Used Cars Under 100,000 Miles Near Skokie, IL

What 100,000 Miles Actually Buys You

Under 100,000 miles is the line most buyers draw, and there is a practical reason for it. On many cars the bigger scheduled jobs, the first set of struts, a transmission service, the timing belt on engines that have one, tend to fall due somewhere past that mark. A car that has not reached it yet still has that spending ahead, but it also has the years of ordinary driving before it, and it usually has more of its original parts. In the price range Maxim Autos works in, that is what you are paying for when you choose lower mileage over a newer badge.

Miles are only half the story, and Jerry Franco, the owner, picks every car at auction himself with the other half in mind. A ten year old car with 70,000 miles sat a lot, and rubber, seals and batteries age on the calendar, not the odometer. A four year old car with 95,000 miles was driven hard but probably on the highway, which is the easiest kind of mile. Look at the year next to the mileage on each card above and do the division. Roughly 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year is the ordinary pattern for a car in Evanston, Niles, Morton Grove or anywhere else on the North Shore. Well under that usually means a second car that sat; well over usually means a highway commute.

On the lot today under 100,000 miles: 2014 Dodge Dart SXT, 2016 Dodge Journey SXT, 2015 Nissan Murano Platinum, 2014 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Premium, 2016 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition, 2015 Kia Soul. Every car is inspected before it goes on the lot, and a free CARFAX comes with it. Illinois 15 day / 500 mile statutory powertrain protection on qualifying cars. Each listing carries the EPA fuel economy figure; read it alongside the mileage when you compare two cars at a similar price, because the cheaper car to buy is not always the cheaper car to drive for the next five years.

No dealer fees. The price you see is the price you pay, plus tax, title, and license. Financing for all credit levels, including first time buyers and those rebuilding credit. Approval is never guaranteed. Metal plates issued the same visit, for cars registered in Illinois. Rated 5.0 on Google across 56 reviews. Maxim Autos is at 9101 Terminal Ave in Skokie, IL 60077.