What are the negatives about buying an ultra low mileage car?

bigjl

Strider590 wrote: »

Most likely won't have been serviced on schedule, when the MFR recommends 12k or 12 months, that doesn't mean you can service it once in 10 years as long as you do less than 1k per year.

Old fluids, oils, etc tend to go off, oil becomes acidic, coolant can actually form a mild electolyte. See here for a better explanation than I can be bothered to give.

Another wild generalisation Strider.

My parents serviced their car yearly even when they where doing less than 5000 miles a year.

Not all people are so lacking in mechanical sympathy that they happily run a vehicle into the ground

Strider590

bigjl wrote: »

Another wild generalisation Strider.

My parents serviced their car yearly even when they where doing less than 5000 miles a year.

Not all people are so lacking in mechanical sympathy that they happily run a vehicle into the ground

Most people would. There are (relatively) not many people who really give a damn about their cars these days, beyond how shiny it looks.

bigjl

Strider590 wrote: »

Most people would. There are (relatively) not many people who really give a damn about their cars these days, beyond how shiny it looks.

Then I must know a huge percentage of that small minority.

Because I only know a couple of people that don't maintain their cars properly.

mcjordi

last low mileage car i bought was my 99 T reg citroen xsara diesel with 49k iirc and was circa 13 year old at the time it was on original everything. I dont think id bother with a low mileage old car again..