I want to buy a used car, and I dont want to spend a lot of money?

Question

Anyways, I want To buy a used car and I dont want to spend alot of money on it, it is only my first car and I want it to last me 3-4 years tops. anyways my question is, in my car search, all the cheap cars(around 3,000-4,000$) all have a lot of mileage on them( that is they have serviced over 100,000 miles) what is a good amount of miles on a car for me to buy? thank you!

Answer 1

I am biased,,, but i have extremely good luck with 1990-2001 Jeep Cherokees, If you can find a nonabused one they will run forever.  you may want to stay away from the 4WD version as far as upkeep.   If you must go "car"... I have had two friends with very high mileage Chevy Caveliers one friend had over 200,000 miles.. i would also avoid cars from car lots,, private party may be the better way to go... look for a car owned by a responsible adult.. avoid modified ones...  

Answer 2

100,000 miles is nothing now.

My old Ranger went to 284,000 after I bought it at 209,500.

My current 2003 F150 v6 had 111,530 when I bought it last summer and now has 129,900ish on the odometer.

Exercise is good for ANY vehicle.

Answer 3

It depends on what kind of car it is. If you were to find a cheap toyota, honda or VW(i have one btw as my first car right now) you could find one with under 120,000 miles that would be a great car! It would go forever! My 1998 jetta has 114,500 on it right now and i bought it for $3500. but you could find a cavalier or a dodge neon for your price range and if the base model is ok with you then you can find them with as little as 50,000 miles on it!  

Answer 4

if you keep your eyes open, you can find mazda protege and nissan sentra's with under 70K on them in that price range.

Answer 5

I would try a state auction just google search (x state auction) and then you should be able to view cars available

Answer 6

100,000 miles is an OK amount of miles on a used car. Especially one that's only going to cost you $3,000-$4,000. The car shouldn't give you any trouble as long at it was well maintained by its previous owner(s).