is 100K+ high mileage for 1999 Ford Tuaras?

Question

I have a 1999 Ford Tauras LX sedan with a 3 liter engine. It has just gotten to 117K miles. From what I have read this is considered mid way miles for modern cars. 1. Is 1999 considered modern. 2. Is it correct that 117K is midway. 3. should a 145 Horse power engine have enough power for a strong take off.

Answer 1

According to www.kbb.com "Typical mileage for this vehicle is 81000" You can go and check it out for yourself. I went to Private Party Value section of used vehicles.

Answer 2

Generally, as long as an engine is cared for, they last longer than the rest of the car. I've had 2 Fords, 1 Lincoln and 1 Buick. All domestic. Only my 1st car, a Ford, did the engine die first. That was at 138k miles, and mostly because I neglected it.

On the rest, it was the rest of the car that went downhill first. The interior gets thrashed, the suspension starts breaking, electrical items go out, etc.

I'd say as long as you've treated the engine well with regular maintenance and frequent oil changes, you've got a lot more life left in it.

1999 is 8 years old. That's starting to be what I would call an older car.

A 145 hp engine is not a real powerhouse for that size car. I've been looking at a Chevy Impala lately, and they come with a standard 6 cylinder engine getting 211 hp. The cars are roughly similar in size. I would say, no, it's not powerful enough for a strong take off.

Answer 3

I've seen Taurus's last over 500 000km before. They are amazing vehicles with amazing engines. Just as long as you maintain it with what it needs, you should be able to get another 117 000miles out of it, maybe another on top of that. Don't let the import people distroy Fords name. Ford makes an amazign product, even with thier poor quality from the mid 80's to mid 90's.

I have a Family friend with a 1989 Ranger with the 2.9L and he "killed" it with 450 000km on it, it just needed a water pump. The truck is still on the road. I've seen many of Fords engines last well over 300 000km with basic maintance. In the garage I work at, its Ford I see the least amount of. About 90% of the Fords I see in the shop are for maintace, and for repair due to neglect. I drive a Ranger myself, and its still running like the day it was bought (in 1989).

There is no way to tell what a midway point for an engine is going to be. Its all done on averages. Even then, its not correct because of all the variations to take into account. An engine will, theroetically, run forever. As long as its maintained, and have the nessicary repairs, it will continue to run. Meaning, as long as you maintain the vehicle, it will continue to run, until you give up on it, and don't want to put any more money into it.

Lastly, 145 HP doesn't mean much in a lot of ways, its Torque that is the main important thing here. An engine can have 1 000 000HP and if it has 0 Torque, its not going to do anything, it won't even move under its own force, but say you have a 100 HP engine with 1 000 000 Ft/Lb of Torque, then you'll absolutly haul ***. People say that HP is everything, its only a part of the story. My truck has 140HP and 170Ft/Lb of Torque. My (ex)girlfriend had a Yukon, it died, out, I ended up dragging it home for her, 6 blocks. I told her to leave it in nertral and keep her foot off the brake, to her it ment, keep it in park and keep the foot on the brake, and park brake on. I pulled it with no problem, I would like to see some of these 200HP and next to no Torque vehicles do that. 145 HP is a fair bit of power, I've driven these vehicles before, and they do have quite a bit of spunk. I've spun the tires in them a few times. More then enough power for what they were designed for.

Answer 4

1) 1999 modern? Yes. 1999 Taurus modern? No.
2) 117k is about 15k per year which is average.
3) 145 HP, depends on your definition of strong, but probably - no.

Answer 5

Are these highway miles or in town miles? Check for maintenance receipts to see if things were done at correct intervals. How does the interior and exterior look, bad wear may signal it was not taken care of. You have to remember it is 8 years old and will have repair costs eventually. Look at www.kbb.com this will give you a good estimate of what it is worth. Some banks will not give decent interest rates for certain cars that are old or have lots of mileage on them.

Answer 6

Average mileage on a car is 12K per year. That car is 8 yrs old and so anything over 96K means its above average.
Taurus not the most reliable car out there. Agree that this is headed for problems. Get a Camry instead.

Answer 7

What suck about it is for American cars, 75k+ alrdy considered high... for Japanese or German Import, those mileage will be midway. for Toyota and Honda, they r definitely acceptable. Goodluck if you buy that, u probably will see the mechanic biweekly on average.

Answer 8

yes cuz its a ford