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If you drive 5000 miles a year you don’t need a car. Miles have a way of creeping up on you. I thought a 1000 miles a month sounds a lot until you realize it is 33 miles a day. Couple of trips around the town and its done.
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If you drive 5000 miles a year you don’t need a car. Miles have a way of creeping up on you. I thought a 1000 miles a month sounds a lot until you realize it is 33 miles a day. Couple of trips around the town and its done.
So what is that person supposed to do ? Walk ? I drive about 8 miles a day, or about 2700 miles a year. There are some days I drive further, and some days when the car sits all day, so that is about what it averages out to.
My one Son flips cars, and he looks for cars that have from 50,000 to 80,000 miles on the clock. There is a mindset that says a car with 99,000 miles is low mileage, but 101,000 is getting up there. So he finds ones in that lower range easier to sell.
I'm not sure I've ever seen a car with only 5k per year. For that matter, I'm fairly sure i wouldn't want it... I'd rather have miles than years
This. I would rather have a 5yr old car with 100K miles than 25K miles (as long as there is a service history). Much easier to convince the seller their price needs to be lowered due to the miles. Currently in the market for another full sized SUV and most of the 5-7 yr old ones start at 100K and the ones that are in the 50k miles range are asking about double the one with 100-125K miles. That is a heavy duty vehicle which most likely has never gone off road, being driven by the average suburban soccer mom. A well maintained one will last to 250-300K.
Well....... our cars are low mileage but we change oil, fluids , and belts and hoses regularly. 05 de Ville has 58 K and 09 Lexus has 22K I am hoping I don't have to buy another car for a long time.
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I drive about 8 miles a day, or about 2700 miles a year. There are some days I drive further, and some days when the car sits all day, so that is about what it averages out to.
