Unless you personally know the seller who has driven his car from 0 meter, mileage is irrelevant in Pakistani market, that is what I've learned. I bought 2003 Prado in 2010 with 72,000 km on odometer. Majority of 2003 models had 60K-100K mileage in the market at that time. I work from home and mostly go out on weekends only. The only driving that consumed significant mileage was a few tours to northern areas.
After 5 years of driving, it has now 165,000 on odometer. So I drove 93,000 in 5 years. I was thinking about selling this car now and checked the current market of 2003 Prado. I was shocked to see that majority of 2003 model Prados are still on sale between 60K-100K mileage (in worse condition as should be expected after 5 years).
This is the reason I hate buying used cars in Pakistan. I previously only bought brand new cars, a Cultus, 2 Honda Civic and an Audi A4, this is my first experience of used car and I am hesitant to buy used car again and even if I do, mileage would be my least priority in considering a car.
I also once overheard a relative dealer who was boasting about reversing meter of every car before parking it at his showroom. Considering how widespread odometer fraud is in Pakistan, I think it should be made mandatory for all service centers to report mileage on car service to a government database and buyers can verify mileage online before purchasing used cars. But I know, its wishful thinking.
