I was curious, between these two cars, which would be the better car to get? Both are from the same dealership. I wasn’t sure if it would be worth it to spend more to get the lower mileage and less possible damage, or get the cheaper one with more mileage and whatever this moderate damage is. Any ideas what the best choice between the two is? This car would be used as a daily driver, and also for fun stuff like trips. 1st Car: 2014 Toyota Camry 2014.5 XLE Sedan Listing Price: $9,990 Mileage: 164,994 miles Color: Midnight Black Metal Accident: minor to moderate damage from hitting a deer, the damage is to the entire frontal area and front sides, Functional damage reported, Airbags did not deploy Not Toyota Certified and no warranty 2nd Car: 2020 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan Listing Price: $24,999 Mileage: 14,514 miles Color: Celestial Silver Accident: minor damage on the right side door, few scuffs, minor cosmetic damage only Toyota Certified used with Warranty

[image] MadMax73: 2nd Car: 2020 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan Listing Price: $24,999 Mileage: 14,514 miles Color: Celestial Silver Accident: minor damage on the right side door, few scuffs, minor cosmetic damage only Toyota Certified used with Warranty First , how does this thing qualify for Toyota Certified ? Second , if this person has cash or can afford to fiance a 25000.00 damaged used vehicle why are they not looking at something new or at least in better shape ?

OK, I get it, damage report off of Carfax. I’d prefer one that hadn’t been repaired. There’s a 2014 near me for $9000, but don’t know if it has a clean carfax.

It should be very easy to inspect the repairs from the deer hit. Does the hood line up properly? Is the upper radiator support bent? Was it repaired well? Was proper rust protection used on the repairs? Were after market headlights put in, or original Toyota? Is the AC condenser bent? Were the hood mounts replaced? Was an orginal Toyota hood used, or a non Toyota one that will rust? You know you can get a Toyota hood from a junk yard for cheap. You just have to wait for the right color to show up. For $15,000 more you can get a car with 150,000 fewer miles and 6 years newer. $15,000 is a lot to pay for 6 years. I would want to buy the cheaper car, but the thing that turns me away from that is the unknown maintenance history. If it was properly serviced and used on the highway then I’d go for the older one. If it was used as a city delivery car than I wouldn’t want it. But both are overpriced. That’s the real problem.

[image] ledhed75: The 2014 has all sort of problems; The car in question is a 2014.5. Toyota stopped production mid season because of problems and then came out with the 2014.5 corrected version. If the later version can be verified, then the 2014.5 would be viable, pending a thorough examination of the “deer” damage. But typically deer only do cosmetic damage and not structural damage. Just want to make sure that it actually was a deer and not hiding something else.

Instead of looking at two cars with huge price differences, I’d first decide on how much I wanted to spend on a car and then find the best one for that price.

And how much would the eventual head gasket replacement cost?

I too find it odd that the dealer would not first repair the damage but maybe you are talking about a used car lot or something. At any rate depends on your finances and how you expect to use the car and for how long. If you want to throw repairs that would be likely up to you. But assuming you would keep the cars for a useful life of 200,000 miles, the first car would cost you 28 cents per mile. The second car would cost you 13.5 cents per mile to drive it to the 200,000 mile mark. Pick 300,000 miles and the older car is slightly cheaper. So the newer car is cheaper all things considered equal.

Dealers don’t sell wrecked cars, the OP posted information from the vehicle history report.

I vote for answer choice “C”–None of the Above. These two cars are grossly overpriced for what they are. And if I was going to buy something with nearly 165,000 miles, it would have to be old enough to cost less than $3k. For a $10k used car, I need less than 100,000 miles. Since the 2014 with 165,000 miles obviously has no warranty, why not go older and better…for a lot less money? I’d look for a 1997-2001 Camry. I can think of no other car which offers as much bang for the buck.

Which of these 2 cars would be better to buy between this 2014 Camry or the 2020 Camry?

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George_San_Jose1 January 17, 2023, 9:39pm 17

Of those two, I’d choose the 2020. I purchased my used truck at one year old, turned out to be a good choice. The sweet spot for used cars is around 3-5 years imo. So before making an offer on a 2020 at that price, suggest to check the rental car agency used car lots for comparisons.

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Which of these 2 cars would be better to buy between this 2014 Camry or the 2020 Camry?

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