Potential purchase with High Mileage

[scubaru]

I've been looking at the 2015/16 Edge for the past 3 weeks or so. I absolutely love the new body style and the amenities on the sport model, not to mention that 2.7L V6 Ecoboost, my god what a fun little motor.

 

The 2016's are still being priced for well over $44,000 in my area and at 0% for 72 month financing that puts me at $575+ a month. I'm moving for work and still don't know what my offer will be or where I'll be moving to. So i started looking at 2015 models and stumbled upon one very close to me. It's a 2015 sport with all the bells and whistles that I've been after plus some, it was titled in California and now is for sale here in Tennessee, the issue is it currently sits at 31,000 miles. I'd have to assume that is a lot of highway but am unsure if its a risk to go after such a high mileage car and why its being sold only a year after purchase (or near a year I should say).

 

Is there any reason to be concerned with the mileage?

 

From what I gathered on Ford's website the vehicle is still covered under the factory warranty for another 5,000 miles and the drivetrain warranty for another 29,000 miles, which makes me feel a lot better about making the jump but still don't want to find myself in a severely abused vehicle.

 

One issue with the listing is it calls it a FWD vehicle, just to make sure the Sport was never or isn't currently offering a FWD package correct?

Edited August 19, 2016 by scubaru

[Burrcold]

Personally I wouldn't commit to any new or used vehicle if I didn't know what or where my job was bringing me.

[scubaru]

Personally I wouldn't commit to any new or used vehicle if I didn't know what or where my job was bringing me.

 

Part of my "rush" if you will is I was brought on with the company to be on a project this year, I've been on the road constantly since last November (talking in the past 3 months I've been home for 4 days). I head out to California monday and then bounce through 4 more locations before December, so my time at home is limited and I'd love to find something sooner rather than later.

[Burrcold]

How many miles are you typically putting on in a year? Might be worth it to buy new with an extended warranty if you drive a lot. I don't think you have too much to be concerned about with this higher mileage 2015 but if you do put the miles on quickly, you will just as quickly be out of warranty.

[junehhan]

AWD was optional in 2015 and became standard in 2016. Start with a car fax.

[akirby]

If it was a private party vehicle driven mostly highway (one owner) and not wrecked and there wasn't a long warranty repair history (dealer can check OASIS) then I wouldn't be too concerned. Not sure you can verify all that though so I would be wary.

[evh]

Check the actual date of manufacture and when it was put into service (on the driver's door). You may find it has actually been on the road for 1.5 years depending on when it was manufactured. Might help explain all the miles a little better. My 2009 I believe started it's life in November 2008.

[wlepse]

Did the newer models suffer from a water leak? I would look into this, it could be the previous owner had this leak and got fed up dealing with it and decided to dump it once fixed since it left a bad taste in their mouth. The repair should be listed in Ford's system so check that out for sure.