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Originally Posted by masraum
True, but maintenance costs also go up as miles accumulate even if they are just from all of the ancillary systems. That may be OK if you're mechanically inclined and you have the space and time to do your own repairs (I always have), but not everyone has the space, time and aptitude to do those repairs. If you're paying a shop or dealer to maintain your vehicle when all of the extras start going bad, it can get expensive (and be a pain while the car is being repaired if it takes days and it's your only car)
Of course, a car with higher miles probably had a much lower initial investment, and if that's the case, and you were smart and could have afforded a higher initial investment, then you should be able to afford the repairs, and potentially the rental car while it's being repaired.
I would still say that a 3 year old car with 25k miles will probably have fewer repairs needed than a 3 year old car with 100k miles. THen you've just got to way the inconvenience and repair bill vs initial investment.
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It is my observation that many of those repairs are from a combination of age and disuse.
Those with driver cars have less problems per mile than those with rarely driven cars.
Admittedly, this is just from watching forums rather than comprehensive data.
Those with low mileage cars are often the ones posting problems. Those with 100,000 Miles + post about the trips they took.