The 500K club, for less · September 28, 2026

The cheapest remaining mile in a 500K-rated model: 2016 Lexus LS

$0.20 a mile for one of the models most likely to reach 250,000.

$0.20per mile of runway

500K is the top Caboose mile rating: models that reach 250,000 miles at least six times as often as the average vehicle. The Lexus LS does it 38.8% of the time.

This 2016 Lexus LS is listed at $22,733 with 85,995 miles: $22,733 ÷ 114,005 miles left = $0.20 a mile.

2016 Lexus LS500KMile rating
Top 10 Longest-LastingGreat Deal
2016 Lexus LS
460 RWD · Eminent White Pearl
86k mi · Watsonville, CA 9.3 / 10
38.8% reach 250k miles · 114k miles left to 200k
$0.20 per mile of runway
$22,733
$3,553 below market
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Cost per remaining mile is the asking price divided by the miles left before 200,000. It leaves out fuel, insurance and repairs. More on the method. Listings via CarGurus; longevity figures from the iSeeCars Longest Lasting Cars Study.

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