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Re: Parts availability
Posted by JohnB (more from JohnB) on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:50:28
In Reply to: Parts availability, akahzel, Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:10:26
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I think if you have to ask a dealer for opinions on parts availability or worse, believe him, you should buy a new or CPO car with dealer maintenance thrown in.
These old wonderful cars aren't meant for regular dealer maintenance...you'll go broke if you have to have everything done at a dealer or even a friendly independent. Or things that should be done won't get done until something breaks and then you have to get it done.
If you're not comfortable with shopping around for parts and getting down and dirty yourself (or budgeting maybe $2-3K per year for 10-15K miles of driving, ok less if you have a hangar queen) then these are not the cars for you.
BTW, I spent roughly $1500 this year on maintenance I did myself.
$700...new stainless exhaust.
$200...new balljoint and alignment
$280...new snows and mounting
$180...new radio/CD/head unit ebay
$100...new CD changer ebay
$100...used dash (haven't put it in yet
$50....front brake pads
$180...new cat (second one in three years)
$70....new exhaust downpipe
$190...new RRFPR incl plumbing for pressure gauge
$125...30# fuel injectors
$70....SW electric fuel pressure gauge and sender
Maybe $20 for assorted lightbulbs, cleaners, wiring sockets, etc.
So it all adds up and the above comes to more than $1500 but some of it is arguably capital investment. It also doesn't include the certain front wheel bearings (I've gone through at least one set in the total 280K miles on the car since bought with 133K on it. Nor both front axles (CV joints and boots).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Parts availability, akahzel, Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:10:26
- Re: Parts availability, chuck s., Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:06:35
- Re: Parts availability, JohnB, Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:50:28 <-- Viewing This Message
- Never had ANY problem finding parts, diskullman, Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:04:47
- Re: Parts availability, CMyles
, Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:39:18
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