We’ve been Mazda dealers serving Easton, PA long enough to know the truth – buying or leasing a new Mazda car isn’t the right move for every driver. Depending on a number of factors, such as your budget, current needs, and upcoming lifestyle changes, it may be smarter for you to look for previously owned Mazda cars for sale when you visit our Allentown, PA Mazda dealership.
Buying a pre-owned Mazda vehicle provides some meaningful benefits, such as a lower purchase price and reduced registration fees and insurance premiums. To fully enjoy all the benefits of a pre-owned vehicle, it’s crucial for you to purchase the automobile that’s truly best for you.
One of the most critical things you should consider when you’re shopping for a pre-owned car is the relationship between the car’s chronological age and its accrued mileage. As a general rule, vehicles will depreciate by an average of 60 percent in the first five years they’re privately owned. If a pre-owned car has significantly more mileage than the average car at the end of five years, the car may have depreciated even more.
A typical motorist will accumulate between 10,000 and 15,000 miles per year. If you use 12,000 miles as a barometer and a given automobile has 90,000 miles on the odometer at the end of five years, the car was clearly driven more than average, which will detract from its current market value.
Like you should consider a car’s age as it relates to mileage, you should also consider how well a vehicle has been maintained. When you shop for a pre-owned Mazda vehicle at Scott Mazda, we’ll give you a CarFax™ vehicle history report which will tell you all about the car’s service history. For more advice about buying a pre-owned vehicle, contact or visit Scott Mazda today!
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