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I'm considering purchasing a 1999 Ford E 350 that has a whopping 307,000 miles on it. The vehicle has been part of a rental fleet. I know that often spells trouble for a vehicle, but this one appears to have been exceptionally maintained. It's running quite nicely, and got a big thumbs up from the mechanic.
Still, 307,000 miles! It's hard to pull the trigger on a car with this much mileage, despite the glowing health report.
Anybody have opinions on this? I've heard rumors of Econolines with 600,000 miles on them. I'll be using this vehicle for a moving business. I'll be putting about 20,000 miles a year on it, max, and I won't be hauling concrete and plumbing, that's for sure.
That mileage realy worries me,I wonder what weight oil is in it and will you have a problem as soon as you change it.Do they offer any kind of warranty ?
Those Econoline vans are notorius to have high mileage... do a compression check get your own mechanic to take a look. Maybe offer to change the oil (put 10w30 in and see if it still runs nice.
I wouldn't be surprised if that van lasts many miles more....
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2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L 45,000 miles
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Since it was a fleet vehicle, it was more than likely meticulously maintained hence why it has 300k miles on it. I never purchase priveately owned vehicles as the maintenance has more than likely never been performed, and all services have usually never been documented where fleet vehicles are fully documented and usually well taken care of. I wouldn't be weary of that purchase considering the price is reflective of the mileage.
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300,000 miles and still running? Wha? 
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