Need opinion on buying a used Highlander

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I am looking at, a 08 Sport with Nav. and it has 67,900 miles one owner,which is what concerns me. I just wanted another opinion,if would better to pass on this one, and look for a low mile Highlander.THX

[Yazon]

I would look for lower mileage HL. It could have been a commute car in excellent condition, but you will need to do some costly service sooner than later. I would pay more for low miles.

[TrailDust]

I would gauge what you may or may not know about the driver, the type of driving done on that vehicle, and how the HL was maintained. Use your better judgment, but I'd lean toward a lower mileage vehicle.

[9volt]

If the price is right the miles don't really matter.

[Zembonez]

67K on a four year old vehicle is high? I'd bet most 08s have similar or higher mileage.

[TrailDust]

Originally Posted by Zembonez

67K on a four year old vehicle is high? I'd bet most 08s have similar or higher mileage.

Just passed 40,000 on mine, bought February, 2008.

[Zembonez]

Originally Posted by TrailDust

Just passed 40,000 on mine, bought February, 2008.

But you have several vehicles.

[TrailDust]

Originally Posted by Zembonez

But you have several vehicles.

Damn! Foiled by someone who actually read my sig..............

[abimom]

Wife coming up on 4 years with 86k miles. The new norm now is 15k per year, so 68k is close to average.

[sweeneyp]

my 08 has 65k. the type of driving done before hand definitely matters. I bought mine with 40k 1.5 years ago, the previous owner did all highway miles, the thing ran like new. I still mostly drive highway and it still pulls/handles like newish car. Nothing wrong with a car with miles, as long as it was maintained

[Yazon]

2008 with 55K here and it is my daily driver

[tagheuer]

isn't it the general opinion that these trucks should hit 150k miles without major problems, as long as they are maintained/driven reasonably?

[lucky777]

Originally Posted by tagheuer

isn't it the general opinion that these trucks should hit 150k miles without major problems, as long as they are maintained/driven reasonably?

This is no longer a valid assumption with Toyota. Quality is not where it used to be. My 2008 HL had engine noise issue that required pretty extensive engine overhaul and spent 2 weeks in a shop, see here Weird noise after start-up

Bad part that few months after repair noise is starting to come back and I have under 40K miles on the vehicle.

[tagheuer]

Originally Posted by lucky777

This is no longer a valid assumption with Toyota. Quality is not where it used to be. My 2008 HL had engine noise issue that required pretty extensive engine overhaul and spent 2 weeks in a shop, see here Weird noise after start-up

Bad part that few months after repair noise is starting to come back and I have under 40K miles on the vehicle.

so who is trending with better reliability than Toyota these days?

I wouldn't think buying a Highlander with 60k on the clock is a big gamble as long as the maintenance records are accurate and complete