# Q: Would you purchase a car with 389,000 miles? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 8, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616 "2009-10-08T23:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/21 "2009-10-09T07:54:14Z")
down south, it’s not uncommon to turn a few hundred thousand miles. replacing engines and transmissions isn’t a reason to throw away a car b/c it’s not rusted through. ppl who have never left this area think 6 figures is nearing the end of a cars serviceable life and into winter beater. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/22 "2009-10-09T08:02:49Z")
Most likely not. Chances are, there’s a lower-mileage alternative out there. And if you can’t afford something with less than 400K miles, then you’re doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/23 "2009-10-09T08:03:20Z")
> [@badnewsmini](#): > > I think after 100k its a crap shoot, you could buy a sound 110k car and have the tranny drop months later, or buy a 200k mile car and have the same problems. after 100k I dont care what the ODO said Im going to look it over carefully and decide on what i feel and see. mileage means nothing. What if it has 97k? Huh? HUH? :gay3: ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/24 "2009-10-09T09:27:05Z")
Depends on the type of drive train and condition of the drive train. Mileage, to me, just shows how much driving the car actually saw. Personally I would want an older car to have seen some miles. Most people see a 10+ year old car with 40K and think that it was hardly driven and is reliable…when in fact it was most likely driven hard for the first 3 years, broke, sat for 6 years, finally fixed it up so it could barely run, then sell it. By that time the thing has seen more damage from sitting for those 6 years rather than the 100K it should have seen over that time span. ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/25 "2009-10-09T09:40:22Z")
That’s all I’ve driven is higher mileage cars and NONE of them have had any type of major failures.I’ve replaced 1 transmission in the last 8 years of me driving,a $400 repair.I have owned at least 15+ cars. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/26 "2009-10-09T09:48:01Z")
only as a project, not for a daily. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/27 "2009-10-09T09:53:22Z")
What is the car in question? ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/28 "2009-10-09T12:35:26Z")
I actually prefer vehicles with really high miles. Highway miles are easy on a car and you can get them cheap because it scares people away. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/29 "2009-10-09T12:46:28Z")
no… 200,000 miles is one thing, but double that…meh i’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/30 "2009-10-09T13:27:05Z")
Yep, if it’s solid. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/31 "2009-10-09T13:42:31Z")
> [@Bacon](#): > > Yep, if it’s solid. Come to think of it. I have had 3 cars with 200+ and 2 were DD but 389xxx. I would be afraid unless I knew the car. well. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/32 "2009-10-09T14:26:36Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > Come to think of it. > I have had 3 cars with 200+ and 2 were DD > > but 389xxx. > I would be afraid unless I knew the car. well. thats kinda my thinking as well…i mean i have an 04 with 170k on it that i dd, but ~400k miles is quite a bit more! ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/33 "2009-10-09T14:42:37Z")
well, the reason i asked is because i just bought one original motor, tranny and clutch! yes, og clutch… it lets out high but doesnt slip at all! for $600 i couldnt pass it up… it runs and rolls awesome. came with a full set of brand new snows mounted on steelies as well. has a few minor issues but i have a parts car. im not completely happy with it bc its a dx (crank windows, no power locks, cruise, not even a goddamn cupholder or pass side rear view mirror WTF) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1224.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1224.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1227.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1227.jpg) honda rot isnt too bad, underside is really clean ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1225.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1225.jpg) wasssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1226.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/94wvwglxvr6/DSCN1226.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/34 "2009-10-09T14:50:25Z")
vtech? waaaaaaaaaWAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/35 "2009-10-09T14:50:40Z")
ugh, I hate the one side mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/36 "2009-10-09T14:52:02Z")
i know! like listen lady who bought it new- you just bought a brand new car and cant pay the extra $300 or whatever it was for a sideview mirror and some cupholders?!?!? wtF! but like i said, i have a parts car ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/37 "2009-10-09T16:04:20Z")
should have known it was an accord. for $600, it’s hard to go wrong if it’s running fine at the time of sale. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/38 "2009-10-09T16:23:36Z")
Mileage does not scare me. If it made it to 300K it was obviously pretty well taken care of. Cae by case… ---
**Author:** ![Draftinwitjr3815](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/draftinwitjr3815/32/5349_2.png) [@Draftinwitjr3815](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Draftinwitjr3815)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/39 "2009-10-09T16:28:16Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > i know! like listen lady who bought it new- you just bought a brand new car and cant pay the extra $300 or whatever it was for a sideview mirror and some cupholders?!?!? wtF! > > but like i said, i have a parts car Why in the hell did you by the MX-3 if you had this lined up??? ---
**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/q-would-you-purchase-a-car-with-389-000-miles/74616/40 "2009-10-09T17:59:12Z")
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