Buying a high mileage used car: a risk worth taking?

[JayJ350]

Subaru's are junk

[Achilles87]

Just buy a falcon you gay kunt

[Akd123]

I didn’t even know they made 4 cylinder 4 runners wtf

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/...683920166.html

jesus christ.7k for a 98 with over 180k miles.LOL at Commifornia

[Hutrapper]

The way they pour the salt on the roads here in canuckistan in winter most cars are rusted to chit in ten years unless undercoated religiously.

Here that's a big hurdle. I have never had a used car go over 220,000k before being ready for scrap yard. The literally rust apart. Transmission lines, break lines, rad hangers, frames, panels...I buy new only now and make sure to get it undercoat sprayed every year.

[zknarc]

The way they pour the salt on the roads here in canuckistan in winter most cars are rusted to chit in ten years unless undercoated religiously.

Here that's a big hurdle. I have never had a used car go over 220,000k before being ready for scrap yard. The literally rust apart. Transmission lines, break lines, rad hangers, frames, panels...I buy new only now and make sure to get it undercoat sprayed every year.

Some over here in the UK. Japcrap seem to be the worst for it.

[WiseOldApe]

Subaru's are junk

I alwayss thought soobies were the sh*t since they're japanese

[greenleaf]

About the same risk as marrying a high body count sloot with STD.

[plebmaximus]

It's not a risk, you're a brokie that's all you can afford so it doesnt matter

[r32gojirra]

The very first reply ITT should've been not to buy a Subaru; they're absosloot garbage that throw main-bearings like ScapeGoat throws negs


Pretty much every make/model over the last 13 years has been a huge decrease in part(s) quality; all of the money you're paying is going towards body design R&D

Toyota have had a srs issue with hyugely consooming oil for 20 years now; always LOL when people talk about them as if they're bulletproof, they were in the 90's(like most cars were in prior decades)




Source: Prior master-tech that builds cars more often than you lift weights

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The horizontally opposed engine is a horrible design from a longevity and maintenance perspective and if it’s an open deck engine, nothanxjeff

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

jesus christ.7k for a 98 with over 180k miles.LOL at Commifornia

USA is Venezuela status.

monopoly money at this point.

[r32gojirra]

USA is Venezuela status.

monopoly money at this point.

As well as the drug and gun violence problems

Although venezuelua probably has public health care and public education

And democratic elections

So really it’s a poor comparison

Maybe US is more like Gaza?

A more accurate comparison based on the level of influence and control Benji has

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

As well as the drug and gun violence problems

Although venezuelua probably has public health care and public education

And democratic elections

So really it’s a poor comparison

Maybe US is more like Gaza?

A more accurate comparison based on the level of influence and control Benji has

Hmmm.... I guess we are a melting pot of nations. We have our own drug/gang wars (mexico). We have rigged elections (North Korea). We have crackheads laying face down on the sidewalk (Mexico again). We have insane poverty (africa). Highest incarceration rate on earth (Russia). And also extreme wealth (*****/UAE).

The one unique feature we have is the absolute adherence to big pharma. No matter if you're a republican, a democrat, or an independent.... We love sending all our money to the healthcare/big pharma industry. (ironic when you consider we have the lowest life expectancy of all 1st world nations)

[leoaa777]

Anything except Toyota/Honda is asking for trouble. Lmao at ****baru even being an option.

[dmaaack]

Stick to Toyota/Lexus/Honda and it will probably be alright if it was maintained.

[5431]

180k on a honda is fine because it will last 300k or 400k without too much effort. 180k on a subaru boxer motor... needless to say it's a miracle that it has even made it that far

[Archangel_Lost]

Most components that eventually need replacing have a theoretical recommended life of 100k miles on average, so if it’s creeping on 200k and there has been no maintenance other than oil changes, that’s probably more of a bad thing and you’re probably about to look at a cascade of failing components that will quickly outpace what you initially paid for the car

[crupiea]

You have to take into consideration the type of people who buy those type cars new as they are the ones who will be doing the maintenance or not.

I bought an old toyota avalon because some old lady owned it,. Have to wonder why would she buy the avalon and not just a camry. Its because she has money or her husband did so doing the maintenance was just a normal thing, Not something they had to scrimp on.

Now picture that same thing but with a hellcat or some dodge that people hot rod around. they can barely afford the payments and insurance much less any repairs. While its a cool car the potential for issues is way higher.

Now back to the Subaru. Who drives these? Its either a professor who will has enough money for repairs or its a lesbian who is always broke and never changed the oil. really not much in between.

[Kraken]

If you can get it cheap, sure.

AWD systems are pretty expensive though, so you def want to have it checked. Ask for a service history as well