My bosom friend is about closing a deal on an Hyundai SuV(Santa Fe) with about 235,500 miles in the odometer is it wÓrth buying considering the fact that the engine capacity might have been weakened with such a long distance already covered by the car

youngalex:
My bosom friend is about closing a deal on an Hyundai SuV(Santa Fe) with about 235,500 miles in the odometer is it wÓrth buying considering the fact that the engine capacity might have been weakened with such a long distance already covered by the car

Depends on the price of the car/engine. But 235,500 miles nigerian standard is a lot of miles. Original owner has already used up more than the half life of the engine. If a replacement engine is cheap, go for it. If not its not worth it.

How much is the vehicle? How much is the engine?

GAZZUZZ:


Depends on the price of the car/engine. But 235,500 miles nigerian standard is a lot of miles. Original owner has already used up more than the half life of the engine. If a replacement engine is cheap, go for it. If not its not worth it.

How much is the vehicle? How much is the engine?

The vehicle costs 1.25m...seems the engine is in the range of #300,000 to #400,000

That's a whole lot of mileage, might cost him more on repairs in future.

I will personally pass.

Two things, first it's an Hyundai and especially a bottom line in the range and second, it's not an iconic specimen.

A used Korean car with almost 250k miles for N1.25m? Doesn't sound reasonable to me. Is the price quoted (N300k) for a brand new engine or Tokunbo?

The price is for a tokunbo engine,thanks all,from the responses so far I don't think is worth the buy,I will advise him to reconsider his stand

youngalex:
My bosom friend is about closing a deal
on an Hyundai SuV(Santa Fe) with about 235,500 miles in the odometer is
it wÓrth buying considering the fact that the engine capacity might have
been weakened with such a long distance already covered by the
car

bro, is that suv an American spec suv or an Middle East/Asian spec?
is the speedometer graduated in MPH or Km/H?
i need to know these info before i comment.

The guy that picked me up when i just arrived to lagos, came with this 2012 corrolla, peeped at the mileage i saw it running over 200k and was like is this real? car looks very sharp, not like something used as Taxi.

What model year is the Santa Fe?
Has it just been shipped in or used in Nigeria?

A 200k mile vehicle can have an engine in better condition that a 50k mile one.
You can rack up 200k miles in 2 years in some US states.