still life left in a 99 Ford Escort wagon with 180,000 miles?

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tommy_cleveland@ncsu.edu - 27 Sep 2006 23:09 GMT

I am looking to buy a 99 Ford Escort, everything looks great and it
runs great, but I am worried about the high mileage. It has just over
180,000 on the original engine. The transmission, a manual, was
replaced recently, but I do not have the details. I have seen several
of these Escort wagons of similar years for sale with around 180 to
190k miles, but never any higher. Is this about their maximum lifespan
for these engines. What do you think? What have you seen?

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Knifeblade_03 - 28 Sep 2006 16:18 GMT

One thing I've seen is need for the timing belt to be replaced, and the
MAF chip gets ready to go out. But, then that isn't much different
from most cars with that mileage.

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Steve B. - 29 Sep 2006 04:49 GMT

>I am looking to buy a 99 Ford Escort, everything looks great and it
>runs great, but I am worried about the high mileage. It has just over
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>190k miles, but never any higher. Is this about their maximum lifespan
>for these engines. What do you think? What have you seen?

Do they have any maintenance records for the vehicle? If it was
driven easily and taken care of it could get you another 100k. If it
wasn't taken care of it could be ready for the junk yard in a month...
These weren't bad cars but since they are less expensive cars they
tend to be owned by people who can't afford to keep up with the oil
changes and repairs.

Steve B.

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