How many miles a year do you do?

I did something very similar in May/June 2015 when I did a deal on a 14 plate 14 month old Skoda Superb 1.4tsi with 14k miles (blimey lots of1's & 4's) for just over £10k. I was offered a low price for my old Superb but sold it privately giving someone else the benefit (whilst I was with the dealer!)

I try to buy cheap (but nearly new) and ignore future depreciation because my annual mileage (16k) quickly reduces the value to not a lot - I tend to keep cars a long time thereafter (10 years with my last car - another Skoda Superb bought at 18 months old)

I usually target a car that is at the end of it's model life (new one launched Sept 2015) for two reasons:-

>So that the purchase price would be palatable (nearly 50% off from new in my case)

>Any issues with the particular model have been ironed out

Buying nearly new works with bigger cars (which I need for now) but for small cars I believe buying new but with a larger discounts from websites such as drivethedeal or carfile.net is probably better - yet again you won't get big discounts on a new model so the above still applies

Edited by Big John on 17/01/2016 at 22:31

UPDATE emailed dealer to find out if car had been in any accidents or sustatained any damage. He emailed back asking me to call him. When I called he said when the car was being valeted the guy noticed that the paint on the passenger wing varied from the rest of the car. I asked if he could find out how this had happened. I was thinking it could be anything from someone being careless with a shopping trolley to a full blown collision with damage to axle. I mailed stating I would be now resistant to pay asking price without having more details. Dealer mailed back saying they were confident in the car and I was welcome to bring my own body man ( cause we all have our own body men ??) To look at the car. I see AA do a presale check with guarantee but are not available in N. Ireland tried one other site they charge to same as AA but no guarantee. Any suggestions/Advice love the car but don't want to be saddled with a pig in a poke!!