So right now I'm looking at buying a 2002 new beetle from a private seller. Everything looks good, and after purchasing the Carfax for it, I found zero problems with it. I'm still going to have it checked out by a mechanic before purchasing it. The only downside to this car is that it has a little over 155,000 miles on it. Is it still worth purchasing or am I just wasting my time?

 

That's an almost impossible question leelu
It all relates to money vs miles. Here are the wholesale auction prices.
As you can see as the miles go up the price goes down.
For a person who wants a beetle and only has 3000 bucks an 02 with 150,000 is worth it.
But...If I had 5,000 I would look for a 60,000 mile one. They are around.
Look at the prices below, add 1,000 as it's wholesale and decide what you can afford.
One last thing. At these auctions (prices) the grading is very strict.
An "above" (above average condition) is dealer front line ready.A dealer could buy the car and stick it right on his front lot for sale. It needs nothing.
Average really= good
I would sure not be paying 5 cents more than 3000 for a 150k car and I would be trying to buy at the 2300-2500 indicated below.
You come out much better if you find a hidden problem. Note the 900 dollar 200,000 mile car as that's what you will have in 50k


01/03/13 NORTHSTR Regular $4,400 59,364 Above RED 4G A Yes
01/03/13 PALM BCH Regular $4,799 59,971 Above Red 4G M
01/09/13 KC Regular $5,600 68,887 Above BLUE 4G 5
01/11/13 FT LAUD Regular $2,700 81,583 Avg BLUE 4G 5 Yes
01/02/13 GEORGIA Lease $3,700 87,236 Avg SILVER 4G
01/03/13 NEVADA Regular $2,750 100,764 Avg BLACK 4G A
01/08/13 ATLANTA Regular $3,800 104,985 Avg BLACK 4G A
01/03/13 DFW Regular $2,600 109,292 Avg WHITE 4G A
12/20/12 CHICAGO Regular $3,600 110,347 Avg GRAY 4G A Yes
01/09/13 SF BAY Regular $3,200 113,830 Avg GRAY 4G A Yes
12/31/12 NC Regular $3,000 116,798 Avg SILVER 4G A
01/03/13 DTNA BCH Regular $3,200 118,544 Avg GREEN 4G A
01/07/13 INDY Regular $3,400 129,053 Avg SILVER 4
01/02/13 NJ Regular $2,550 140,605 Avg LIME
12/18/12 ATLANTA Regular $2,300 151,938 Avg RED 4G A Yes
01/04/13 DALLAS Regular $2,400 169,907 Avg RED 4G A Yes
01/09/13 CALIFORN Lease $1,500 173,734 Below SILVER
01/08/13 STATESVL Regular $950 205,154 Below SILV 4G A Yes