What if it was smoked in?
How much extra is 35k fewer miles worth?
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I thought that was only for new vehicles. These are old vehicles
In any thread the origina topic is only valid for up to 2 pages. It's in the rules.... or it should be.
What do online sites say
Since both cars will make it to 350k at least, 35k miles isn't a big deal.
Elkins45
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KBB says the difference is a little over $1500, whatever that’s worth.
Might be stuck. Thing is... if it's a good vehicle, the next schmuck might just take it and not think twice about paying that $2k overage. Then again, they might offer $500 less and snag it, you never know what the seller might take. Especially if you hold an envelope with bills in it and are willing to make it happen on the spot.
I4 or V6?
At least they'd have the 2AR instead of the 2AZ
Different trim/options?
Garage kept, rust, accidents?
At least they'd have the 2AR instead of the 2AZ
Different trim/options?
Garage kept, rust, accidents?
Elkins45
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Both I4, both base trim, although the 2010 has fog lights. I won’t know about the rest until I see them tomorrow.
The 09 has apparently been used by a handicapped person at some point because it has what I presume is an electric lift for a scooter or motorized wheelchair.
Seems a bit short on space for a scooter, but there are different sizes. I wonder if they have added extra tiedowns for retention?
I wonder how well that was installed. Not sure what can be seen from underneath. Think it might be this one:
https://www.bruno.com/scooter-lifts/out-rider-scooter-lift
Good cars to be sure, but a very, very small number make it to 350k. A more realistic expectation is somewhere between 150k and 200k, which would weigh more on this quandary.
They routinely go much longer than 200k outside the rust belt.
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I feel the same way. All things being equal I would not pay more than $1K-1.5K extra. Probably no more than $1K really. Because if it's a very reliable type of vehicle - which a RAV4 presumably is - 35K miles wouldn't make that much difference to me.
Elkins45
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The average lifespan is 165,000. Not sure about the rust belt/non rust belt breakdown, but they don’t seem to rust out. I would say that cars that have made it to 80,000 or to 130,000, are more likely to exceed the average. I also learned that the RAV4 is not among the most long lived Toyotas.
Is this the more expensive one? That lift would be why it costs more, much more a factor than the mileage difference
I highly doubt this. Where are you getting your data? I would expect that 165k is the CURRENT average mileage of CR-V's currently on the road. (Sitting in my sister-in-laws perfectly running 08 CR-V with 288k miles on the odometer).
Quick internet search, but the number is totally believable. Cars burn, crash, get recycled, and sometimes at 5,000 miles. Many cars fail mechanically at 100,000 miles. It takes very little these days to total a car, and similarly, does not take much to push a car past the point of economic repair. Like most of us here, I find it very interesting when people go well past the expected life of their cars, usually through careful maintenance and proper operation, but this has come up in the past, and you can rest assured that most cars, even RAV4s will never see 200k.
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