Considering buying a 2010 fit today with under 30k miles under $7500 and 1 owner, automatic. Spouse thinks purchasing a 2010 that’s sat hardly used for so many years is gonna be trouble. It was an older couples car and they didn’t drive it much. Carfax looks pretty good and well maintained. We aren’t mechanically inclined but we keep our vehicles up by getting them serviced regularly, so buying an older car is a bit trickier. We drove it and it looks and sounds good from what I can tell. We know it’ll sell fast, so we need to buy quickly if we want it. No fancy bells and whistles like blue tooth of course, but hey at least there’s power windows and awesome hatch trunk space. We’re new to the Honda world, so we’d like your opinions. Worth the risk on a 2010?

 

I would any day prefer old, well maintained but low mileage over newer with more miles. Provided that there is no sign of rust. 10 years is really not that old and if it has been driven regularly short trips (not sat years without any driving) I'd be happy to buy that if the price is OK.

 

Last year I bought a 2013 Odyssey with less than 34k on it from a Buick dealership that is attached to a Honda dealership. It was traded in by an older couple for a Buick. It was used to ferry around their Grand kids and you couldn't tell it from the inside. Carfax showed all the maintenance done at the Honda dealership. New tires and brakes, oil change and wipers were done to recondition it for sale. At this point I almost have 50k on it and have traveled to several states in family trips. It's been mechanically reliable although the paint was repaired under warranty.

I think it all depends on how the vehicle was maintained. Any idea on maintenance history? Ask if the brake fluid had been changed, some people don't know you should have that done every 3 years even if your not hitting high mileage.

 

Late, I know but just for reference I would have all the fluids changed and perhaps the battery.