How old is an old car
Hi All,
I have a question for you great fonts of knowledge. I find myself in an unusual situation - buying a second hand car. I have little idea how many kms to expect from a small car and so what lifetime a particular car may give.
You see in 1984 I bought a HJ47 Landcruiser 'troopie' and kept it until 2009 when I upgraded to a '78 series troopie. That car has 315k on it but that is not 'old' for such a vehicle (I know of several that are >600k and one that is nearing a million.) So my knowledge of passenger vehicles is sadly out of date. Looking at adds hasn't helped much as there seems to be a great variance in the relationship between year model, kms and $.
We've been using the mother-in-laws hand-me-down as a second car (mainly to ferry the old dear shopping and to the doctors) but it has been rear ended and I fear it is terminal. Hence the need to shop around for a small car that will do us as a run-about for the next decade. We're looking at a hatch with a square enough rear end to be able to stand a walker or wheelchair - hers at the moment but who knows - and comfortable access. (eg my sister's Mazda 3 had to have the back seats down to carry mum's wheelchair) Models that look like possibilities include Jazz, Corolla, Swift and i30.
I'd welcome helpful comments.
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