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So here's my thing with mileage, how long are you planning on keeping your car?
If you're buying a 7k car to run it until it dies, and you've got 2 options, 2 cars exactly the same age and options, will the one with more mileage die quicker, and if it doesn't, will it cost more before it dies than the saving in purchase price?
With things like cambelts and water pumps, you're still going to have to get it done, you might just have to wait longer if it's lower miles, but then again it might reach age based service schedule at the same time. Would it be better to buy one that's already had it's 60k big service? Does a motorway mile car need bushes and suspension sooner than one that's been driven about town and hit 5,000,000 potholes for its entire life?
I'm not saying one is better than the other, I just think it's a really hard decision to make because there's so many factors involved with car maintenance and reliability and just because one car has lower miles, doesn't make it the better buy.
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i'm a mileage fanny, but i have been looking at dadwagons, trying avoid the totally unnecessary grand c4 picasso type cars (which look cool, i reckon). i want to tow 2k and no oil burners. not easy.
i see this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Superb-3-6-V6-Elegance-DSG-4x4-5dr-Estate/223243219687?hash=item33fa5532e7:g:KBcAAOSwQzJb~sYZ:rk:2:pf:0
then see this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-Skoda-Superb-3-6-V6-260ps-4X4-DSG-Elegance-1-OWENR-FULL-SH/202556386216?hash=item2f294d2ba8:g:H30AAOSwBkNcJlVg:rk:1:pf:0
and think - does it make a diff? i bought the lowest mileage/highest spec i could with the GTI and it will no-doubt pay off when i sell it (it still has <70k for a 12 year old car), but i reckon a low mileage 12 year old skoda won't get 4k more than a car with 150k