10-15-2013, 10:37 PM
hal wrote:
My mechanic tells me that the mileage is the actual age of the car...
My DD has 104k on it when I bought it, but it was in better shape than most cars the of the same model with half the mileage. The difference was that the owner was a bit older and used it to commute to work ~50 miles each way. He had it serviced regularly at a competent shop and did everything they recommended. I did the math and the vast majority of those miles were on a fairly open highway with a 70MPH speed limit.
He had other cars for the weekends. Pretty much only the drivers seat showed any wear, and a little bit in the back, but otherwise the interior is in pretty much new shape.