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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1761655" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I put a new engine in my 2000 subaru forester and then the transmission started making noise so we got one of them too. Then I put a newer low mileage engine in the 2001 subaru outback. Neither cost me over 1500 when bought, put over 100,000 miles on each before the engine problems. Now have 2 very decent running vehicles again, for around $10,000 and I know any quirks they have. Priced some new ones and nearly had a heart attack... found a used 2003 forester for 7,000... nope... fixed mine. They get 22-26 mpg and insurance is low. Have a 2012 Big Ford explorer I bought off parents estate... $11,000 with only 48,000 miles on it... but it gets maybe 15-17 mpg and the insurance is way higher and it is not comfortable to drive.... got someone interested in it and will make a few thousand on it because there aren't any around... selling point for it is the low mileage.... </p><p>We have several 95 to 99 ford diesel trucks, with varying mileage of 275 to 350,000 miles... they will get engines etc when the time comes... Have the one 2016 dually that was my fathers that my son bought from him a couple years ago.... and when there was an electronic chip problem it left us sitting ..... all the different monitors and crap.... NOPE, keeping the older ones for RELIABILITY and being able to fix and "jury rig" to get us home if need be.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1761655, member: 25884"] I put a new engine in my 2000 subaru forester and then the transmission started making noise so we got one of them too. Then I put a newer low mileage engine in the 2001 subaru outback. Neither cost me over 1500 when bought, put over 100,000 miles on each before the engine problems. Now have 2 very decent running vehicles again, for around $10,000 and I know any quirks they have. Priced some new ones and nearly had a heart attack... found a used 2003 forester for 7,000... nope... fixed mine. They get 22-26 mpg and insurance is low. Have a 2012 Big Ford explorer I bought off parents estate... $11,000 with only 48,000 miles on it... but it gets maybe 15-17 mpg and the insurance is way higher and it is not comfortable to drive.... got someone interested in it and will make a few thousand on it because there aren't any around... selling point for it is the low mileage.... We have several 95 to 99 ford diesel trucks, with varying mileage of 275 to 350,000 miles... they will get engines etc when the time comes... Have the one 2016 dually that was my fathers that my son bought from him a couple years ago.... and when there was an electronic chip problem it left us sitting ..... all the different monitors and crap.... NOPE, keeping the older ones for RELIABILITY and being able to fix and "jury rig" to get us home if need be..... [/QUOTE]
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