Which Civic would you pick?
I'm looking at a 2015 civic with really low mileage and a 2017 civic with about 20k more miles. Both cars have the same equipment, the 2017 is $700 more. Any thoughts or opinions? Thank you.
I'm looking at a 2015 civic with really low mileage and a 2017 civic with about 20k more miles. Both cars have the same equipment, the 2017 is $700 more. Any thoughts or opinions? Thank you.
Anonymous
MILEAGE ALONE IS NOT AN ADEQUATE INDICATOR OF CONDITION. Without doing a thorough pre-buy inspection and test dtive of both I wouldn't pick either.
Anonymous
The 2015 Civic is the better option.
Anonymous
I'm not a fan of any Civics built after 2005. I wouldn't get either. However, if I had to pick between the two, there are two factors I'd consider - which one is more maxed out when it comes to depreciation and which has been better taken care of by the previous owner (maintenance records would be helpful).
You can't do a proper mileage comparison unless you can tell whether most of the miles logged are city or highway. The 2015 model could have been spending most of it's running time in bumper to bumper traffic on short drives while the 2017 model cruised the highway mainly. I'll take a vehicle which has been mainly used for highway commutes and properly maintained over a vehicle that goes through short cycle drives in bumper to bumper traffic. As a bonus, you can still use mileage as a haggling point.