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Radiator at 8.5 years/75K miles - What the future holds
Posted by Spiros Trianta (more from Spiros Trianta) on Wed, 1 Oct 2003 17:01:35
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Our 95 900S started a slight leak visible where the two parallel horizontal pipes are behind the radiator. The good sucker^H^H^H^H^H^Hcustomer that I am, I took it to the dealer who diagnosed it as needing a new radiator. This is the first car radiator failure in 10+ cars I've owned, including two with nearly 200k miles in each. The car has had a flush & fill every other year at the dealer. While we are at it, I asked to have a new thermostat put in, might as well. The price was not THAT bad for parts and labor...
The car also needs a visor mirror cover (third one, only at dealer at 45$, could not find in junk yard), windshield wiper pump ($100, I'll buy the NAPA and do it myself), rear left power door lock (likewise), power antenna (likewise), muffler center section (TBD at an independent), clutch pedal micro-switch (ignore for now), a few SID pixels (ignore), rear brakes (TBD at independent), and the accessory belt (dealer?)
This car has seen 4 years of pleasure driving and 4 years of the wife commuuting (short city commute). It's now switching to long distance commuting (80 miles highway/day) and I'd like to get 3 more years out of it (25k miles/year). Is it feasible to do 150K miles on a 900S with $1K/less a year in repairs? No indies here in Indy.
Spiros
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