2022 CX-5 90K Miles $17500 Good?

[Herakles]

Hi all. Im searching for a car for my parents who had their car stolen (unbelievably 2016 Elantra w/55K miles). They are very modest and frugal and dont like spending lots of money on cars. I was looking at Rav4, and CRVs, but there is not much value in them used as very expensive even with high miles.

I was looking at CX5s, and found a really interesting one locally. Its a 2022 CX5 2.5 S, with 90K miles. The Carfax is super impressive/clean 1 owner no accidents with oil changes every 3-6K miles at the same dealer it was purchased from for the life of it! The original price was about $19500 and i just happened to drive by the lot today and saw it on sale for $17500. The interior and exterior is pristine! I alittle disappointing no options like heated seats of sunroof. Pretty standards.

Just up the road another dealer has a 2020 CX5, grand touring, 86K miles, for $17500. The dealer is using a equifax car check- which doesnt show details of service, and also shows an accident out of state a year before it was sold. It was a locally owned PA car, looks great with all the options. I asked the dealer if they have a carfax to see more details of the severity of the accident and service history.

What are your thoughts? Mine so far is go for the 2022. If its well maintaned they can run it to 200k miles. I only see maybe Hyunday Santafes with 50K miles or so for the same price, not much options in the price range. Wish the miles were lower (70Kish).

They dont drive much, and are in the country 5-6 months out of the year when they visit. They occassionally drive 5 hours to pittsburgh so the AWD is very nice compared to the elantra. The elantra had sunroof and heated seats though, so stinks not equivalent.

 

[dunhillmc]

WAY too many miles for a 2 year old car

 

[Jmaz]

Another way to look at that "excessive" mileage is that unless it was a pizza delivery vehicle (and the condition would show it) is that those are mostly highway miles, which are the easiest from a wear and tear standpoint. It could be better shape than 30,000 miles city driving. I'd say further investigation is warranted as to the vehicle's usage. And a bit of bargaining on the price.

 

[Herakles]

Yep the carfax is prestine- took to the same Mazda dealership purchased from every 3-6k miles for service since new. I have no idea how someone puts 38K miles per year for 2 years. But the car otherwise looks prestine. If you search for CX5s up to the $17500 price not much else out there. I found a 2016 with 90K miles for $14K. Id rather spend a little more to get a 2022 with the same miles. Pretty sad how low buying power is between high rates and high prices

 

[kaehlin]

That's high mileage per year, but could easily be someone who commutes an hour each way for work. The dealer maintenance ever 3-6k miles would be a huge bonus for me. Along with pristine interior / exterior, those are strong signs that it was well cared for.

 

[wlong01]

That car could be close to 4 years old, not two. I have a 2016 Touring that was purchased in April of 2015. 2016's were available in Feb of 2015, maybe even Jan. If you do a quick calc you'd think my car was 8 years old but in actuality it will be 10 yo in 4 months.

 

[N7turbo]

That car could be close to 4 years old, not two. I have a 2016 Touring that was purchased in April of 2015. 2016's were available in Feb of 2015, maybe even Jan. If you do a quick calc you'd think my car was 8 years old but in actuality it will be 10 yo in 4 months.

I remember those days, but that changed in recent years.

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

Model years in G1 years area all over the place for US market anyway. In many markets outside of US the ‘15 model year is actually the ‘16 model year US

My ‘15 was built in spring of ‘14 and sold that summer. The ‘16 came along sometime in early 2015… can’t remember month

‘16.5 came out in 12/2015

 

[madar]

2 thoughts here. Carfax is only reliable if the servicing garage chooses to report any bad incidents about the vehicle, they're not required to.
Make sure the "owner" wasn't a rental agency. Those cars rack up a lot of miles...and abuse.

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

Side not on Carfax… autobody repairs paid by owner are generally never reported if owner pays for repairs out of pocket

 

[ceric]

AFAIK, shops get some $ from Carfax for reporting, but not all of them want to deal with CarFax. Typically small indie shops choose not to. Dealers mostly do, if not all.
Why not reporting? Privacy. You don't want the next buyer to see every tiny issues you dealt with during your ownership. So small shops provide that privacy. It is a choice.

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

Many pay out of pocket to avoid dealing with diminished value claims too