my e150 has 234k miles transmission replaced at 150k miles and the timing chain done 10k miles ago is the first time the motor has been worked on. 2 lincolns in the 200k range and at 194k the tranny fell out. A friend of mine had a whine, bi annual rebuilds, after replacing the door handle for the umph time at big bucks per hr, I grabbed it and closed the door it came off in my hand. A vehicle fit for the demolition derby was about it. He let it rust in his driveway cause he couldnt afford to keep fixing it. It was his Yuppie dream, and ended as his nightmare. Next vehicle was a ford dually crewcab. Still driving it 8 years later with no problems.
thanx,
bill