Would you buy a 3-year old car

"Vimto" (smudgey)
10/02/2014 at 23:02 • Filed to: None

With 225,000 miles?

DISCUSSION (21)

HammerheadFistpunch > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:05

link?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:05

What car? Link???

Vimto > HammerheadFistpunch
10/02/2014 at 23:06

Suzuki SX4. I'll try and pull the link up, it was on Autotrader in the Pensacola area not too long ago.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:06

Nope

Vimto > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
10/02/2014 at 23:06

Suzuki SX4, I'll try and find the link to the Autotrader listing.

lone_liberal > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:07

To be honest, probably not. Those have to be highway miles but it's still way too many for me.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:07

Is this a specific car, or just any car?

Steve in Manhattan > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:07

I'd sure want to see the service book ...

Alfalfa > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:08

I would be leary, but it wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker. As with everyone else, I want to see a link. I'll just wait patiently.

Vimto > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
10/02/2014 at 23:08

Suzuki SX4 as pictured, but the lowered 'sportback' model rather than the 'crossover'.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:10

There's a 2008 with 247k... on Cargurus there is a 2007 with 228k...

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:11

I'll say, it all comes down to how well maintained those 225K miles are.

fhrblig > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:39

It would need to be fairly cheap, and it would have to have a full service history. We've owned 2 SX4's, and my mother-in-law has one. We've never had any issues at all.

Wacko > Vimto
10/02/2014 at 23:57

As a owner of a 2010 SX4 I aprove. But you can't find a awd?

Love mine, but hey it's a 6 speed manual with awd.

Be aware for the automatic's 2010 and later are cvt

Too many M's > Vimto
10/03/2014 at 01:07

It would depend on the car....classic Mustang? Sure.

Car from an automaker with a now defunct US market? Maybe not.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Vimto
10/03/2014 at 01:14

How is that physically possible? was it driving non stop?

RockRam > Vimto
10/03/2014 at 07:12

I would If it was under $4k and I was desperate

Vimto > RockRam
10/03/2014 at 07:47

It was listed for $2999, looks like it's gone now, so I guess someone was desperate. (Note: a 3-year old SX4 with average miles goes for well under $10k anyway...pitiful resale value even though they're good cars)

Vimto > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/03/2014 at 07:48

Must have been. I've put 15,000 on my Panther in the last 6 months, but if I kept pace up that'd only be 90,000 in 3 years.

sellphones2493 > Vimto
10/03/2014 at 08:49

Great car - I can't imagine how much that previous owner was getting gas though. The SX4 had like a range of ~200 miles.

FrankAtlanta > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
10/03/2014 at 10:01

Doing simple math, that's about 75k mi/yr and assuming an avg speed of 25 mph (really good commuter avg), that equates to 3,000 hrs/yr - or nearly 50% more than a full time job. Assuming it's all long haul (?!) driving and the average is 60 mph, that's 1,250 hrs/yr. If those are true miles, that rode hard...