That's great! I spent some time looking for "unicorns" one night online. They exist but never the kind of deal you got. Congrats!
It is possible to find a sub-75K mile car that is 10-15 years old. Might be what we look for the next time we need a car. The ones I found were still nice and cheaper than sub-5 year old cars.
I think this is one example of how the
price is whatever people are willing to pay. In our culture people want "new/newer" cars, and anything over about 7 years is considered old regardless of use. Ergo, the depreciation on a 10 year old car with light use is about the same as a 5 year old car with about twice the miles, even though mechanically the older car has a lot more life left in it than the newer model with more miles.
Trucks seem to defy this trend, as do 'antiques' (cars >25 years old in good condition). but for all cars and small SUVs/station wagons I've looked at this is broadly the case - a 2006 with 60k is about the same as a 2012 with 120k across many makes and models.
...my consumeristic sister's put-down when she learned I was buying the car went something like this: ".
..why! That car's too old to even have bluetooth!" ... if I really cared about syncing my phone I'd just spend $200 to replace the receiver. But I don't.