more miles or less miles?

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Fri 1 Nov 2002 14:18
more miles or less miles? - T-bar
Is it a good idea to buy a 13,000 mile 4 year old Corolla. I've heard it's better to buy a higer mileage car (given that both cars are the same age) than a low one. Not sure of the reasoning behind this tho'.
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Fri 1 Nov 2002 14:26
more miles or less miles? - GJD
No.

Surely it's either done mainly short stop-start town runaround journeys which wears out everything. Or it's done a good comfortable long run once every four months and sat idle and rotting in between. How it's been maintained is important though. A well looked after 13,000 mile 4 yr old car must be better than one that's done 60,000 miles without so much as an oil change.

That's my opinion, but I'm not an expert in these things.

GJD
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Fri 1 Nov 2002 14:28
more miles or less miles? - BrianW
Low mileage usually means short journeys or that the car has stood for weeks, neither of which are good for it.
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