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Old 05-16-2018, 05:35 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by gsy4771 View Post
How has the first 6 months of ownership gone? I'm in the market with a similar budget. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around buying a car the 80k+ miles on it.
Well......

4 weeks in I was driving to the bank on cold tires and was not paying as much attention as these cars rightfully deserve. Ended up on the side of the road with a totalled car. Learned a humbling lesson that day, luckily nobody was hurt. As my first ever at fault accident it felt pretty crappy. My advice is to heat those tires up, even if they're so called all seasons! And pay attention instead of daydreaming.

I'm now in the market again. I'd say high mileage shouldn't scare you off IF there's good historical evidence of maintenance and proper ownership. Suspension work, new clutch, etc can all come out of the woodwork. But I would not hesitate to buy another one with 90-99k miles.
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