turns out the tires of the car were a bit worn out, and on a rainy day, she lost control of her car and lost her life. Some of it might've been due to her inexperience, but you can imagine the parents' grief when they realized if they spent a few more dollars she might still be around.

The age of the car has nothing to do with the age of the tires? I'd rather spend less money on an older car, and then use the money saved to make sure everything is in proper working order, than spend a couple thousand on a newer car and just assume its a-okay.

You're right, the tires was just an example. But with an older car, its more likely something might be bad, maybe the brakes arent as sharp as they used to be, or maybe the timing belt is in horrible shape. Like you said, you could always just make sure everything is proper working order, but by that logic, cars would never die, we could always just keep up with the maintenance.

 

[bandana163]

Acura, 400.000 kilometers in 10 years? No way.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

Just a thought, but is it a great idea giving such a young driver a really old car like that? Young drivers probably arent as experienced, and they might need the stability and reliability of a better car.

The reason I mention this is because I know a person who gave their newly licensed kid an old car to drive around town. Turns out the tires of the car were a bit worn out, and on a rainy day, she lost control of her car and lost her life. Some of it might've been due to her inexperience, but you can imagine the parents' grief when they realized if they spent a few more dollars she might still be around.

The age of the car has nothing to do with the age of the tires? I'd rather spend less money on an older car, and then use the money saved to make sure everything is in proper working order, than spend a couple thousand on a newer car and just assume its a-okay.

You're right, the tires was just an example. But with an older car, its more likely something might be bad, maybe the brakes arent as sharp as they used to be, or maybe the timing belt is in horrible shape. Like you said, you could always just make sure everything is proper working order, but by that logic, cars would never die, we could always just keep up with the maintenance.

lol maybe you should rethink YOUR arguement. cars CAN last forever if you keep up with maintence and dont drive like a retarded monkey. semi's last for 2 million miles and more. if you keep up with what the car needs, it wont die. it is no different than anything else.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Acura, 400.000 kilometers in 10 years? No way.

and your reason for not believing that is...? not only are you wrong, you sound ignorant. chances are you dont care though based on your intelligence displayed in your first post.


edit: i work at an engineering firm and our inspectors put ~50,000 miles/year on their cars. of course the company buys them a new one every year, but that isnt the point. you can definitely drive a car enough to put 400,000 MILES on it in 10 years.

 

[marquee]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: marquee

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
I picked up a 1983 Celica GT-S for $375, it had ~280K miles.

It's been great for my brother (16).

Viper GTS

22RE engines are bulletproof. I miss my 83 celica. One of the best handling cars I've ever driven.

Edit: Mine finally bit the dust at ~270K, but that was only because my friend wrecked it. I let him use it to drive a friend home because he was sober and I wasn't and he took it out in town, tried racing someone and drove right under a Dodge Ram with a lift kit.

Just a thought, but is it a great idea giving such a young driver a really old car like that? Young drivers probably arent as experienced, and they might need the stability and reliability of a better car.

The reason I mention this is because I know a person who gave their newly licensed kid an old car to drive around town. Turns out the tires of the car were a bit worn out, and on a rainy day, she lost control of her car and lost her life. Some of it might've been due to her inexperience, but you can imagine the parents' grief when they realized if they spent a few more dollars she might still be around.

The age of the car has nothing to do with the age of the tires? I'd rather spend less money on an older car, and then use the money saved to make sure everything is in proper working order, than spend a couple thousand on a newer car and just assume its a-okay.

You're right, the tires was just an example. But with an older car, its more likely something might be bad, maybe the brakes arent as sharp as they used to be, or maybe the timing belt is in horrible shape. Like you said, you could always just make sure everything is proper working order, but by that logic, cars would never die, we could always just keep up with the maintenance.

lol maybe you should rethink YOUR arguement. cars CAN last forever if you keep up with maintence and dont drive like a retarded monkey. semi's last for 2 million miles and more. if you keep up with what the car needs, it wont die. it is no different than anything else.

fine fine but we're talking a 16 year old here. whether intentional or not, theres a good chance they're gonna drive like an idiot sometimes. if you have a kid who drives responsibly starting from the time they're licensed, and have a knowledgable adult properly maintaining the car, go ahead and ignore me. but in many cases i dont think that happens.

not saying a young driver in an old car is always gonna end up in tragedy. its kinda like a seat belt, sure you could get away with not wearing it 99% of the time, but that one time when sht does happen, you'll wish you had it on

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: marquee
fine fine but we're talking a 16 year old here. whether intentional or not, theres a good chance they're gonna drive like an idiot sometimes. if you have a kid who drives responsibly starting from the time they're licensed, and have a knowledgable adult properly maintaining the car, go ahead and ignore me. but in many cases i dont think that happens.

not saying a young driver in an old car is always gonna end up in tragedy. its kinda like a seat belt, sure you could get away with not wearing it 99% of the time, but that one time when sht does happen, you'll wish you had it on

i agree with you. i was just saying any car can last forever if you take care of it, thats all.

 

[RU482]

I test drove a 93 lexus LS300 (I think...rebadged Camry model) with 239K miles. It was smoother and quieter than my 99 Camry (4cyl) with 95K miles