Is it bad to purchase a used car with 99,000 miles on it? A 2014. See details:?

I'm wanting to trade my car in for something that gets better gas mileage, and I found a Honda Civic I'm interested in. It's a 2014, and has 99,000 miles on it and they want $10,660. It is a certified CARFAX 1 owner car and has not been involved in any accidents. It is also through a large dealership (Jeff Wyler). My question is, is this too many miles for a used car? Some people tell me it is, but I really don't know because cars are made much differently now… Please help!

It depends on the brand and Honda is a reliable brand. Just keep in mind that Honda Civics ride hard like a buckboard. My son in law bought a Honda accord with 225,000 miles on it and drove it for a year with no repairs.

It has about 40,000 more miles on it than one would expect for that year make but that would not make a difference is the vehicle has been driven reasonably and has had the required service performed at intervals. It is a Honda and the old saying is that if you keep oil and gas in it, it will run forever. I have owned four Honda's in my life and currently drive a 2005 Civic and have never had any problems with the vehicles. I had a 1995 Civic that I put 200,000 miles on it in fifteen years. It took me all over the country. The one-owner is a bonus. The price is about right for that many miles and the year.

A 5 year old car with 99,000 miles is considered high mileage. Personally, I won't buy a vehicle with that many mailes on it, but since it is a Honda and if they were highway miles, I'd consider it.

I wouldn't buy a car with that many miles on it.

CARFAX never lies… HA HA HA HA HA

I don't think there's a problem buying a 2014 Honda Civic with 99K miles on it… I think it is stupid to pay a dealer mark-up for it when there has got to multiple private sellers in your area with basically the same car.

Under 100,000 miles isn't bad. I've had vehicles with over 200,000 miles that ran well without issue. My best vehicle died at 350,000 miles.

What you need to do when looking for a vehicle is take a friend with you who's a mechanic. They can hear and see things that you can't. Also, if the check-engine light is on, plug it into one of those code reader. Those can tell you what is going on with the vehicle at that time. As long as the codes haven't been cleared by someone else, you'll know what repairs may be necessary.

Code Readers: https://amzn.to/...to/2VRq7z2

If you can't bring a mechanic, consider taking it into a shop you trust. They can give it a once over.

Car Fax are good, but some work is done to vehicles that aren't reported. For instance, I know a guy who ran over debris from a truck at 80mph with his vehicle. Never reported it, despite the fact it tore up the underside of his car.

I consider 100,000 miles to be the sweet spot for buying used cars. At 50K miles it is hard to tell how a car has been treated; at 100k miles it is hard to hide. I can more reliably get another 150K miles out of a 100k mile car than a 50k mile car.

However, that is a mighty high price. $8000, if it is in good condition, is more like it.

Ignore Carfax - I have never seen an accurate Carfax report. They are especially bad in the miles and owner records, but they are still bad in accident reports. If you get serious about a car, spend the $100 or so for your own mechanic to do a pre-purchase inspection. He will tell you what is right and wrong with the car, something Carfax could never do. Pre-purchase inspections can, and often do, save you thousands.

Otherwise, the 2014 Civic was a good year. There was a transmission software recall that should have been done but in the course of racking up 20K miles a year I bet it has not yet been done.

Just get that price down or walk away. Remember, the dealership will try to tack on all sorts of extra charges.

Used Honda is good but you can get a better deal on Ford or Chevy used

those car who say better resell value means you pay more for older car when buying used

I purchased a used Ford Transit connect with 200,000 miles, it was great car until family member totaled it,
newer engine run long time if not abused… It is the door handles and windows hood seats etc that fail

what ever you buy get one without electric door locks and windows expensive to fix and age they break

That's expensive for a five year old Honda, I wouldn't pay half of that. Main dealers always charge much more than smaller car lots.

$10,660 for any car with 99,000 miles seems excessive to me.

3 years ago I bought a 2012 Mazda 3 with 46,000 actual miles for $8800. It had about 3 months left on the factory power train warranty.

My black book link seems to be broken so I can't determine the mileage deduction.