Need Advice please, 79,000 too many miles if I plan to own for next 3 years?

CameronSean

yeah, that's pretty much it. I've been in love with the look of the 350 and now 370 and i'm a junior in college and have been saving for awhile and fixing to sell my truck and sea doo so I'll have about 20,000 to spend. Here's my three options, all three have the sport and touring package and are manual, but one has 30,000 and is priced at 24,000 and one has 26,000 miles priced at 27,000 and one has 79,000 and priced at 20,000. So, should i take a small loan out and get the lower mileage? I have two more years of college and would rather not have to have the risk of not being able to make the loan payment. But I want to know if the 79,000 mile one would be reliable enough for me to drive till i finish my chemical engineering degree and then I'd be able to easily afford a new one. I know most people are going to tell me to just wait but I am so sick of my truck and I have loved and wanted a Z for as long as i can remember. Thanks for any advice

Bucketlist2012

Low Miles...79K is way too many miles in My Opinion

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CameronSean

Yeah I agree, the one priced at 27,000 is like 4 hours closer to where I live than the one which is practically the same exact car on paper that is priced at 23,993. Do you think I could get them down to about 24,000 because the one priced 23,993 would be a 9 hour trip to get.

CameronSean

They're all 2009 btw

danegrey

low miles, but what years are there.....

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the Z needs to be driven and driven hard for the car lives for it

2010ZilverZ

I say take ya time and look around awhile ... a better deal then those ya presented will pop up if ya look hard enough

Last year I got my 2010 SP 6MT with 1,476 miles for 26K

Apoc370z

2010 sp, less than 2k miles for $26k?

Something doesnt add up..

Cmike2780

It really depends on the previous owner, but I'd spend a bit more for newer and or lower mileage.

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NitrousZ34

Miles don't really mean anything. It just matters how well it's been maintained. I'd still rather go with a lower mileage one myself. Just choose a car that will for sure keep you happy

kenchan

low miles is 12K in 4yrs... like my car.

Fountainhead

Mine is 11K in 4 yrs, looked like it was only driven on weekends.
Sad thing is I've noticed DD is taking a slow but inexorable toll on the car in a lot of ways.
Oh well!

CameronSean

Appreciate all the input, ima keep looking for a few more weeks. I dont know how much longer i cant wait though. I'm going to be the happiest man alive when i finally get my dream car. haha

Fountainhead

We all know that feeling!
Good Luck, and don't impulse buy!

PS: When I bought mine I got a 5 day 150? mile return policy - although I knew I'd never give it up.

CameronSean

Haha well, I just took another look at the 2009 sport/tour package with 79,000 and it had a carfax report and I checked that out and it said it has had all its scheduled maintenance and no major damage. It's going for 20,000 and I could probably talk him down a bit. It would be nice to be able to pay it all cash which I would for 20,000. I'm not sure how reliable carfax is though but still go for lower mileage?

kenchan

Yep, my car's been garaged during the weekdays. Still looks brand new.

Op- don't rush the purchase. Don't let the dealer smell your desire. GL!