Deciding between two choices?

[Elkins45]

Same model car, same features. One is a 2012 with 55k miles and the other is a 2015 with 88k. Both have great service records. Pretty much a coin toss, right?

FAIW I like the color of the 2015 better.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Any price difference?

 

[vavavroom]

I'd let my wife decide. That way it won't be my fault.

 

[Tdbo]

It all comes down to condition.
Which is in the best condition?
Any idea how the miles were put on? For instance, 88K highway is easier on the vehicle than 55K city for instance.
If condition is equal, go for the newest. The increased mileage isn't going to make a whole lot of difference in the value of a 9 year old car.
Since you like the color better on the 2015, get that one if you wish.

 

[SC Maintenance]

I personally would rather have newer with more miles. Mileage doesn't seem to hurt cars much anymore - not with the big things - assuming the maintenance is caught up and its not a trouble prone design. However hoses, electronics, etc seem to have a life span measured in years, not miles. So personally I would take newer all other things being equal.

The fact that its a better color is bonus.

 

[Elkins45]

Any price difference?

$46 LOL

 

[HemiBenny]

Given the age of both cars, they’ve been driven less than the average miles per year. They both have good mileage and they both have good service records,…it’s a coin toss IMO since you say they’re identical (same model, same features).
You like the color of the 2015, pick that one being all things are equal.

Now, the big question, what exactly are we talking about? Make, model, drivetrain?

 

[Elkins45]

Now, the big question, what exactly are we talking about? Make, model, drivetrain?

Scion xB. I was going to trade my manual for a Mazda 5 but my wife is hinting she wants another toaster with an automatic. There was a sweet manual Mazda 5 I wanted but it sold before I could make a deal.

 

[Doc8404]

Same model car, same features. One is a 2012 with 55k miles and the other is a 2015 with 88k. Both have great service records. Pretty much a coin toss, right?

FAIW I like the color of the 2015 better.

Depends on make and model.

For example, F150 those years are totally different. And I would take the 2012.

 

[The Critic]

2015

 

[goingplacesanddoingstuff]

Whichever has less corrosion.

 

[fantastic]

Depends on make and model.

For example, F150 those years are totally different. And I would take the 2012.

IMO 2015 was a leap forward for the f150. Aluminum etc

 

[John105]

I personally would rather have newer with more miles. Mileage doesn't seem to hurt cars much anymore - not with the big things - assuming the maintenance is caught up and its not a trouble prone design. However hoses, electronics, etc seem to have a life span measured in years, not miles. So personally I would take newer all other things being equal.

The fact that its a better color is bonus.

Exactly. Saw this in action when I was looking for a 2006 car in 2016. The one I got had 81k for $14k. There were examples with 15-20k miles asking $23k. It's 2024 and the car I bought has 140k. Being mfg in 9/05, what benefit would it be as I type, to say my car has 80k not 140k? Time, not mileage, is the enemy now. When there are examples of my car going 300, 400, 500, 1 mil miles, am I ever going to be able to drive that many, when I'm at 140k today? "Low miles" is a selling point from the olden days of yore....jmoymmv

 

[supton]

Insurance and tire cost? tossing that out there.

Flip a coin I’d say. You like the newer one more, that’s good, but don’t underestimate what the interior looks like, that is what you see the most.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

$46 LOL

then get the 2015 in the cooler color

 

[I<3oil]

What’s the vehicle?

 

[Doc8404]

IMO 2015 was a leap forward for the f150. Aluminum etc

Most of the groups I belong to believe the opposite. SAt least from engine and reliability.

 

[Elkins45]

What’s the vehicle?

Scion xB.

It just occurred to me that one really big argument in favor of a 2015 is that it might still qualify for the oil consumption service campaign.

 

[andrew_j]

I’d want the one with better Bluetooth (for music/podcasts) which is likely 2015. Those old cars really had poor versions of it.

 

[fantastic]

Most of the groups I belong to believe the opposite. SAt least from engine and reliability.

That may be true for their opinions but I'm looking at it as a whole not just the engine. 2015 is safer crash rating as an example. Which is what I put some emphasis into but some could care less about that.