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most vehicles with proper maintenance are capable of going well over 250,000 miles. one needs to follow the manufacturers maintenance recommendations, and minimum required fluid specs.
I once had a Ford Ranger that made it to about 283,000 before it dropped a cylinder. Didn't run quite so well an an inline three cylinder for some reason...
My '03 F150 has 224,500 miles on it. That engine has better technology behind it, so I expect it to last a bit longer than the Ranger.
As for the question of "How long can these cars last", there are a couple of ways to look at it. One part of the equation is the quality of the parts going into that vehicle. You can parrot the myth of "It'll last as long as you take care of it", but that's not always the case. A pile of junk is just that. Taking care if it won't change that. I forced my uncle to take my dad's '97 Chevy after dad passed on. It didn't take too many highway runs to eat the transmission. My dad didn't do much driving aside from light to light driving when his eyes got worse, so he was able to baby that trans for most of the 115k miles it lasted after he told me that it started lurching a few years ago. Oh well, a $1400 performance build never hurt anyone.
That segues to the other part. Any vehicle will last as long as you are willing to throw parts at it. How long are you willing to do that?
Thumbs Up on Ranger! Mine is almost 13 years old with 130000 on it, runs like a champ (it's a V6 3.0).
Needs Struts, Engine Mounts, Tensioner Pully, Leaking Oil Pan Gasket, Leaky Valve Cover Gaskets, and Possible Failing Fuel Pump..BUT it still runs and drives 200-300 miles a week, so until it completely fails out its worth the $30 liability insurance I pay on it.
I think it also depends on how you GET the miles.
A lot of stop-and-go traffic in town will wear things out more than comparable miles earned at 65mph on the highway...
I think it also depends on how you GET the miles.
A lot of stop-and-go traffic in town will wear things out more than comparable miles earned at 65mph on the highway...
My first car (1980 Toyota Celica GT), went 117,000 miles (still ran well) when I sold it. Had a Nissan Maxima that went 192,200 miles when I sold it. The Nissan passed smog with flying colors. Both cars maintained by me (frequent oil changes, tune ups, wash & wax) well and always garaged. The Nissan is still running and has over 300,000 miles on it.
2003 Hyundai Elantra, almost 210,000 miles. I've always kept it maintained. This summer I put about $1,000 in preventative maintenance in it, hoping to get a few more years out of it, and that's when things started going bad all of a sudden, the very same day I got it out of the shop. Got a new car this month.
1998 Toyota Camry. 280k when I sold it
1996 Acura RL. 251k when it went to the scrap yard
2000 Toyota Sienna minivan. 265k when I sold it
2004 Honda Pilot. 180k now; still own it. No major problems
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