Now, I bought an f150 at 101k miles and it runs fine (i cant get it to 80+ quiet easily on the highway ). however, a friend of mine was looking to buy this f150 that has 168k miles on it. Is the more miled f150 still just as good a choice? Does the engine still run as healthily/does the car still go as fast/pull as much? I know with the increased mileage, the wear and tear inceases. Whats the most anybody's driven their f150 to? thanks.

 

My '97 has 311,000 miles and still runs great. The only major issue so far was that the carrier bearings in the 8.8 differential crapped out. High milage cars are best left to Do It Yourselfers. If you are skilled or want to learn, you can save a lot of money up front. If you take it into a shop you can spend lots of money. The rearend cost me $120 to repair. Most shops would have charged $500+ for that job.

 

that is absolutely true, i agree with that. would you consider the 168k to be high miled enough to leave it to do it yourself-ers? My friend isnt much of a worker, thats where i come in

 

I would consider that high milage. Even in the best conditions (rollin' down the highway), there is going to be wear on bearings, u-joints, and suspension parts. These parts are not tremendiously expensive, but the labor to install them will start to add up. The wear may even be higher than expected if the truck was wheeled hard or pulled big trailers often.

 

i had a 87 dakota with 265k on it when i sold it. started every day. burned about a quart of oil a month but... todays trucks 100k is nothing if it was properly maintained.find out as much history on the vehicle as u can.