A lady came on the lot yesterday with an 03 SE Titanium with 150,000 miles. She said she averages 75,000 per year for work.
The car was in fantastic shape and fully loaded. If we do end up taking it on trade someone will end up with a great deal on a high mile car.

Does anyone here drive more than this lady?

 

i drive 36,000 and i thought i drove a crap load!

 

lol I'm the opposite....I have a 2000 max that I bought new and I JUST hit the 50k mark....where the hell does she go to put that many miles on her car? Does she live a long way from her job or something?

 

WHOOPS nevermind, should read the thread more carefully lol

 

Not sure, probobly in sales or a district manager who travels to different stores all the time. It wasn't my customer. I just struck up a quick conversation because of her car.

 

damn u serious?!?! u think its possible to snap some pix of the car and post them here next time u go to work?

 

That's more than I drive in a year! I'm around 25K a year. She must hate to fly, or have a HUGE sales territory! Assuming she takes weekends off, that's an average of around 290 miles per day!

 

i did 40k in the last year, and i thought i was bad

 

Ummm... Opposite here - i've got a 2k2 with only 13,900 miles right now.
I have a short commute to work.

 

It doesn't make sense, think about it, she must spend all day in the car. What work could she possibly do.

 

well 290 miles a day is only about 4 hrs, so she must spend that other 4 hrs doing something else?

 

She'd be tons better off buying a used... I mean "preowned" 04 with low miles if she drives that much. Unless her company pays for it for her, she's getting ripped!

Heck, I thought my 25 - 30K per year was bad! I do work with people who average about 300 a day and thought their commute was horrid but this takes the cake.

If you can get some pics of that car, I'd love to see it.

 

how has the car held up mechanically? Im at almost sixty thousand total, and its been pretty reliable other than a few warranty issues.
-getz

 

I don't know about 75,000 miles. My delivery car averages about 55,000 miles a year and that's with driving at least 4 hours per day.

 

my freind averages 100kish a year on his corolla, not to suprising. He does deleivery, like from ny to florida or texas anywhere in the us. so he averages ALOT. he gets a new car every year.

 

I seen a Sentra on Ebay one time, one year old pristine shape - like a 03 model, 110K miles on the Odo, this was like last summer, I thought to myself.... damn and I tought I drove alot 100K miles in 3 years.

 

If she ends up trading it in I'll take some pics inside and out. It looked just like anyother 03 Maxima. Interior was in great shape. Probobly never carries passengers. No door dings either. I doubt it spend much time parked.

I agree she should get low mile used but she was looking at 05 TL and RL (Acura dealership).

On the other side of the coin we just took in a 2000 Maxima fully loaded with only 29,000 miles in fantastic shape. We only had that one about 2 days before it sold. I wish I had waited before buying my wifes 2000 with 45,000 miles. I guess that's the thing about selling cars. Lots of temptations.

 

i have 76k on a 2002 Maxima and 195k on a 97 Altima
I was at a dealer yeterday getting my oil changed and a guy came in a 94 Sentra with 325k to get a new clutch. The car was in really good shape.

 

Bought a 2k2 with 51k miles on it. I had just returned an '01 Saab 93 leased for 3 years, had 19k miles on it, so figure that for low mileage!

Bought this 2k2 with 51k (kind of high) figuring it in 2 years it will be normal to low miles with my habits. Also looking to sell a '93 Celica conv with 193,000 miles on it. Still runs great.

 

I don't even have that many miles on my 95 KingCab and I drive it all of the time.

 

I came up with a 206 miles per day average. Any way you look at it, that's a bunch of driving.

 

with an average of 20MPG, and an average fuel price of 1.80 (trying to average gas prices for the last 2 years!) that comes out to $13,000 just on gas!!! That comes out to $550 bucks a month!!!! Freaking crap!!

 

She most likely gets a mileage reimbursement from her employer. At $.30 per mile, she is collecting $1875 per month. That will more than pay for her gas, insurance and the cost of the car. And that $1875 is tax free. Not a bad deal if you ask me.

 

Forget about how the car is holding up mechanically. I wanna know what condition her seat is in. Is she a hefty lady? More rolls than a bakery kinda girl? That poor drivers side seat!!

