Hey,

I am about to purchase a 2006 RA with 200,000 km (125,000 miles) on it. It seems like it's in good condition, with a manual gearbox, and overall seems good.

My question is whether 200,000 km is a lot for this car? Would it keep running for a while still?
Or should I avoid this one?

Cheers

 

It all depends on the maintenance of those previous 125,000 miles. If all the required services were done, then 125,000 isn't too bad and could have a lot of life left. If the car has not been maintained then you could be looking at a tired engine. See what service has been done on the car and go from there.

 

Basically what he said, I own a 2006 with 117k on it (bought with 60k). If it's been well maintained then it will still keep going. Mine is running strong I also suggest to make sure the belt maintenance was done, I know at 100k my belts were due, so make sure they were done!

 

How much are you going to buy this RA for with 200000 on it??

 

Hey,

thanks for the tips.

I am about to buy it for $8500, keep in mind this is in Canada, where we generally pay more for cars than in the US.

It's is a bit modified, with painted rims, intake, and new exhaust. Also, I am getting two sets of tires on rims (winter's on stealies).

Is this too high?
What should be the price of a car like this?

Cheers.

 

Hmmm....I'm not sure how much more you guys normally pay but I found a yellow one that's going for 6,500 with only 70,000 miles on it. Granted its a 2004 though. Just different front end then the 06 and the ECU is different. I don't know if you guys use kellybluebook but it states 8,600 from a dealer if its in excellent condition. I paid 10,000 for mine 3 years ago, which at the time this was 3,000 under KBB value so I just had to bite on that...You should try and knock them down a little bit

 

waaaaaaay too much for that mileage...i saw one in ottawa with less km's and it was under $5,000....mine is about to hit the 200,000km mark, but i've done a lot of work to it...all but the block itself, still seems pretty strong though...i would offer them 6K tops...

intake and exhaust i would not consider mods, and painted wheels should bring the price down...i would ask for the full service history, and if it can't be verified then it's not worth $4k cause it could be sitting there needing over 3 grand in service.

 

Thanks again,

I took it to a mechanic, it had a lot of little defects, which had potential to become major problems quite soon.
I decided to pass it, and keep searching for a lower mileage Lancer (ideally a Ralliart).

 

if you're getting an 8th gen lancer the Ralliart is a slightly better car...

 

WOOOOOWWWWW... $8500 for an 06 with 200,000 KM?!?! Are they on crack?? I'm happy to hear that you walked away from that. Hell, I'll sell you my 05 with 165,000 on it tor 8K LMAO

 

I was thinking the same thing only mine comes with a turbo and LSD

 

and more km if i'm not mistaken...and it was yours, so it has a certain angus/trenton stink to it

 

less than 200k still, and that stink is just a small coolant leak from the temperature sensor, no biggie

 

LMAO... okay. I was worried the stink couldnt be washed off.

 

I stopped reading when I saw 200'000km and $8500. I wouldnt pay more than 5000.