How much Money have you put in for Maint
Racer
Joined: Nov 2001
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I would have to go back thru & ballpark this.
I bought all the parts as cheaply as I could & do what I can myself. I have an excellent independent mechanic who helps me keep cost down.
Of all the work done only the alignment was at a dealer. The EGR pipe replacement is an excellent example of where the CL Forum has helped me save money. My total cost to replace that was around $100.00 or so (cost of the part). At a dealer you can spend $1000.00
Same applies to fixing your intermittent gauges.
2 Important notes. My goal since getting the vehicle was to have a nice driving vehicle until it hopefully reaches the 300K mark.
Of all the work listed in my post the only time the vehicle was inoperable was when the fan bracket support bearing failed. Had every piece listed on my TB change in a bag in my trunk but that damn thing, so I was well prepared.
Every bit of the maintenance I have done other than this has been preventative or performance oriented.
I feel very fortunate not to have gotten bit by any AC system systems issues. This cost big bucks on my fathers 90LS.
I bought all the parts as cheaply as I could & do what I can myself. I have an excellent independent mechanic who helps me keep cost down.
Of all the work done only the alignment was at a dealer. The EGR pipe replacement is an excellent example of where the CL Forum has helped me save money. My total cost to replace that was around $100.00 or so (cost of the part). At a dealer you can spend $1000.00
Same applies to fixing your intermittent gauges.
2 Important notes. My goal since getting the vehicle was to have a nice driving vehicle until it hopefully reaches the 300K mark.
Of all the work listed in my post the only time the vehicle was inoperable was when the fan bracket support bearing failed. Had every piece listed on my TB change in a bag in my trunk but that damn thing, so I was well prepared.
Every bit of the maintenance I have done other than this has been preventative or performance oriented.
I feel very fortunate not to have gotten bit by any AC system systems issues. This cost big bucks on my fathers 90LS.
Last edited by damon; Mar 4, 2007 at 09:23 AM.
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 129
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From: IA
I would have to go back thru & ballpark this.
I bought all the parts as cheaply as I could & do what I can myself. I have an excellent independent mechanic who helps me keep cost down.
Of all the work done only the alignment was at a dealer. The EGR pipe replacement is an excellent example of where the CL Forum has helped me save money. My total cost to replace that was around $100.00 or so (cost of the part). At a dealer you can spend $1000.00
Same applies to fixing your intermittent gauges.
2 Important notes. My goal since getting the vehicle was to have a nice driving vehicle until it hopefully reaches the 300K mark.
Of all the work listed in my post the only time the vehicle was inoperable was when the fan bracket support bearing failed. Had every piece listed on my TB change in a bag in mt trunk but that damn thing so I was well prepared. Every bit of the maintenance I have done other than this has been preventative.
I feel very fortunate not to have gotten bit by the AC system.
I bought all the parts as cheaply as I could & do what I can myself. I have an excellent independent mechanic who helps me keep cost down.
Of all the work done only the alignment was at a dealer. The EGR pipe replacement is an excellent example of where the CL Forum has helped me save money. My total cost to replace that was around $100.00 or so (cost of the part). At a dealer you can spend $1000.00
Same applies to fixing your intermittent gauges.
2 Important notes. My goal since getting the vehicle was to have a nice driving vehicle until it hopefully reaches the 300K mark.
Of all the work listed in my post the only time the vehicle was inoperable was when the fan bracket support bearing failed. Had every piece listed on my TB change in a bag in mt trunk but that damn thing so I was well prepared. Every bit of the maintenance I have done other than this has been preventative.
I feel very fortunate not to have gotten bit by the AC system.
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From: ca
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 44
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From: AZ
I bought my '96 3 years ago with 57K on it. It had a new battery, tires and brake pads per PO.
I've put an additional 50K on it. I have not had a breakdown that left me stranded or the car un-driveable. I've not thrown any OBD codes. I think that's pretty commendable of the car.
I've done all of the filter and fluid changes per schedule myself - probably spent about $150.
New tires - $350
New brake pads and rotors - $400
New plugs - $25
New fan clutch - $60
New trut rods - $200
New tranny mount - $30
I've carefully inspected the TB and it looks good.
