I'm with you. I'm not adverse to buying a high milege vehicle - my daily driver has 160k on it and I plan to get another 160 out of it or use it until I retire. My concern would be that an owner might not have taken the proper precautions, like running it periodically. Also, there are probably those who would think that the non driven mileage would make no difference at all and ask a premium price for a low mileage car that isn't truly low mileage. If I saw signs of a base plate, I would really ask a lot of questions.