How many miles can I get out of a 2000 mercury cougar with a 4 cyl, 2 L, Manual (5 speed).Already has 130,000.

Question

I realize it depends on how well it was taken care of and luck, but can you just give me a range please. Thanks!

Answer 1

I've seen them go well past 300,000 and yes, well taken care of.

Answer 2

It should go at least another 80,000 IF you replace the timing belt, water pump ( these come in a complete package by the way) and head gasket, as well as valve cover gasket. You are lucky that it is a manual trans because the automatics usually start having troubles at about the 130000 mile mark. If you do not have any oil leaks you could get everything flushed and replaced with full synthetic oil for high mileaged cars. BUT if you do have an oil leak, do not use synthetics because it will leak even faster. Hope I helped you. Jeremy

Answer 3

buy a lottery ticket

because you will have the same luck with it as you will have with getting x amount of further mileage, and that goes for any vehicle

the answer is unknown and cannot be known unless you are psychic

take care of it properly, do all the maintainence required on or before the proper times and hope for the best,

this is all you can do

it should be on its third tiing belt by this mileage and atleast the second fuel pump and the transmissions usually dont last much over 130k, normally, but it should have had at least 4 tranny oil changes by now, if not 5 or 6, and Cv shafts should have been replaced by now at least once

and so forth

all normal wear items, part of owning a motor vehicle


good luck

Answer 4

Anybody that can do that is too busy winning the lottery. Sorry. No one is expected to be a profit.
However many shops will do pre-purchase inspections for you to go all over a vehicle and let you know what they find. It's kind of like a person getting a physical before insurance accepts you. If the sell is okay withthis, I suggest you call some local shops and ask if they do it and what they charge. Usually it's about $40-50.

Answer 5

The 2L 4 Cyl engines, are European engines. and European engines are highly tuned and don't last as long as bigger lazy engines.
130,000 is about the time it's going to get expensive.

Answer 6

Don't buy it. Typicle of small engines, it's worn out.

Answer 7

if you have taken very good care of it 300,000 if not start looking today....