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I'd have my mechanic look at the two and pick the one that has no big ticket repairs needed or coming soon. Fwiw, 2011 with almost 100k miles? It really comes down to how the owners cared for the cars and if are well maintained.
The one with less miles. I used to work in car insurance and had more than 1 mechanic tell me that the age of a car is all in the mileage. A 2 year old car with almost 100K miles would be no-go for me.
When you do the book value on a car, the value takes a huge hit when mileage is high.
Both are very good vehicles but as you know, the Avalon is quite a bit larger-great legroom in the rear. 100k on a car these days doesn't concern me too much but I'd still probably go with the lower mileage car assuming it checks out with a mechanic and has a clean Carfax.
While most newer cars can last well north of 100k miles, racking up 100k in just two years is alot!! That's 50k/ year. It must have been a traveling sales person or rental. I would go with the lower mileage car and if the Avalon didn't appeal to me, i would keep looking! There are a lot of vehicles out there.
I'd be looking for a Toyota (or Honda or Hyundai) that had less miles and fewer bells and whistles. Dump the xle for an LE on the Camry and you'll end up with a much better deal on a lower mileage car.
With the high mileage in the shorter term, doesn't that indicate more miles on the highway instead of stop and go traffic? Would that not be an advantage?
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