How many miles will my truck last me?

1998 Ford ranger xlt 3.0 v6 she's running strong flushed radiator but when it's in park sometimes it shakes. Could that be a muffler? Not really an issue. Just wondering how many miles I can get out of her before I need to start worrying. It's at 159k.

Who knows, skippy, no one has a crystal ball to check. Your Ranger could last another decade or die tomorrow, no one knows. But if you fully and properly service and maintain the Ford it has the potential to last many years to come.

Lol the muffler wouldn't make the whole truck shake XD

It is a twenty year old ranger. Start worrying.

There's a guy in upstate New York that has a 1966 Volvo coupe that he bought brand new in 1966. He has carefully recorded all the service and maintenance on his car since new, and he can PROVE that the car has over THREE MILLION miles on it.

There's no real reason why YOUR car can't last for just as many miles as long as you are willing to maintain it and repair any parts that wear out or fail as needed. The reason that MOST old cars end up in junk yards is that the owner gets tired of maintaining the car and lets it fail.

Hi so if it has well been looked after it might do 250k miles or die next week.

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