do you think differently about a 9 yr old car vs. a 10 yr old car?

[mrbigstuff]

assuming everything else is the same, is there something about a "10 year old car" and its double digit age that makes some people reluctant to consider purchasing?

[3d]

Yeah, kinda like 99¢ is a deal compared to $1.00

[Buzz]

It really just depends on the car... some years are more desirable than others; there has to be a more important determining factor than 9 vs. 10...

[freeradical]

Since new car models come out one year prior to their "year name", isn't a 9 year old car actually 10 years old?

[Z]

No.

Then again, my cars are 21, 23 and 43(!) years old.

[silvarios]

No. Nine or ten years is essentially the same, unless there is some kind of extended warranty still attached to the 10 year old car.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

Mileage, how it was driven, and where it lived matter more to me. A car that spent a lot of time on roads with salt and slush takes it's toll.

Some brands/models have poor long term reliability. When there aren't enough of them on the road, it gets really tough to find parts. I started having real problems with finding oil filters for my 86 Civic, but that was after it went past 22 years old.

[M A V I C]

I would say yes. A lot of cars have 10yr warranties on things like emissions components and body & frame integrity. So with a 9yr old car, if I buy it and take it to emissions to get it tested, if it doesn't pass the MFG would foot the bill. With a 10yr old car, it's all on me.

[hal]

My mechanic tells me that the mileage is the actual age of the car...

[ztirffritz]

All but one of my cars are 15 years old or older