The previous owner might give you an idea of how the car has been treated as well. The guy from whom I bought my Cobra was the second owner, and his father-in-law was the first owner. The in-law kept up to date records of maintenance, and the son-in-law still had the original window sticker, and even a 1995 Ford Mustang dealership brochure that came with the car. The owner's manual was still in a plastic bag from the dealer tucked away neatly in the glove box, and the car was garage kept. It had just a hair under 100,000 miles on it when I purchased it for $6,500. This was a good deal for my car. I could tell by the previous owner's attention to detail that the car was definitely taken care of. That, and I didn't notice any problems during my test drive.