I need you guys's help again!
I posted here a few days ago about a van I'm considering to buy, and I keep going back and forth on my decision so I thought I'd be a bit more detailed and ask for your advice.
My budget is around 9000€ and based in the Netherlands.
I found this Peugeot Boxer (2.2 HDI) that, together with tax, will be around 8300€
It has 190.000 km on the clock and it used to be a contractor's, so it has run a lot of cold starts.
However it seems pretty well maintained, it has a booklet with its service history and it has had some kind of maintenance service (oil change, etc.) pretty regularly.
I don't know about any other previous repairs but have been thinking about getting an independent car shop to do a check. This is 200€ so doable, but still I don't want to do this for 5 different vans.
I was already quite excited and almost decided to go for it, but then a friend pointed out that 190.000 km is very high mileage and that it's not worth the expensive maintenance in the future. I mean, I know the maintenance will get more expensive, and I have accounted for expensive repairs in my budget for the next coming years. It's just not money I have right now and I have been dreaming of this life for so long, I don't want to wait another year.
I'm just afraid that for my budget, I won't find something with a lower mileage (or the ones I do find, are in rougher shape)
What do you guys think? Is 190.000 km still acceptable or just a waste of money?
I can share the ad listing and some videos I took of the engine etc if you guys want to take a look. I'm so happy this community is here! Thank you guys!
Edit: the listing https://frieslandbedrijfswagens.nl/occasions/#1599527200-5847018-peugeot-boxer-330-2-2-hdi-150pk-l2h2-trekhaak-airco-radio-cd-apk-02-2027