i am looking to get a 2000 durango and i was wondering what you guys think bout high milage. it has 170000 miles on it and they want 3995 for it. good deal or not. i think i can talk them down to 3500 but i dont know about the milage. how do the durangos engine fair to the higher milage.

 

IMHO - that's alot of money for that kind of mileage. The motors last, transmission don't always. If it's still on the stock with no rebuild, you might be looking at needing that soon. Which motor?


Keep shopping around, there're deals out there. I paid 8k for mine with 60,000 on it.


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I have a 2000 Durango 4.7L with 181k. Mine is still running very strong, and I beet the hell out of it. I pull very heavy trailers (5000lbs) on a regular basis, and some occasional off roading on the weekends, and I haven't done anything to it except oil changes, atf changes, waxes, and one set of ball joints. One big thing you need to pay attention to is the engine. The 4.7l 4x4 shares a tranny with newer 5.7L hemi engines, so the 4.7l trannys are very strong. The 318 & 360 (5.2 &5.9) offer more power, but with a less reliable tranny. IMO you can't go wrong with a Durango. They are very solid. If I were to sell my 2000 slt (leather, infinity system...loaded) 4.7L w/ 181k on it, I would ask $3500 obo. I would probably take $3000 cash. Hope this helps. Best wishes with the new purchase.

 

I'd sell you mine for that.... It's a 2000 4x4 SLT+ w/ 145k miles on it. Its even silver.