To buy or not to buy?

[specialeducator]

Originally Posted by supmet

Hmmmm actually now that I think about it, I would way rather buy a new one..

45,000 miles is:

about half way to new struts, springs, brakes, tune up/spark plugs, belt, tranny flush

half the price of all of that = 4-500 dollars

about a quarter of the way to a new engine/transmission(yes I know trini has 350k - that's all perfectly flat highway miles..)

quarter price installed = 500 dollars

I'd do a good check of the paint and underbody rust since your in MA, paint is hard to quantify, but you basically lost 2 years of sun damage before you have to repaint, and 2 years of underbody damage from salt before you have to fix that.

So with no other wear and tear considered, you're already looking at around 1200 dollars extra you'll be spending over a brand new yaris. I hope the used one comes with brand new tires.

If it were me, I would set up an excel sheet, and calculate what you'll need to do to each car by the time it hits 200k miles, and see how much that 45k miles is actually costing you. They are gonna be close, and if any maintenance was missed on the used, or it was abused by hard driving, the new one will be cheaper.

no belt- timing chain