According to the specialist, finding a car for this money that can serve for several more years without radical repairs is quite possible. And completely rotten ones are sold at half the price.
“The average age for this price is 19 years. Corrosion undoubtedly appeared in one form or another over such a period. The hood, fenders, and doors can be restored or replaced. But sills rusted to holes are a bad sign: they affect the strength of the body and safety,” said Sergei Zinoviev, an expert at the Za Rulem magazine.
Within 300 thousand rubles you can find a Lada Granta, Priora or “grandfather’s Zhiguli” with low mileage, but Vesta or Largus – not yet.
The expert does not recommend buying a Chinese car for 300 thousand rubles. The main problems: severe corrosion, frequent breakdowns after 100 thousand kilometers and a shortage of spare parts. Chery Indis, Lifan Solano, Geely MK and similar models on the secondary market are listed below Lada.
The rest (Japanese, European): their average age reaches 21 years, and their mileage is 250 thousand kilometers. Even legendary reliable models begin to require attention after 200 thousand kilometers. Every tenth car in this group has a mileage of 400 thousand kilometers.
For 300 thousand rubles you can look at a Niva (VAZ-2131 or Chevrolet Niva) 10-15 years old with a mileage of 100-200 thousand kilometers. Foreign crossover cars will be much older (for example, the first generation Kia Sportage or Mitsubishi Pajero from the mid-90s). Their maintenance will cost more than domestic ones, and the benefits are questionable, the specialist noted.
Earlier it was reported that Daimler will present an electric bus, which has a power reserve 2.5 times greater than that of KamAZ.
