A couple of considerations.
45K worth of freeway mileage is often not as bad as 15K driven in town. I
would want to know how the mileage was gained but not from a car salesman!
Did the previous owner have any bad habits such as clutch riding. Little
old grannies can give a car a heck of a pasting!
What mileage does your daughter do? If it is below average it may be worth
buying the higher mileage but younger car and she'll still have some re-sale
value a couple of years down the line when the mileage has balanced out.
If it is going to be kept, then general condition may be more important; tin
worm always grows, it never shrinks!
Does the 2009 have any technical specification alterations to the 2007?
For me, the advantage would come from knowing how it has been used from new,
who drove it and how it was driven.
Regards,
Guy R Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Rowe" <mdrowe at optonline.net>
To: "spridgets_autox.team.net" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Cc: "Courtney Ka`ohinani Rowe" <courtney.k.rowe at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 12:30 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] No LBC - Milage vs. Age
> My daughter needs a new used car, and has posed the following question:
>
> "wondering if you have any advice
> about whether it is a better deal to get a newer year car, or one with
> less milage. For example, looking at the Yaris, we can get a 2007
> with 15k miles for about the same price as a 2009 with 45k miles.
> Is there a clear advantage to one over the other?"
>
> Neither of these cars is "old", and I would expect her to drive it until
> it costs more to repair it than it is worth (like her current car), so
> resale is not an issue. I have a similar question about used camper vans
> of much higher age and milage.
>
> What thoughts?
>
> Michael Rowe
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