Depends on if you have to pay for labor or not. As noted, some of the cars given away with 200k went on to double their miles. But as we all know... YMMV.
On the flip side, how much does a car with 200k cost + expected repairs as compared against a new car? Even new cars can be a gamble.
YMMV... I suspect my '99 Camry was "someone else's headache". It came with receipts for a recent charcoal cannister, pair of tires and a couple of minor things. While checking it out the woman asked me if I was mechanic--looking back I wonder if she knew something I didn't spot... It did spring a big ole oil leak in short order, very common to that car. But. This is a dirt simple car for me to work on, and most of its repairs have been nuisance repairs for me, but it would have been a headache for someone else having to "constantly" hit up a shop.