Car gurus answer me this question PLEASE

[Chief Roundup]

I have been looking at used vehicles. I am trying to stay under $15K and around 100K miles.
I have noticed that I can get Mercedes and BMW at the same or better price points than any American made vehicles.
Why is it that those "higher end" cars have IMO better price on used cars than the American made autos?

I have looked the prices of various common parts that would have to be replaced such as alternators, water pumps, etc. They are very comparable.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by T-post Tom

Might want to check labor on repairs. Not everyone will do labor on Mercedes and BMW. Specialty shops are high.

And a lot of times they require specialty tools

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by loochy

I wish Cooper was here to lend us his professional opinion

Hang on, I'll Google up some opinions for you.

[REDHOTGTO]

stay away from Mercedes and bmw, unless you have lotsa money for parts later.
stick with something easy to get parts and service, f course im not in a big city so those 2 kinds are oddballs out here.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

This all day long. I replaced my truck last year un-expectantly. Used trucks with 60K on the clock were to pricey IMO. So I bought new.
When a new truck cost as much as my first house they are overpriced.

That's where I'm at. I traded my pickup in December (expectedly). I pushed the numbers out on comparable 15-17 low mileage pickups compared to 18s with decent incentives. They came out to precisely the same dollar per mile as new ones. So I was ready and prepared to pull the trigger.

Then I found a 15 with 8500 miles (LOL) and that ended up being a cheaper mile.

What I have decided on is to get as low mileage machine as I can and run it to 85-90K and get rid of it. It seems that the <100K machines are overpriced, especially after I've beat it down dirt roads. So I guess I'll take advantage of that.