MrNoodly
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A friend has a Chevy van that's twelve years older than my Chevy van yet has 40k fewer miles. Despite the lower miles, the older van has needed all sorts of repairs. Radiator, steering box, pitman arm, idler arm, brake master cylinder, new vacuum lines, a universal joint, an axle bearing. The power driver seat doesn't work. The window seals are rotting. A door lock refuses to respond to repairs.
Metal fatigues as it ages. Things start to wear faster. Some bits and pieces don't need to be used to go bad. They do it just from existing longer.
Sure, each vehicle has been maintained, used or abused differently. There are no hard and fast rules. There are trends, though. That's why I would pick a newer vehicle over an older one if mileage isn't radically different. You might get a sweet price on that 15-20 year old van only to spend a crapload keeping it running.
But that's just my view of things.
Metal fatigues as it ages. Things start to wear faster. Some bits and pieces don't need to be used to go bad. They do it just from existing longer.
Sure, each vehicle has been maintained, used or abused differently. There are no hard and fast rules. There are trends, though. That's why I would pick a newer vehicle over an older one if mileage isn't radically different. You might get a sweet price on that 15-20 year old van only to spend a crapload keeping it running.
But that's just my view of things.