she just found one with 100k on it, my question is, what is she going to be looking at maintenance wise? i have no idea what breaks on fords. is it worth it to spend $8,000 on the escape with high mileage and just maintain it?
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her second choice a toyota rav 4. they are priced higher as toyota’s hold there value better than ford’s do. I know toyota’s last longer, but what is their maintenance like. should she just spend more money and buy the toyota?
i’m sorry, i don’t know much about these cars. any advice on the pros and cons of the cars would be helpful.
lol… my dad use to be a tow truck driver (now a bus driver) for 4 years ending last year… I always would ask every year what his #1 towed car was… last 2 years he towed it was the escape for random stuff the most common was the driver door falling off…
but I would go with the Rav4 as it is a much nicer all around truck.
Rav4 or subaru Forester. The escape is junk. Forester because you can get N/A or turbo and manual or auto. Rav4 is bigger but I believe is only auto now?
Niether. If you have to buy a vehicle with 100k miles to get it in your price range, especially if you’re financing, you’re buying more car than you can afford. Even more true if this is going to be her daily driver, which is sounds like it is.
Spend 8k on a Focus with 20k miles and drive it for several years with nothing but brakes and fluid changes.
Not my point. How many miles did it have when she got it?
She’s not talking about buying a new 03 and driving it for 100k miles. She’s talking about buying a car that already has 100k and driving it for another 50k or more. Most modern vehicles, domestics included, will be generally maintenance free for the first 100k. There are always exceptions but they occur for all manufactures.
Buy yeah, it’s another one of these posts: :deadhorse2:
Go buy what you want and have fun spending a large part of your budget on repairs over the next 50k.
I realize that. The “you” in my post wasn’t directed to “you” the poster, but the readers and people who ask these questions all the time. “You” the poster seem to have more sense than to buy a 100k mile SUV as a DD just so you can afford an SUV instead of a small car.
She bought the car brand new, there are always going to be expenses with repairs and recommend maintance. You have to buget that in if you buy a high milage car. Hell my Subaru legacy has 190k bought it at 170k and I have not done a damn thing to it besides brakes and an alternator, but I guess I just have been lucky. depends on the original quality of the car and how it has been taken care of, and driven. imo.
So your friend that thread and explain to her that with a 100k vehicle troubleshooting like that is going to be common. If she’s a good mechanic it might make financial sense, but if she has to get every little thing fixed at a shop it’s going to be a money pit.
For 8K you should be able to buy much better vehicle.
You can pick up 2000 ish cherokees with the 4.0L straight 6 auto with ~75K for the ~$5,000 range. Then if anything does brake, you have some money in the bank to fix it.
Haha, you’re funny. The warranty will be up really soon and you will be left with a car that everything is falling apart on. You are better off with a 100K mile Rav 4
