How many miles is too many miles for a used truck purchase?

Well I kinda got raped from the dealership cause it was my first purchase ever. I went in with no money down and no credit. Financed it for 75 months to get my monthly payments where I could afford it. I'm in the middle of it now, and my trade in value is about the same as what I owe on it. Maybe a little more. It's a little lower than expected due to the miles I put on it the first 3 years. Now that I'm closer to work, it's slowed down a quite a bit.

I don't think I could. The maintenance on those things can get expensive.

I Love my truck, but being in a relationship with a kid, it can get pretty tight. They don't ride in it too often so maybe it doesn't really matter. It's what I wanted when I bought it, and I still want it. I'm just thinking about the future.

How much do you owe on it?

I've got nothing against a vehicle with 100k+ miles, but 17k is just too much money to spend on one no matter what make it is. And 150k miles would be pushing it. Although youve said your mileage has dropped recently, sounds like you have the ability to put a lot of miles on a vehicle. The 200k mark sounds like when repairs start getting expensive. You could easily hit that in 3-4 years. Is it really worth financing something for 4-5 years when you pretty much know be getting rid of it before you're done with the note?

Do you really need a truck? Do you really need a full sized four door truck? Just saying that because its an easy way to get your finances on track by opting out of a vehicle that might not be necessary. At least for a little while. I had a truck from high school until about 4 years ago. Drove a paid off Carolla for a little bit while saving up to by my Tahoe. I need a truck once in a blue moon, but absolute worst case, you can rent one easily. Is it really worth putting your financial future in a sqeeze to have a bed on the back of your vehicle? Not trying to judge, just know so many people (lots of friends amd family) who feel like going without a truck is a death sentence. Its not, and thats coming from an avid outdoorsman and someone whose fixed up a starter house himself all without a truck.

I just get a new truck every 2-3 years.

My '05 tundra was totaled late last year when done idiot T boned me. It was going strong at about 100,000 miles and I was gonna keep it a few more years. But I had already paid a good chunk to change timing belt and water pump as well as fix AIP. Steering rack was starting to leak and would've eventually needed to be changed. They gave me 16k for it.
Wanted to get into another vehicle for same amount to come out even because the other had been paid off a while, but just couldn't justify getting into another which all had higher miles than mine and I didn't know if any of the other common expensive issues had been resolved yet. Ended up with new Tundra and a note.
Just know that as reliable as any truck may be, that mileage range is going to have maintenaince issues popping up, not cheap.

I bought a crew cab LT gas 04 2500hd last year with 100k for $14k after taxes/title/license. Paid cash and have no note. Put around $750 in repairs (steering and suspension rebuild, tune-up) that it didn't really need. I am expecting a minimum of 200k out of it before any big problems. I drive vehicles very hard and still expect that. Parts are very cheap and it's easy to work on.

There are probably a few hundred thousand examples of that truck with over 250,000 miles running around. The only other truck I was looking at was a Tundra, but I didn't like the seating/steering wheel position, so I went with a 2500hd. I'd say either of those would be good to look at if you don't mind horrible gas mileage. Very stout and reliable drivetrains and the same with their engines.

If you're looking for a truck with good gas mileage, idk what to tell you. After my last truck, I buy them strictly for reliability and nothing else