Would you buy a 1998 Honda Accord that has 230k miles on it for $1000?

I have no idea about cars, but I need one As soon as possible. What do you guys think? All I know is the car has stains on it and the front mirror is cracked. I have no idea if there's anything wrong with the engine and stuff. I plan on taking it to the mechanics

Yeah that a good steal if i were you i would take the offer even though its an old car its better than nothing

You want to buy a car that has the least amount of miles on it. 230k is A LOT of miles. Don't do it. It may be cheap but that's why. I wouldn't buy anything over 150k. Even that's pushing it. But I get being on a budget. And I'll tell you why: the more miles a car has the sooner the engine will expire. Once the engine stops working the car is useless. Especially if you want to buy a car that old. Buying an engine is around the same price as a new car. Not worth it.

No chance

1) it is 17 years old

2) in those 17 years it had driven 230,000 miles (average mileage a year is 7,900. So over 17 years the car should have done roughly 134,000 - nearly an extra 100,000 on the clock.

3) £1,000 is too much to ask for something this old and this driven.

I would haggle with the guy selling it, he is obviously wanting rid of it and you need a wee run about As soon as possible

Take it to a mechanic to get it checked out BEFORE buying it - if seller refuses, walk away

500 at most. That way, if it does break, you can open an account on ebay and sell parts.

Rather high miles and rather old. Definitely have it checked out. Offer $700 for it too.

No, if you don't know about cars it will not be worth it. You will just rack up a huge bill at the mechanic's. Not to mention it sounds like the car was pretty abused and will likely have more problems. It's one thing to buy a car with +200K miles if it was taken car of and it's another to buy it if it wasn't.

No. Too old and too many miles.