On all of them except the 43,000 mile one, I would either do the timing belt/water pump myself as soon as I bought the car or find out what it will cost to have it done and build that into the price. The water pump went out on my '98 at 60,000, not fun.
My brother just traded his F150 for the same reason, now he has a mustang. For comparison purposes, my '05 hardtop is a 2.0 with a 6 speed auto and just rolled 15,500 miles (7,700 miles in the 4 months since I bought it); I get 24 mpg around town, 28 mpg - 39 mpg on the highway (80-85 mph avg for the first, 55-65 mph avg for the second).
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