200K Miles too many buying a used Honda?

[supton]

Yep, it is. I'm going to run my '99 Camry for a while to go, it was (and still is) quite rust-free, and relatively easy to work on, so I suspect many repairs will be easy on it. I do get envious of all the people on here who get 30+ mpg in their SUV's and pickups while I am getting just at 30mpg, but I know the economics say otherwise (how much is that monthly payment vs what I would save on gas?).

But I'm still planning on ditching my truck before too long. I shudder at what any repair will cost that I can't do myself. I just haven't figured out what to replace it with, kinda want it all... you know, 4WD, towing, etc.

 

[meep]

not many pickups out there getting 30mpg! We just hear the "best" figures, and in this case it's diesels with factory tires, at the most. CUVs - ok - I can see that. Wife's CRV averages 27.

But - for me, I'd rather be in a camry than a CUV, personal preference. There's a lot to like about the camry. I test drove a '14 4-cyl with my son and it gave me the car itch bad. In many ways, that '14 out-volvo'd my volvo. I was really impressed.

 

[jayjr1105]

Thanks for everyone's input. I have held off and didn't buy anything for now. My wife and I still have two reliable cars. I thought about just buying good snow tires for her car rather than trying to find a vehicle with AWD. I still check facebook marketplace and craigslist daily for a CRV/RAV4/or similar vehicle.

What turned me off most was the need for premium gas and the poor gas mileage. I truly believe it was well taken care of by the carfax report.

 

[Andrew1972]

Winter tires will help a ton but for whatever reason minivans are disadvantaged it seems vs FWD vehicles.

 

[supton]

Originally Posted by madRiver
Winter tires will help a ton but for whatever reason minivans are disadvantaged it seems vs FWD vehicles.

My VW Jetta Wagon was in the same boat. Head up a hill and the extra weight on the rear was of no help.