 

Well if she drives that much, she must like a fully loaded car to enjoy herself in it. Wow, if you saw the car on the street you would think it was nice... until you saw the odo. I wonder if she pays cash or what. In 2 years with ridiculous miles, the car must take a hit. My old professor in school told me that he used to make deals with salespeople that had cars like this. In 2 years he would give them top dollar as they traded in their cream puff Oldsmobiles... Someone will buy her car on looks alone.

 

thats crazy, i thoght i was bad with my 2000 Maxima with 62K on it

 

Luckily for the car she seemed pretty fit. Her seat seemed fine. 150,000 miles on a Max is really not that big of a deal. The fact that it happened so quickly is what amazed me.
Since we're sharing milege stories, my last car was a 95 SE that I bought with 140,000 miles. I drove it to almost 200,000 before trading it on my 02 6 speed with 70,000. I really had no plans on trading it in but we took the car in on trade at a good price and I could'nt resist. Working at the dealership I was able to make my self a great deal.

 

bought my car with 27435 a week and a half ago, and now it has 30K something on it.

 

Wow, I got a '00 SE and I just broke 25K miles. By the time I reach that kind of mileage, she'll have owned like 12 cars. She's lucky!

 

whoa... its the 2nd yr of my max, and im almost hitting 24000.

 

i don't get the "she should have gotten a used".....lady drives the car a lot. lady wants to drive a GOOD, COMFORTABLE car a lot. lady wants to enjoy the car she spends half her time in....lady gets a good car. i spend that much time in a car, and getting reimbursed, and i'd opt for a bmw or a big suv....if she's already trading it in, then obviously she didint' get it to enjoy the car, but to enjoy it's ride, then hop over to a new ride. she's got the right mind track.

 

Me and you both! Pushing almost 86k for a 2k2!But you know my Max is still strong and runs just as hard that day i brought it.

 

On my 2k max I bought it with 49,500 in Nov 02' I traded it in July 04' with 90,000 I drove everywhere with that car plus I got screwed on the deal, now Ive got my 03' TE started with 22k now have 32k youd be surprised how fast the miles rack up..

 

I got my 2003 Titanium with 35500 (highway car... Bumper has evidence of bugs =(...) anyways I am really giving this car a break becuase I have a 2.5 mile commute to work. So I average under 700 miles a month with it. I am going to be taking it to meets if anything.

For ****s and giggles I kbb'ed the ladys car... It's worth about 14100 private party. I assumed it had the following options since its a titanium edition and that it was in Excellent shape:

Engine: V6 3.5 Liter
Trans: Automatic
Drive: Front Wheel Drive
Mileage: 150,000
Equipment

Air Conditioning
Power Steering
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Tilt Wheel
Cruise Control
AM/FM Stereo
Cassette
Multi Compact Disc
Bose Premium Sound
Dual Front Air Bags
ABS (4-Wheel)


Private Party Value Search Local Listings for This Car $14,105
Private Party Value is what a buyer can expect to pay when buying a used car from a private party. The Private Party Value assumes the vehicle is sold "As Is" and carries no warranty (other than the continuing factory warranty). The final sale price may vary depending on the vehicle's actual condition and local market conditions. This value may also be used to derive Fair Market Value for insurance and vehicle donation purposes.

 

When I did consulting in Fl, I used to drive from Saint Pete to Orlando (and back) every day. And that's just to the office, I'd put 1000-1500 each week.

 

I pulled a KBB on her car using about the same options. The trade in value in "good" condition was around $10,000. THe problem with a car like that is no bank will touch it for financing due to the miles. It becomes what we call a "cash car". Even if it's really nice it can't be financed so that really limits the amount of people who can buy it.

 

My current mileage is about 13000 miles a year. August 2005 that'll climb up to 50000
miles a year as I'll have to travel almost 169.2 miles a day. I filled my tank up at 425 +/- 10 miles/gallon. That'll be interesting to see. I've been looking into the Honda
Civic hybrid and Toyota Prius Hybrid. Depending on the cost of the vehicle plus gas vs
the Maxima gas alone will dictate if I keep my car or not...


Mike

 

Wow, buddy, you drive a LOT Last time we talked you were at 12k something and it was only a couple of months ago! I've put a whopping 500 miles on my Max in the last 2 months

So I pretty much put on my car in one year what this lady drives a month = 6250 miles

 

I purchased an 03 SE maxima full loaded with Nav. with 63,000miles last month. The car was in excellent condition. Clean carfax report.

 

Heh damn, I thought I was bad putting 45K/yr on my 2k.

She must REALLY like that car to spend so much time in it