Arty

Hi,

I've been looking to buy a used car recently. I was first looking into buying a used frontier with maybe 50k miles or so on it, but I found a guy with an old pathfinder. It's a 98, 2wd automatic with about 160k miles or so on it. He was offering it to me for 2 grand, which looks like a pretty decent deal based on what I was checking out on random car sites. So my question is really if this car is right for me. I'm a college student with limited income, I can easily afford to buy this car with cash. It's in perfect condition from what we understand and I trust the guy he is a family friend who took really good care of the car. I realize it has a lot of miles, but I wouldn't mind having the engine rebuilt or just buying a new one to put it in. I'm just wondering if this is a good idea? How long do these engines usually last? I don't have to drive long distances or very much since I live within 20 miles or so from school and work. I'm just looking for some advice. Thanks