The original post: /r/askcarguys by /u/CockroachCommon2077 on 2024-06-14 01:37:46.

So im currently thinking of buying a vehicle for the first time. I wouldn’t say I need one but it would be convenient to get one but I also don’t have that much to spare for a decently new vehicle. So I came across a used car dealership selling a 2009 Ford Escape for about 6.8k plus tax and it has 212k miles on it. From what I can tell from the pictures it looks very well maintained and they state that it was never in an accident. I was just wondering if there was anyone who could explain why this wouldn’t be a good vehicle for my first. I have look online a little bit about it and from what I can tell it’s a decent vehicle but the thing im worried about is the age. Though if I went with a Japanese vehicle it’d a lot more expensive if I can say correctly. If anyone could give me some insight that’d be great, thanks.