If you're buying a pre-owned car, one of your main criteria is probably how much mileage it has on the odometer. After all, used Ford cars with low mileage are more likely to have long lives ahead of them, right?
That may be true, but mileage shouldn't be your only consideration when you shop here at Hall Ford Elizabeth City.
The Importance of Mileage
Mileage is a good indicator of what a car has been through and how long of a life it has ahead of it. Generally, a car with 100,000 miles or more on it may be considered past its prime, but you should keep two things in mind.
First, modern cars are built to last, and a vehicle with 100,000 miles on the odometer could still have a long life ahead of it. Second, mileage does not tell the whole story.
A truck with low mileage may have been pushed to the limits handling tough towing jobs and off-road conditions, while a small car or crossover with higher mileage may have been someone's reliable commuter car.
What Else You Need to Know
?Mileage can be a good starting point, but you also want to know how the car was maintained and what the vehicle has been subjected to. A vehicle history report can shed far more light on a used model's reliability than an odometer reading can.If a car has higher mileage, but hasn't been in an accident or otherwise damaged, it may still be a good buy, especially if there are maintenance records that show that this vehicle was well taken care of.