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static109

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Approximantely how many miles would you expect a 2001 Mustang V6 Maunal 5 speed vehicle to last you?

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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well i have seen some 6er mustangs with a little over 200,000 and still going, i know mine has over 180,000 but i use full synthetic, and i still beat the hell out of my stang, redlines at 4,750 and i tend to hit the limiter a lot which is at 5,500 :SNSign: And never had engine problems yet.

 

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Keep up with the maitainence schedules, check your fluids every month and tires when you think about it, and you could see a long living healthy car. My 2000 is at 50400 miles, and I'll be switching to synthetic oil for the engine and transmission. It reduces wear and friction, so the engine last longer, the oil can go 10,000 miles easily, you gain 1-2mpg and maybe squeek a few hp out of the engine too.

 

zincyellow03

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120,000 would be my guess. Would I buy one with over 100,000 (or even 80,000)? No.

 

Engage47

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saaaad i bought the GT for 7000 cash < after everything) with 92,000 putting mobil 1 oil and beating the crap out of her and only issue is she seems to be running rich thanks to the air temp sensor being locked at the hiest reading. but a V6 2001 shouldnt be over 80,000 neways...right unless most is highway which is better i guess

 

silver_sn95_v6

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my 2000 is at 100,000, so yeah it could be. and you're right it was hwy miles.

 

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Thank you all very much for your input. Any expanded or continuations of this would be appreciated greatly. I want a "fun" car that will last me through my last year of highschool and around 7 years of college.

My estimates say by the time i am done with it, the car will have 150,000 miles. I was wondering if this is a reasonable expectation for a Ford Mustang. If i were to buy one used it will have around 60,000 Miles.

 

silver_sn95_v6

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very reasonable, just keep the maintenance up

 

zincyellow03

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Mine has 21,000

 

gt40_2003wes

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not as long as a 302.

 

AP1995V6

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Mine has 156,000, and I've been beating the **** out of lately in hopes to destroy the engine so that I can be more motivated to swap engines. So far, the engine has proven to be indestructible.

 

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AP1995V6 said:

Mine has 156,000, and I've been beating the **** out of lately in hopes to destroy the engine so that I can be more motivated to swap engines. So far, the engine has proven to be indestructible.

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Please stop Mustang abuse today. For every Mustang that get's abused, a ricer puts on a bodykit. Please stop the abuse.

 

AP1995V6

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Once I get the car back from the shop, I'm going to be driving like I'm 90.