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It is true that once you hit 100,000 miles the tour starts going to shat! My diff shattered at about 100k which was bound to happen regardless. And it seems that every single suspension component is shot. Throw in little things like o2 sensors, squeeks & rattles, ect... Thoughts, opinions, advice...
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Originally posted by RawBurt:
It is true that once you hit 100,000 miles the tour starts going to shat! My diff shattered at about 100k which was bound to happen regardless. And it seems that every single suspension component is shot. Throw in little things like o2 sensors, squeeks & rattles, ect... Thoughts, opinions, advice...
Suspensions, especially struts start wearing around 50,000 miles. You just need to do some updating. Squeaks and rattles are normal for almost any car in this price range. I'm at 92,000 miles and the car feels better than when I bought it at 74,000 miles.
It pretty normal for any car to need a little freshening for the next 100,000 miles.
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depends on what you mean by going to shat...I have 180k and yea, the little things give me a constant headache, but I change the oil every 3k miles and the motor's still healthy. granted, I've had to replace many other major components (clutch, AC system, alternator, etc.) but what can you expect from an 11 year old car
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Yes, Ford engineered the cars to fall apart right after they roll over 100k.
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Originally posted by RTStabler51:
Yes, Ford engineered the cars to fall apart right after they roll over 100k.
 Yes, because pieces just keep falling off my car as I drive. Today during lunch, my door fell off 
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every "little" part needs replacing at one point or another, guaranteed....sway bar links, bushings, tie rods, etc... those parts are going to break at one point or another...thats why the prices arent so expensive to get new ones!! 
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It all depends on how you drove those 100k! If you treated your car like $%&* then it will be $%&*. But if you treated it right you shouldnt have a problem other than REGULAR maintenance. 
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my muffler fell off two weeks ago and a train ran it over
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At 80K I replaced my water pump (no surprise.) At 100K I replaced my rear brakes. Can't remember if I've replaced the front ones but I know the rotors are warped. At ~150K I replaced my fuel pump, and just now at ~155K I replaced my alternator.
Other than that I've still got the original suspension, clutch, and most everything else.
I thought this post was going to say something like if a car makes to it 100,000 miles ok it will probably be a long-lasting car.
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