High mileage +200k miles toyota camry or older lower mileage american car buick, ford thunderbird etc?
I'm looking for a used car an find most toyota camrys corollas 1999-2004 listing between 2k - 4500 but most have 190k or more miles an example is a 2004 camry with 220k miles for 4500 stickered an ready to go. I'm looking at older cars such as a buick century with 140k miles from the 80s for 1500 or a 1991 chrysler new yorker 5th avenue with 120k miles for 1200 dollars that drives. Would i be better off buying a old car an repairing it up myself as things break or buying the high mileage toyota car? Should i go with a older car thats got low mileage or a high mileage toyota
When you are buying something 15 years old or more, you have to resign yourself to upkeep expenses. A car is like your house on wheels. Buy what suits you, look at body style, and pay for upkeep.
You're scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Any used car close to 200,000 miles is living on borrowed time. Spend more money, get a car with the least amount of miles on it you can afford.
Already answered something similar.
You need to save more money for a newer and lower mileage car.
Your looking in the wrong place. Old high mileage cars are a huge risk. You'll end up spending more on repairs than you will the actual car.
I'd raise my price point and spend my money on a better/newer car rather than spending it on old car and expensive repairs.
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