re: Which would you choose? (Car buying edition)

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Look for wear on brake pedal. Even though one has less mileage, it could be all city driving. If the 155,000 mile van was mostly highway miles, it will have less wear and tear on the engine, transmission, and brake system.

You can look at the front of the vehicle too. Paint chipping is usually a sign of highway driving too.

I’d look at both vehicles, and drive both before deciding. Listen to it when it’s cold and warmed up. How it shifts, does power steering whine, do belts look good, fluid look clean, etc.

You can tell a lot without even connecting a scanner, but yeah, in general lower mileage is better.

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