Is 154,000 miles on a ford ranger alot?

Question

I want to buy a used cars from a private dealer in adams wisconsin and it has a 154,000 miles on it and it is a ford ranger i am wondering if i should buy it and how long would it last

It is a 1986 4x4

Answer 1

I have a 1993 ranger that just hit 200,000 miles. I have had this truck since 1994. The only things I have had to do were replace egr valve a couple of years ago to pass emissions, replaced timing belt at about 150,000, and replaced clutch at about 180,000.

It has been the most dependable vehicle I have ever owned.

Answer 2

I'm not worried about the mileage as I am the age.

The 2.9 in that ranger had some issues with them as well as some of the electrical.

I had a ranger I sold at 190k miles and the truck with new owner is at 250k miles with just a fuel pump (after some bad gas) and a new PCM pretty much. I sold mine only because I needed the money for a bigger truck.

The 1986 ranger can be used for daily transportation, but it being in snow country where everything is rusted, I'd have it inspected first if it was to be a daily driver or take my chances if it's going to be a "hunting" truck

Answer 3

My dad has an '86 ranger with just under 200k on it, it has the 2.9L motor in it. His has a miss in a cylinder, it burns oil quite badly also. Before he had an 87 ranger that he wrecked with 280K, and sold it to my uncle who in turn added more miles. The 87 had a 4 cyl in it though. Any how I would NOT buy a ranger with a 2.9 litre motor in it. If you do buy one with a 2.9 expect to burn at lot of oil, and replace oxygen sensors often.

Answer 4

I agree. No reason to ditch her yet. I drove an old 1980 Mustang, and we sold it after it got rear-ended by some dumb kid in a lifted truck. Took out the taillights and bent the hatch. She had 262,000+ on the odometer when she went to someone at my dad's work. He replaced the taillights and hatch, and still drives it from time to time. Oh, and I would've replaced the parts myself, but we got an '81 Chevy pickup for free, and since the Mustang was being used mostly like a truck (even hauled bags of dirt once) it was a no-brainer to go with the truck.

Answer 5

Not for that year of truck its not too many miles. Its an older truck so expect it to start nickel and diming you to death soon if you decide to buy it.

As far as how long it would last depends on how well the previous owner(s) took care of the vehicle, ie. maintenance and repairs.

Answer 6

I wouldn't buy it
I hear that American cars are pieces of crap
no brag just fact

I would go with a Japanese model preferably a toyota pickup
Toyota pickup trucks can go 300,000 miles easy while only a miracle would make it possible for a ranger to go that far

Answer 7

Depends , does it run good? was it taken care of?
i put 250k miles on a ranger truck i had and only replaced the timing belt and a couple of sensor's.
it also depends on what year it is and what the price is?

Answer 8

what year is the truck? most places consider 12000 miles a year about average. does the dealer have any maintenance records from the previous owner?

Answer 9

That's a lot of miles even if it had good maintenance. At this mileage you are going to have constant repairs to do as anything at this point can go and will fail.

Answer 10

I wouldn't buy it. 200,000 is probably tops you will get out of it. If that is good for the price then go for it. Ford Ranger is light duty, I would not buy it.