I’ve never purchased a new vehicle. IMO they are most all overpriced. I’ve never paid more than $11,000 for a used vehicle. Our Dodge Durango we paid $10,000 for. It had under 100k miles when I purchased it in 2005. Currently I have 247k+ miles on it. I plan to put another 100K on before replacing it. My last vehicle, a Plymouth Grand Voyager, which had 75k miles when we bought it, had 385k miles when we replaced it. We put over 200k miles on an 1988 Ford Taurus, and 200k+ on a 1983 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Ave (both had more than 300k miles total). We get our money’s worth out of our vehicles.
It's coming up on 140k miles and going strong. Gas mileage is about the same as our Plymouth vans...at least on the highway. Around town 10 mpg, highway 22mpg. Not the best but I can haul or tow anything I need. Room for 7 and comfortable.
I can do most of the maintenance/repairs myself. Best of all it can cruise around nice and comfy but when I put my foot in it the tires smoke, you get pushed back in the seat and there is a HUGE smile on my face.