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Are high mileage cars worth the risk?
Are high mileage cars with full history worth buying?
Asked on 26 October 2015 by
Answered by
Honest John
If they have had a documented and provable oil and filter change at least every 10k miles or every 12 months (whichever came first), then yes. But in fact, many high mileage fleet cars will not have had oil and filter changes until 20k miles or more, which does not auger well for their life beyond the fleet.
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