my 2000 dodge has 190,000 miles is this too much?
is it still going down the road? if so then not to much. it may how ever be time for an engine rebuild.
What do you mean is this too much. If you are going to take it across country maybe? If you are going to go to the store across town no. 190,000 is not as much as it used to be twenty years ago I just got rid of a 1998 f150 with 287,000 on it and it still ran good but it was a ford not a chrysler, on second thought maybe for a chrysler 1900,000 is almost unheard of.
There are many factors that determine how much life is left in a vehicle. In your question you don't say which model of Dodge you have. Many Chrysler products have Mitsibishi engines and drive trains. This can make a difference in how long it will last. For an 11 year old car 190K is higher than average. The accepted national average is 12,000 miles a year. This is an indication that many of the miles on your car are highway miles. Highway miles wear a car much less than city miles. If the car has had all of its oil changes and tune up at the right times that helps a lot. There are other things you can check. One of the only real ways to take the pulse of your engine is to have a mechanic do a compression test on it. Monitoring oil usage between oil changes can tell you a lot. The other factors to consider is that all of the car's engine management electronics are 11 years old. There are many sensors that can make it quit running. Many of the OBD II parts give no warning before they go out. One minute they work and the next they don't often times. The breaking system, the suspension systems are all pretty worn. Front end steering components are going to have a lot of play in them. So there are many ways you can go here. The car is going to start having needs soon. No matter how well it's made they all wear out eventually. You need to make plans for a number of repairs, or plans to replace the car. If you don't have the $$$ for either, I would recommend being a AAA member at least. All three of my cars are pretty aged with large numbers on the odometer. My newest machine is a 2005 motorcycle. I am a huge believer in AAA. In the world of unpredictable machines, AAA makes sure that any reason they stop working is a minor inconvenience rather than a serious problem.
