It’s got 250,000 miles and is $5,500. It’s a former taxi service car, apparently. Obviously, a pre-purchase inspection would be a must. I’ve heard these cars are very reliable, but the mileage, accident history (3, not sure how serious), and potential status of the high voltage battery give me pause. I’m leaning against traveling to look at it, but I’m wondering if the model is just so good it’s worth a try at that price point.
It would be replacing a 2015 Kia Soul with about 80,000 miles–Kia’s engine woes have me spooked, so I’m considering trying to get something more likely to go for several hundred thousand miles. Any thoughts?
I haven’t done the research into the drivetrain in either car, but on the face of it I’d think your greater risk of pricy repairs are in the Avalon. If the engine in your Kia does die, I have to imagine replacing it would still be cheaper than replacing the engine in the Avalon for the added complexity of the hybrid system.
You do you though. If your heart says you gotta have that 250k mile former taxi Avalon, enjoy it.
Yeah, I’m leaning toward keeping the Kia. It’s paid off, anyway. I’m just going to be starting some heavy preventative maintenance on that GDI engine. I haven’t done a lot of diy in the past, but some of the work seems pretty trivial, and the car can anecdotally survive 200-300K miles if I take care of it.