The life expectancy of ANY vehicle is largely a function of: (1) the maintenance performed during its ENTIRE life, (2) the use to which the vehicle is applied, (3) the environment in which it is operated and lastly (4) the quality of its manufacture.
I buy Fords because I have had excellent service from them. I am a maintenance fanatic and I buy vehicles that are well-suited for the use that I give them. Total mileage alone is not the only measure of a vehicle's suitability.
Former vehicles that I have owned include a '72 F-250 that eventually went over 350K, an '84 F-250HD 4X4 that is currently in the mid-200K's and an '86 Taurus currently at 240K. My current truck is a '97 F-250 460 4X4 with 45K and doing very well. I have bought all of these vehicles new and done ALL of the maintenance myself. There have been ZERO lapses in the schedule due to indifference.
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