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Originally Posted by 66gtk
I strongly disagree with the statement that a 10K mile Cobra is equivalent to a 100K mile daily driver. Mileage is just one SMALL part of the total equation when evaluating a potential Cobra purchase.
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You obviously misunderstood my statement and/or took it out of context. Any car can be maintained to a high standard, whether it's a 10,000 Cobra or my 200,000-mile DD. Of course, mileage is just one component of a decision to purchase any used car. Duh!
A 6,000 mile 2005-2006 Ford GT is a high mileage vehicle in the Ford GT realm of buyers and sellers. Perspective. The maintenance of that 2005-2006 Ford GT is a separate issue. The owners of this hypothetical GT could have maintained it to the highest standard or not done much at all. But when a buyer is sorting through ads for 2005-2006 Ford GT's, the potential buyer could well ignore/toss the ad just based on his or her perspective of the mileage at initial blush. And never get to other purchase criteria, because of the "high mileage."
As I said, it's about one's perspective, when evaluating any car purchase and comparing a sunny weekend toy, which isn't driven much versus a high mileage DD when sorting through various ads.
"This logic/personal experience goes beyond just the toy car market. I think the same would apply to all used cars. Low mileage only helps within a factory warranty period. Beyond that, you need to shop a car based on far more factors than low mileage."
And thank you for this statement of the obvious. Yes, we all should evaluate maintenance records when purchasing a used car, if they're available.
And assuming a car has been maintained, low mileage significantly impacts resale value, not just the factory warranty period.