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Scoobywagon t1_j6dl9no wrote

Mileage on a car is really more an indicator of wear than "age" of the car. The car does not have the ability to log "city" vs. "highway" mileage. So you, the buyer, need to look at the age of the car and the number of miles on it and decide for yourself how much wear you think the car has.

If the car is 5 years old and has 150,000 miles on it, obviously those are highway miles because the highway is really the only way to put 30,000 miles on a car in a year. On the other hand, a 5 year old car that has maybe 60,000 miles might have spent all of its time in city traffic. Taken in combination with the overall condition of the car's interior, etc. you can get a pretty good idea of how it was used and how worn it is.

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pulsebait OP t1_j6dlwqc wrote

I realize that's how it is. My question is why.

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Skusci t1_j6dwroz wrote

Try and propose a different metric. Guarantee it's basically impossible to standardize.

We use mileage cause it's all we got.

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metisdesigns t1_j6e71s6 wrote

30,000 miles is only 120 miles a day driving on business days. Only driving 6 hours a day, that's an average of 20 MPH. Not too hard to keep it in town.

The general intent holds, but it's surprisingly easy to put alot of miles on.

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