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That's a very good point. Small cars with smaller capacity engines tend to have worked harder in their lives. They're not geared for big motorway use, and town driving with little journies has its own drawbacks for the life of a car.
By contrast, a car with a bigger, more powerful engine, with lazier gearing, is going by its very nature to have been less stressed in its life. Something like a Mercedes or Volvo with big miles needn't be a moneypit, and indeed will have done most of its depreciating long before you get your hands on it.
Indeed, my old Mercedes was bought at 21 years of age, with service records to prove it was a London car with an average mileage of less than 5000 miles per annum - and yes, the valve gear was knackered! One of these days I'll actually get around to dropping a new motor into it, and stop it clogging up Bluebottle's garage!
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