Well today the moment i have been scared of has finally come. I hit 100,000 miles today on the way home from work. I almost feel depressed. I have gotten pritty attached to my car. The funny thing is as soon as i hit 100,000 the front headlight went out. I hope this isn't a sign of its future to come. This is kinda good because i wanted to put those bright white lights in and the same for my fog lights. Which ones look the best and give me most light and and what about the fogs. Can someone maybe point out the right blubs on ebay. thanks

100,000 means nothing. If you take care of the vehicle, you should only be 50% through its life.

Originally posted by Jonger1150
100,000 means nothing. If you take care of the vehicle, you should only be 50% through its life.

50% or less! A brother-in-law has an '88 F250 with over 350,000 miles on the clock - looks a little ratty but still runs.

Mine is passing 150,000 and still running strong.

I always thought after 3 yrs or 36,000 miles warranty little annoying things start to breakdown. :)

only 100k! you have lots of life yet! my '93 sport has 95k, our 91eb has about 165k and the saturni am driving right now just turned over 190k.

as for the lights, get the APC SuperWhites. i bought mine at a local store (murrays) for 35/set....well worth the money. this is the third vehicle i have had them in and will never use anything else.

A lot of folk here, my self included are big fans of the Sylvania Silver Stars.
Right around $20.00 each. Give or take.

I just passed 46k a few days ago:D When i got it off my grandpa it had around 30k which was in 1999.

I'm at 190k and no major leaks, no overhauls or failures, and still running strong (yep, original tranny without a rebuild, I guess I'm lucky).

Just take good care of it, and it'll take good care of you.

Usually you can tell before something starts going wrong. I think every car has it's own language, you just have to learn how to listen to what it's saying.

My 93 4.0 just hit 190,000 and runs like the day I bought it. It all depends on how you treat her!!!

93 with 165k. No end in sight!!

Originally posted by Billabong02
I hit 100,000 miles today on the way home from work. I almost feel depressed.

I know exactly what you mean. I just passed 100,000 a couple weeks ago. The Explorer just feels older and slower now :(

Yeah, thats exaclty how i feel. I have tryed to take the best care of it, and its never given me trouble EVER. I guard it with my life. My dad has been building a cabinet for our kitchen so our cars have had to sit outside for the past month and its driving me crazy i feel like i am foresaking it. I must be crazy. I think i am going with the silverstars, but what about the fog lights because they will look yellow and won't match?

fog lights are suppposed to be amber anyways. my parking lights and fog lights dont wuite match but depending on the bulb size, you may be ale to put them in your fogs too...at least i know that APC makes fog bulbs, i am unsure about the silver stars.

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Congrats, she's just broken in;) . My 92 has about 120K miles and aside from some minor knocking, no problems whatsoever. My dad's 87 Bronco has 228K miles and still literally looks and runs brand new (it's red and tan:D ) It sounds like you love your car and it loves you, those type of relationships last the longest...that sounded like Dr. Phil didn't it???
Greg

Well i went out and got the Silverstars and so far i am impressed, i can't wait for it to get dark!:D I just went ahead and left the old bulbs in the fog lights and it doesn't look to bad. After hearing all the comments i don't feel so depressed anymore thanks everyone. Now on to 200,000 miles!!!!!!:eek:

let me know what you think about the silverstars. my girlfriend live out in the boonies and i am trying to talk her into new bulbs but she hates everything APC.

I am very happy with the Silverstars. Nice and bright.
No blue. Which I happen to like.

i just hit 69k the other inte. wat an odd number:confused:

Originally posted by WakeBoarder
I just passed 46k a few days ago:D When i got it off my grandpa it had around 30k which was in 1999.

16K in 4 years. Man, you don't drive much, is work like in walking distance.

100K don't mean anything. After a while you'll start bragging about it and just try to see how many miles you can get out of it. I turned my old escort over twice before replacing the clutch. I go around tellling people who are like "man, I need a new car, mine almost has 100K on it", "that's nothing, I got 230K on a 4 banger". I think some people just feel they need new to be happy.

udm, i just got home from a friends house and what a difference! It was great. There is no comparison with stock lights. Street signs seem to glow and i feel like i have my highbeams on when i don't. And the white color makes the car look so much more expensive. This is one purchase you won't regret. You should convince your girlfriend to get them expecially when she lives out in the boonies. :D

maybe i will try to. basically, the apcs have that blue tint as well which i love but she hates and i hear that the siverstars are pure white with no tint. i will have to talk it over with her.

100k? that aint nothin. ive got 117k on my X. hell my bronco II had close to 160k miles on it when i sold it and the motor was still running strong.

About to hit 110,000 on the X, and you'd never know it unless I told you. Many of my friends are amazed at how nice of a truck I have. If you take care of your vehicle (after buying it from someone who did) it will last a long time.

When something does break, I just look at it as a chance to put a brand new part with zero miles in, which will last that much longer, and possibly preform that much better!

Yeah i get the same thing from my friends. They are amazed when it gets dirty. The place i take my car is pritty good at finding stuff that is about to happen. Last time i took it in for a oil change the guy found that my idler pully was about to come apart and go through my radiator. So hopefully it will never leave me stranded.

Hah, I'm about turn over 100K miles on a truck that was purchased in late 2001 with about 20K miles :p :D

Oh yes, and she also has NEVER broken down.

100,000?? I'm at 171,000 miles on my 91. Only two problems, no A/C and the sunroof leaks like crazy.

But those two reasons have me casually looking for a newer one.

Brian

Originally posted by MyExpWork
100,000?? I'm at 171,000 miles on my 91. Only two problems, no A/C and the sunroof leaks like crazy.

But those two reasons have me casually looking for a newer one.

Brian
Duct tape will solve both of those problems :D

Just hit 140k the other day. The engine sounds sick.

When I bought my '91 in 1993 it had 48,000 on her . Now she's got 196,000 and still driving on long road trips. Not as much power as before, but no major problems. Over the years , she has needed radial arm bushings, and ignition module, TPS sensor, new exhaust system, brakes & rotors, universal joints, power steering pump, one alternator, one starter , three batteries, three sets of tires and shocks, and one clutch and slave cylinder. Not too bad.
Any ford X should last at least 200,000 if not more.

Originally posted by oceanworker
Any ford X should last at least 200,000 if not more.

I wish we could say the same for the transmission:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Majisto
Duct tape will solve both of those problems :D
exactly how do you fix A/C with duct tape.