Hi, I heard that it's not best to buy use Domestic cars that are over 7 years old even sports car like Camaro, Mustang or Challenger which have been well maintain, unless you're the one who knows how to also perform repairs and care them as if true? But how about Japenese or European cars, even though we dk if they have been well maintain?
This is a very common question people ask, and probably the most important one about acquiring a vehicle.
I personally drive a car that is 20+ years old.
It was very cheap, sure, but I was very confident not only because I have the knowledge to properly test a car, but also because the car belonged to a senior lady (1st and only owner), who rarely drove it. It had 50k miles when I bought it years ago, and looked/sounded flawless.
Additionally, the maintenance was confirmed in the official dealership, and she saved all the papers which really made me even more confident in the decision.
Now, back into your question specifically, you mentioned american sport car brands. I personally wouldn't suggest to buy 2nd-used sport cars older than 5 years / or with high mileage, because sport cars are driven by people who really abuse them (for obvious reasons). Then, those same people will also usually sell them either because they got tired of it, need money because they realized it was a bad financial decision, or it's starting to cause problems...
Lastly, there's the fact that maintaining a sports car is not an easy financial burden. Lots of things can go wrong, and everything is more expensive because technically it's more complex, but also the higher status of owning a sports car, makes dealerships/mechanics naturally charge more for the exact same things 😆
It's a slightly safer decision to go for European, or Japanese, if you really want a used sports car.
If you don't understand much about maintenance or mechanics in general, and need a car only for your daily commute or vacation road trips, then you should buy a regular dealership car with warranty/certification. If you a know a friendly mechanic, bring him along to test the car for yourself for further confidence.
In conclusion, it's a basic rule of thumb that non-sport cars will break less, cost less and are also more comfortable than a sports car, especially on bad road or uneven terrain.
I suggest you keep doing online research on it, and see other people's opinion for further perspectives to better make your own conclusion. Also, YouTube videos on car reviews, give a very good in-depth experience 🙂
European cars,
If you mean BMW or Mercedes then avoid them at all costs because as Scotty calls them they're endless money pits.
Japenese
Japanese cars are a lot better hence the reason for them keeping their value very well. If you take a look around you'll see Honda and Toyota cars keeping their value well even in the market before covid. But given the current market and how overpriced used cars are you might be better off considering new, unless you are looking for something 10 or more years old or higher mileage.
even though we dk if they have been well maintain
This is always the risk with used cars. But if buying used have a trusted independent mechanic check the car for you to make sure it's okay to purchase it.
I don't buy your "rule of thumb" at all. It's just anecdotal with no empirical evidence to back it up. All of the 911 "sports cars" I have owned were extremely comfortable on any road, were superior in quality to other vehicles and less expensive to maintain than their econobox counterparts.