No coolant loss, no oil loss, but...Small PS fluid leak (typical) - I'm still trying to track down the source. It could be a hose ($200), the rack ($800), or the pump ($50 for seal kit). At this point, it's just a nuisance...takes a little ATF every couple of weeks.
So at this point, I've blown a little over $1200 in part + $0 on dealer/indie labor. Not too bad for such a nice car.
I've put an additional 50K on it. I have not had a breakdown that left me stranded or the car un-driveable. I've not thrown any OBD codes. I think that's pretty commendable of the car.
I've done all of the filter and fluid changes per schedule myself - probably spent about $150.
New tires - $350
New brake pads and rotors - $400
New plugs - $25
New fan clutch - $60
New trut rods - $200
New tranny mount - $30
I've carefully inspected the TB and it looks good.
No coolant loss, no oil loss, but...Small PS fluid leak (typical) - I'm still trying to track down the source. It could be a hose ($200), the rack ($800), or the pump ($50 for seal kit). At this point, it's just a nuisance...takes a little ATF every couple of weeks.
So at this point, I've blown a little over $1200 in part + $0 on dealer/indie labor. Not too bad for such a nice car.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 17
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From: NJ
66825 miles cost per mile 99 LS
$938.00 0.0140 Registration
$28,070.00 0.4201 Lease Pmts
$33,763.75 0.5053 Purchase
$2,145.81 0.0321 Sales Tax
$2,000.00 0.0299 Ext Warranty
$418.00 0.0063 Interest
$12,610.52 0.1887 Insurance
$6,411.62 0.0959 Gas
$712.66 0.0107 Oil
$1,736.39 0.0260 Mainten
$1,305.82 0.0195 Tires
$1,893.25 0.0283 Repairs
$685.95 0.0103 Wash
$58.08 0.0009 Eqpt
$971.50 0.0145 tolls/park
($4,679.98) -0.0700 Tax Ret(used for business)
$82,688.19 Total
$938.00 0.0140 Registration
$28,070.00 0.4201 Lease Pmts
$33,763.75 0.5053 Purchase
$2,145.81 0.0321 Sales Tax
$2,000.00 0.0299 Ext Warranty
$418.00 0.0063 Interest
$12,610.52 0.1887 Insurance
$6,411.62 0.0959 Gas
$712.66 0.0107 Oil
$1,736.39 0.0260 Mainten
$1,305.82 0.0195 Tires
$1,893.25 0.0283 Repairs
$685.95 0.0103 Wash
$58.08 0.0009 Eqpt
$971.50 0.0145 tolls/park
($4,679.98) -0.0700 Tax Ret(used for business)
$82,688.19 Total
Racer
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 1,383
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Thought I would revive this.
I had years where I did quite a bit of maintenance because my goal was to hold the car long term.
From 06/03/2008 until today 07/17/2009 I have replaced:
Battery terminals
Added Freon & BG Frigi-Quiet
New Spark Plug Wires
Fuel Filter & temp sensor
Oil & Filter changes
Less than $300.00 total so I would say that I have been rewarded for my earlier efforts.
I had years where I did quite a bit of maintenance because my goal was to hold the car long term.
From 06/03/2008 until today 07/17/2009 I have replaced:
Battery terminals
Added Freon & BG Frigi-Quiet
New Spark Plug Wires
Fuel Filter & temp sensor
Oil & Filter changes
Less than $300.00 total so I would say that I have been rewarded for my earlier efforts.
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Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 13
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From: Essex
Only just picked mine up, but I chose it because it had full service, cambelt & water pump change and an aircon regas in the last 2,000 miles. Suspension and joints overhauled 10,000 miles ago.
Now on 221,000 miles and feels like it has dne nothing like it.
Now on 221,000 miles and feels like it has dne nothing like it.
Rookie
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
From: tx
i bought my 92 ls400 a year ago for 1500$. its done pretty well up until now. first thing that happened was that the idler pulley seized then it was the tensioner pulley. Both repairs ran me about 280$, oil changes are 11$ and it looks like im about to drop $1000 for an overhaul.
When I first bought my '96 in 2006 I spent about $700 in parts for it. Some of those parts got stolen. Later on I bought another $400 worth of parts for it that I hadn't yet installed.
The '95 I just bought two weeks ago has already burned straight through $1100 and there's another $800 left to go.
The '95 I just bought two weeks ago has already burned straight through $1100 and there's another $800 left to go.
