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Originally Posted by lawrence1
Agreed. 25k miles vs 60-80k miles is significant. These cars just feel different, and there is generally a noticeable difference in interior wear as well. I've owned plenty of higher mileage vehicles and there is a reason you pay more for low mileage. Many of these cars are not driven daily, and sometimes even 30-40k miles is 6-7 years worth of additional wear and tear.
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Absolutely - overall wear and tear is significantly different. At 30k, a well kept car will be virtually indiscernible from a brand new car.
A 70k car will be nothing of the sort. Are there very nice 70k cars? Heck yea, I have one (e46m) but it's NOTHING like my 30k car. Paint chips, wear and tear, interior wear, sun fading, and on and on and on. No comparison - you will never make the 70k car as nice as the 30k car without a full restoration which would be stupid.
So, for the same money, you can either buy a low mileage mint condition older model OR a higher mileage/more worn car with better tail lights.