Test driving a 2015 CRV (53k miles) from a private seller. It's a two owner vehicle
(1st) owner leased it for 1yr10months and drove lightly
(2nd) owner and seller I'm meetings owned it for 14 months and already driven over 40k miles. Carfax shows no maintenance history for this current high mileage owner. She said shes moving doesn't need it anymore and doesn't have maintenance records throughout the past year but says shes taken in for oil changes ect... So basically word of mouth. My question is worst case scenario it was not well maintained throughout her high mileage year of ownership, could one year of driving like this create a lemon situation or decrease its life span for me? I plan on getting a thorough PPI, will this be enough to tell if its been taken care of?. It's a great deal compared to dealerships in my area so would love to pull the trigger. My initial thought was the car is young enough and it's Honda so 1 year of high mileage driving shouldn't hurt. But would love some feedback on what you would do in this situation.
PS There's also a 2013 CRV with 63k miles at a dealership for the same price (2 yrs older and a tad more miles) with a meticulous service record history sold as certified vehicle in past ect..that I"m wondering if I should just play it safe and get. Private seller just seems like so much more car for the price.
Any thoughts??
(1st) owner leased it for 1yr10months and drove lightly
(2nd) owner and seller I'm meetings owned it for 14 months and already driven over 40k miles. Carfax shows no maintenance history for this current high mileage owner. She said shes moving doesn't need it anymore and doesn't have maintenance records throughout the past year but says shes taken in for oil changes ect... So basically word of mouth. My question is worst case scenario it was not well maintained throughout her high mileage year of ownership, could one year of driving like this create a lemon situation or decrease its life span for me? I plan on getting a thorough PPI, will this be enough to tell if its been taken care of?. It's a great deal compared to dealerships in my area so would love to pull the trigger. My initial thought was the car is young enough and it's Honda so 1 year of high mileage driving shouldn't hurt. But would love some feedback on what you would do in this situation.
PS There's also a 2013 CRV with 63k miles at a dealership for the same price (2 yrs older and a tad more miles) with a meticulous service record history sold as certified vehicle in past ect..that I"m wondering if I should just play it safe and get. Private seller just seems like so much more car for the price.
Any thoughts??