Is it bad to make a habit of buying used cars?

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I've heard that when a car reaches certain amount of distance driven, it's performance is lowered. However, is the lost performance recoverable?

Also, is there any other downside to buying used cars when looking at performance? I intend making a habit of buying used cars instead of new when I can so I can save some credits?
 
All the used cars are different from new cars, at least in name. Some are fundamentally the same (Skylines, Miata's) but name wise you won't find a used car with the same name as a new car, and vice versa. Plus, the only new cars have a decent interior view, with exception to open top used cars.
 
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All the used cars are different from new cars, at least in name. Some are fundamentally the same (Skylines, Miata's) but name wise you won't find a used car with the same name as a new car, and vice versa. Plus, the only new cars have a decent interior view, with exception to open top used cars.
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That I didn't know, thanks
 
I don't have the exact numbers handy, but a used car will maintain max horsepower using oil changes and engine rebuilds up to a certain amount of mileage. After that mileage, the car starts to lose hp permanently that oil changes and engine rebuilds will not restore. The loss of horsepower will also eventually bottom out and no further loss of hp will occur.

For instance, a used car with 300,000 miles on it will have less horsepower than the same used car with 9,000 miles on it after oil change/engine rebuild.
 
GoSpeedRacer
For instance, a used car with 300,000 miles on it will have less horsepower than the same used car with 9,000 miles on it after oil change/engine rebuild.
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this is correct and i believe the magic number for when mileage causes permament power loss is 15,000 kms. it goes up x% after every 15,000kms too.
 

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