I can remember back in the day when my parents had cars that had 68-75,000 miles on them and the engine, transmission and other parts were falling apart. Now days with 100,000-200,000 and more are common, a question comes up.
Two trucks the same. Both with a sticker price of $50,000. Truck A is one year old and has 100,000 miles on it. Truck B is one year old and has 18,000 miles on it. Take them to the same dealer to trade in for a new truck, what could one expect for trade in price you would get for these trucks? Does miles make a BIG difference today? Your trading them in for another $50,000 truck.

 

What you can get for a trade in varies wildly. Yes 18k vs 100k miles makes a big difference in trade in because it makes a big difference in what they expect a buyer to pay.

That said you assume 100k on a 1 year old vehicle is almost all highway/interstate so it's viewed better than a 5 year old 100k mile, as in, the mileage difference means less than the same mileage difference on an older truck.

BTW you won't get even a wild *** guess at trade value on a truck when you don't say a darn thing about what it is. Sticker price isn't all that useful lacking any other info

 

Simply go on KBB or Edmunds, put in your specs, and vary the mileage and you will see the impact.

 

Yes.

 

Yes, all the different toys on the truck sure could make a big difference.
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I did check it at KBB. About $7,000 difference. Less than I expected.

 

Mileage matters, it's the life of the vehicle. Got to watch some of these guys that will try to sell you a vehicle and say it's just road miles, they do that to sell a high mileage vehicle and make you think you're getting a new one.200,000 is a lot of miles, even today.

 

Toys? You asked about miles, not options.

 

You didn't say anything about all the different toys.

 

Toys are the seller's bargaining tool.
High mileage is the buyer's bargaining tool.

 

"I" would not touch a 1 year old truck with 100,000 miles, but that`s just me. Others may have no problem with it.