What Your Car Says About You
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I spent like 10,000$ for repairs and maintenance in the last 6 month for my bimmer,some of those panoroof 3,500$ ,front air shocks 1000$,3 fluids changed 1000$ etc plus at least every week premium 94 at 100$ a tank ,but that nothing compared to pleasure you get when driving that hotrod,that truck will beat the crap outta from almost any car on the road
I had a Camaro. I could get engines from the junk yards, a friend would find crashed cars with newly rebuilt engines and it was $1300 installed and running! $1000 or so in the suspension and another few hundred in tires and I was very, very good to go... Camaros are incredibly underrated, 1G turns, incredible crashworthiness...
I guess Camaro says "thug" about it's owner, I prefer "pragmatic" LOL
it certainly can beat any car on maintenance cost.
what kind of fluids are changing for $1K? oil change on MB(9.5 Qt of mobil full synthetic 0-40 European formula cost 6.7$ walmart. + 10-15$ for a filter). coolant-you have to change every 15(yes 15) years. top of the line Fuchs transmission fluid cost about 14$ for a bottle. even if you change 10 L it's still $140. the rest of your money go to your friendly stealership.
Infiniti G37s Coupe
I like the 300+ horsepower, and I also like the luxurious interior.
This is not exactly my car, but it's the same model and color.
I like the 300+ horsepower, and I also like the luxurious interior.
This is not exactly my car, but it's the same model and color.
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it certainly can beat any car on maintenance cost.
what kind of fluids are changing for $1K? oil change on MB(9.5 Qt of mobil full synthetic 0-40 European formula cost 6.7$ walmart. + 10-15$ for a filter). coolant-you have to change every 15(yes 15) years. top of the line Fuchs transmission fluid cost about 14$ for a bottle. even if you change 10 L it's still $140. the rest of your money go to your friendly stealership.
I don't know where you live,i just bought top up oil at walmart Castrol edge 5 Qt 5w40 and it cost between 40-50$, cant remember for sure,so 9.5 Qt according to you 6,7$? when in my case it will be around 90$ ,so like 15 times higher ,something is not maching here Its not at stealership ,its a good indy shop ,oil change,power steering flush and transmissionflush----1000$ which you cant do it yourself that's why it called BIMMER you need to have money to afford one. BMW means success
by the way the msrp price for new was 96,500$
BMW, MB, Audi... all have horrendous maintenance and repair costs.
The Subie is a competent little hauler and quite nice all around.
not at all,if you are DIY person and you follow maintenance schedule meticulously. those things build to last.can't speak for for BMW or audi,but on MB forums everything is so organized and explained(with pictures and step by step instructions)-the cave man can do it.
if you buy a used car-all common problems are known and described already. here is typical example-got camshaft position sensor failure on MB.sounds scary,isn't?called to the dealer ship for a price of OEM part (asked how much it would cost to replace,because i already know the problem,diagnosed with $12 scanner).
answer-$900-1200 and 2 hours job.DIY-10 min work and $20 sensor from ebay. it's only one easy to reach torx bolt on top of the engine. that's it. most of the price shock comes from how much they charge for the work(and they tend to add more time than actually needed it by the book). it can be from $150 to 200 and up for an hour.we are in wrong business boys.
to OP- sorry, i mean $6.7 per Qt.
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"... most of the price shock comes from how much they charge for the work(and they tend to add more time than actually needed it by the book). it can be from $150 to 200 and up for an hour.we are in wrong business boys.
to OP- sorry, i mean $6.7 per Qt.
Had an Audi which had a 2nd clutch failure (after only 8,500 miles on the clutch) under original 3-yr warranty. (I believe it was because Audi outsourced the pressure plate to China to save $20.) Anyway, dealer wanted $3,900 to replace the clutch... including 10 hrs labor @ $175/hr. Originally Audi denied paying for the 2nd clutch, but I threatened to take my case to the AG of Michigan. Audi caved and paid for it. $3,900 to replace a pressure plate?? Sheesh!