Is a car with this much miles worth it?
There's Honda Accord 1998 car I might buy. The miles on the car is 220,000 miles. I don't know if it's worth it, my mom told me it's not worth it, with that many miles. Is it true? Should I get the car or not?
It's not worth what? It may be worth $1500 if it looks good and doesn't burn or leak oil. A Honda or Toyota with 220K miles is worth any other car with 150K miles.
Drive the car for 15-20 minutes as test drive on freeway, local.
Also test stopping/hard stopping
Make a judgement call
Check for leaks
Also, if you're set on the car after this test, do yourself a favor and bring the car to a mechanic with the buyer BEFORE you buy it and pay him the money to have him check it out.
How much?
I'd buy it. Make sure that it is not too rusted and does not burn oil. If these things check out, you can get quite a few more miles out of a good Honda. If it does burn oil, that means the engine is worn out.
Once you pass 200K the car will not last.
Unless they pay you to take it… Pass
You didn't state any $$ amount…220000 miles…18 yrs old… Less than $ 1000
If the motor is quiet, doesn't smoke and/or leak then it sounds like the car has driven a lot of highway miles and the mileage should not be too much of a concern. My old Honda CRV was still running like new at 300,000km (180,000 miles). I would at least compare the price against other similar cars advertised, and make a decision from there.
My 1999 maxima has 205k miles and i have no doubts itll hit 300k, but thats cuz i've maintained it to the best of my ability with full synthetic motor oil and cuz it has a manual transmission and they last longer than automatics. Drive the accord, see if it smokes or makes any thudding noises from the engine, listen to it idle. Unscrew the oil fill cap and see if any fumes come out of it, if fumes do come out then there's lots of blowby cuz the piston rings are worn, aka don't buy. If it has an automatic transmission, i wouldnt buy it, as the transmission might have to be rebuilt before it hits 250k. I would pay 1500 for that accord. The engine would probably make it to 270k but if its your first car id try to get something with lower miles.
The price and mechanical condition are what matters. Even then, its a risk.
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