03-28-13, 05:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-28-13, 05:28 PM by Jim 68cuda.)
stamm321 Wrote:It always amazes me when people have cars that old with so little miles.46 years old, 46,400 miles! about 1k miles per year.
My wifes car just hit 90k and it is a 2006.
I would never buy something with low miles. I would feel bad for driving it - and I would drive the hell out of it!That is a nice wagon!
Theres always a story behind a low mileage car. My 67 Belvedere wagon only has 52,000 miles on it. But it was off the road for many years (stored outside unfortunantly). The original owner died, and the wagon was part of an estate that apparently took many many years to settle.
One of the earliest stories of low mileage I ran across was from a family in my neighborhood when I was a teenager. The father was apparenty with the State Dept and had been stationed overseas for many years. The family had put everything in storage in late '68 or early '69, expecting to be back in a year or two. It was 1978 when they came back home and moved into my neighborhood. Among the possessions that had been put in storage were a brand new bright red 68 Fury III convertible and a blue 67 Mustang. The cars were revived from storage with almost no mileage on them (Mustang had 12,000 miles and the Fury much less). Even in 1978, the cars could have been sold to collectors as low mileage originals. But, in this case, the owners simply put them back into daily use. The Mustang was the mothers car and was well cared for (and kept for many years after). When the father was on travel (often), the Fury became the main transportation for the 16 and 18 year old sons. Within two years the Fury had body damage from multiple accidents with the 16 year old behind the wheel, and the car was sold. I saw it again in the mid 80's (recognized one of the larger dents), and it looked as if it had been dragged out of a junkyard. Yes, the Fury was a low mileage car. While it led a very sheltered life for its second decade were pretty rough.
