so im looking to get back into a ranger after my jeep recently died. i was wondering what you guys think how many miles it to many on these trucks. most of the ones around here that i have found have about 150k.

 

Depends on what year model it is. Obviously 150k is a lot on a 2009 but not so much on a 2000. If it's taken care of, you can get 300k out of these trucks. There's a thread somewhere on here where everyone posted how many miles were on their trucks.

 

Honestly if it's me I'm looking at stuff under 100k. Between 100-150k is usually when more maintenance items need to be taken care of soon, or already taken care of. If it has good documented work history, then I would feel a lot better about buying something with a little higher miles. Anything over 150k is something I'm not going to invest very much money into purchasing and would typically be a beater or project.

 

Here's a few threads

How Many Miles on Your Ranger

How Many Miles on Your 2.3L

How Many Miles on Your 3.0

How Many Miles on Your 4.0

 

Do you remember that exact mile that your Jeep died on you?

That one mile was too much. lol

It reallly depends on how it's taken care of...

 

Mine has 188k and still going strong. Could use a tune up and a couple little things like any other high milage vehicle. A friend of mine has a 97 with 275k. He just takes good care of it and it just keeps on going. Rangers are strong little trucks. As long as you take care of them, they last a VERY long time.

 

mines an 08 with 104,000ish i think lol its still chuggin' along. i would expect to get around 200-250k out of it before it starts to have serious problems

 

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can the instrument panel be changed out from one that does not have a tach to one that does?

 

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Odd place to post that question

Yes, in most years the wiring for tach is there just need instrument cluster that has a tach