A weird comparison I know. Looking at a 2014 F150 and a 2014 Suburban. 2nd kid due any day, need something to haul 2 car seats and 2 dogs. F150 is a 5.0. Both have around 150k on them. Already have a 07 rusty Ram for trapping. These vehicles are ridiculously expensive anymore, not really wanting to get into a 30k pickup. Both these vehicles are very clean, what should i expect for miles out of them? Am I dumb for looking at these with this many miles?

Depends on price and your family's miles driven per year.

I bought a 98 honda accord that only had 89k miles for $3,200 drove it 3 years. It had 189k on it when it dropped a valve. I will probably get 200$ when I take it to the scrap yard. It worked out great.

I bought a 97 ranger with 52k miles on it last year for $3,200. To me it's a $1,500truck but as you said vehicle prices are crazy. I drove it 5k miles when the motor blew. I had a jasper rebuilt in it, got the ac system,hoses belts, breaks,bearings, rotors,shocks sway bar end links replaced. Now I have $11k in that truck worth $1500. Makes the 30k trucks look like a bargain.


Some times it works out other time you can get in deeper than planned trying to save money. Neither will be great on fuel cost. It would boil down to vehicle condition and what would suit the wife and kids needs the best.

I would have a very hard time buying something with that many miles on it, but that's just me. There are plenty of vehicles out there that make it to 250 or 300,000.

Why a suburban or pickup if you got your trap vehicle covered? To haul dogs and kids you could get a mini van or something lots cheaper with less miles. A new ford escape is about 25 grand.

Ask for service records. Routine oil and filter changes are important. If a dealer did the service the vehicle should have complete records. They are both past requiring new brakes. Check all the hoses, look underneath, etc.
Ask your wife which one she would like to drive.

I have a 2010 yukon xl we bought a year ago for $13,000 5.3 loaded with 130,000 miles then. Wife loves it, 17 or 18 mpg around town. Only thing I was told when looking was stay away from the gm engines that shut off cylinders to save fuel, they have problems. I dont mind buying a vehicle with high miles as long as it isnt rusty.

wife has a 2014 f150 crew cab with the 5.0 Good gas mileage 18-21 avg. we bought it brand new in 15. Pulls boat and cargo trailer just fine. has around 70k miles on it now. No complaints

340k on my 03 - F150 and still going. All original drive train, not even a check engine light. I bought it several years ago with 185k for $3500 cash.

Two completely different animals to me. For hauling kids, suburban hands down.

It all depends on how well they have been maintained.
I sold an 03 f-150 with 300,000 km on it for 6g in 2017-it was in great condition with not a speck of rust.Had the 5l engine and i see the guy I sold it to still driving it around.

This^^^^

Had a Silverado that dropped a cylinder bc of that. There’s a bypass kit for it now.

I’d buy a burb for your situation.

I wouldn’t buy either used for a family vehicle, not with that many miles. Buy a newer Honda for the family and stick with your trapping truck for you. Why would I recommend/support the idea of a Honda? My wife was in a bad accident and walked away from it. I never realized that many airbags were even in that vehicle. They popped outa the floor, the roof, the back, and of course the front. We have a “West Coast” vehicle, then there’s my old trucks, lol.
“West Coast” means we could jump in and drive to the West coast without any worries. Ain’t getting too far out of State in my old trucks, lol. My 2000 F150 has 437K miles.

When we were running around kids, we had a Yukon xl. Love it! Traded for a Malibu, for better gas mileage. When the kids left. I miss the Yukon. I think it had 230000 miles on it. It did need a little work.

You'd probably better have Dave undercoat that thing.

2,300,000 miles? Wow!!

I don't know if I'd take advice on what to drive from a guy who drives a lesbian-mobile.



It's rust free. I mean the rust didn't cost anything extra. lol No rust on the box though! it's fiberglass. Only on the cab corners.

I'd pick a mini van. Town and country, good gas mileage. Love ours!!

Dogs and kids...no brainer...Suburban

Used vechile prices must be sky high, I see the shop I go to is swamped always an book out a week ahead on repairs, , expanded shop an parklot an sell used vechiles, lot sales, any vechile that gas or not big truck with 340 k on it, it life is got be on borrow time, lots things at shop upcoming, likemine, could spend bundle on it an then after all spent, motor dies, an out lot money, if I got 300 k out my pickup ,I be satisfied , 3 more years maybe without a payment, a 6 or 8 cyl might be better than a 4 cyl, not sure on motor life