I'm looking around for a used tC, and my budget isn't exactly the highest. Basically, I'm looking around the $13,000~ area, +/- a bit. I'm seeing plenty of tC's with about 60,000-80,000 miles on them. My question is: Is it worth it to look into a tC with that many miles on it already?

 

if they have maintnace records and some sort of warranty(3 month or so) id do it

 

60-80k miles is alot IMO. I have an 05 with 18k miles. I know it all depends on the owner of how much they drove the tC. I would personally look for an 05-06 with around 40-50k miles on it with having 13k to spend. Go to the dealer and tell them what your looking for and dont give in. If they really want to they'll find you your tC.

 

1. as long as the car isn't tuned/mod'd--close to stock as possible
2. x2 on the maintenance docs like receipts etc....i always keep my maint. receipts/records...these will make it easier to sell my car in the future
3. have the VIN checked for history (though NOT always reliable----too much owner-dependent)
4. depends on the price---but it IS pretty high...imo, i'd look for something lower milage
5. x2 on the warranty (vry importante)

good luck! is this your first car???

 

Alright, cool. Thanks for all the help guys - it's really appreciated.

And well, this kind of is my first car, considering I always drive my dads 1985 El Camino whenever I need to drive somewhere (work, girlfriend, w/e), so I have a good amount of driving experience. But to answer your question, this is gonna by my own first car.

 

just remember, if the engine craps out you can always replace that with another 2az-fe. should be good as new. some salvage yards can sell you a complete engine for about $300. that's a steal.

 

I just got my 08 1 week ago already put over 1k on it. if I can keep it under 20k in a year I'll be lucky.

 

you can come buy mine from florida....selling mine for 13,500 w/ 40k miles

 

yea i know how u feel..
but i bought mine about 3 months ago...they wanted $14,800 for it but i talked them down to $13,500
it had 53,000 miles on it
but just make sure u get a waranty i got one for 4 years i think..

my first car as well lol anyways its been running great..

 

I've never had a car with a warranty, and now that I do I feel restricted. Dont want to jack up my 100k power train. but I want to turbo it so bad (yes already) I just need to remind myself thats y I have the turbo mr2.

 

Mine is an 05 with 85K on it and the only problem I have had is a wheel bearing had to be replaced. It's a toyota, at 85k its just starting to get broken in!

 

around me $13k tC's have around 20k miles