X is getting old

[Xplorer95]

I'm in college and certainly don't have the money for a new car, but I want to lift my explorer and do a few things to it. The problem is that I dont want to put all that money into it for it to just die on me, it has 109,000 miles. The car is in good shape, however, and the transmission has been rebuilt. How long do you think this car will "last"? Should I go ahead and start doing stuff to it (body lift, torsion twist, shakles, sound/speaker upgrade, better shocks, and new, bigger tires)?

 

[mechanic021]

it should last a long time as long as you take car of it maintence wise and dont abuse it to much.

 

[jayhawkexplorer]

That all depends on how much money you have to blow, especially when it comes to lifting it. With gas at $2.27 a gallon, do you really want to give yourself even worse mileage just to have it look bigger, since it doesn't sound like you actually wheel it. I thought about doing the same things as you, but I've kept mine basically stock throughout college because I don't have the money to blow on it. I just want mine to last until I get my Mustang, and then serve as my bad weather beater vehicle.

 

[metstalker]

i just put a lift on my 94 at 220000 miles on it cost me a weekend and 100 dollars for a body lift. i figured anything can happen any day some moron could hit me and i could lose it all in a second if you judge you life that way you would never do anything

 

[Creager]

it doesnt matter

aslong as you keep up with maitnece, they truck should last you atleast 200k miles, esspecially with a fresh tranny in it. Well i dunno, its it an auto? if you dont have much money and you wanna modify it, i say forget it and get a civic or something. That tranny is gonna keep you in the hole big time when it goes again.

 

[Xplorer95]

How hard would it be for me to install a body lift on my '95?

 

[Creager]

i dunno about 95, but it took 3 days to do my 92

it really isnt hard, esspecially with 2 people, you just gotta bust ass.

 

[Tony H]

My experience:
1985 Chevy pickup 275K and still going. never opened the engine ( no rebuild)
1989 Volvo 251K Nothing but Timing Belts
1991 Ford X 218K bought about 16 months ago. Rebuilt trani, sounds healthy to me.
1975 Jeep CJ had over 200K and going strong before I turned it into my powerful toy.
You only have 109K ..you have life left so long as you don't beat on it and change that oil.

 

[Blee1099]

Should take a day with air tools as long as you don't run into any problems.