Model Year .vs Mileage???

Which is more important when looking at used Highlanders? Some are low
mileage and 2 or 3 years older. Some are newer with high mileage.

My thought is that rubber seals and gaskets age quickly and need
replacement in older cars. That is the arguement for a newer higher
mileage vehicle. But, engines and transmissions also wear out with
mileage.

What to do? What to do?

Thank you

"s_landa" <s_landa@bellsouth.com> wrote in message
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> Which is more important when looking at used Highlanders? Some are low
> mileage and 2 or 3 years older. Some are newer with high mileage.
>
> My thought is that rubber seals and gaskets age quickly and need
> replacement in older cars. That is the arguement for a newer higher
> mileage vehicle. But, engines and transmissions also wear out with
> mileage.
>
> What to do? What to do?
>
> Thank you[/color]

It is generally a lot less expensive to replace rubber seals and gaskets
than engines and transmissions, and 2 or 3 years will not make a huge
difference. Low mileage is the way to go.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

"s_landa" <s_landa@bellsouth.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9782A155216B7slandabellsouthnet@216.77.188.18...[color=blue]
> Which is more important when looking at used Highlanders? Some are low
> mileage and 2 or 3 years older. Some are newer with high mileage.
>
> My thought is that rubber seals and gaskets age quickly and need
> replacement in older cars. That is the arguement for a newer higher
> mileage vehicle. But, engines and transmissions also wear out with
> mileage.
>
> What to do? What to do?
>
> Thank you[/color]

An important point about the engine to consider would be the possibility of
oil gelling, which was a problem with earlier models where service schedules
were not adhered to.

How long to plan to keep the highlander?

I don't know, engines/transmissions don't seem to wear out anymore, I
never had any engine/transmission problems with any car I ever owned,
but maybe that is just luck, rust, on the other hand, I had many
problems with, so mileage on a used car is not an issue with me unless
it over 200,000 or something. In the rust belt it is especially
important to get a used car with the least amount of winters under its
belt.