Non Routine Maintence

>Y/M/M
2002 renault shitbox
>KILOMETERS you've put on it BECAUSE LITERALLY NO ONE USES MILES OUTSIDE OF A BOAT
250k
>Parts replaced
Literally everything

>>16161365
1990 subi wagon

Needs rear diff fluid, engine oil, and coolant. All other fluids are new ish.

>>16161397

This is why I don't trust French cars made after 1999.

>>16161410
Citroen is ok until 2007 or so, they got all electronic from then on so they became renault tier

Twingo I(but not II or III) still a best
>literally getting a car that works for 600 merkels

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>Y/M/M
2013 Scion FRS
>Miles you've put on it
14k
>Parts replaced
No mechanical issues yet,
only added Minor Modifications.

>>16161365
2001 civic 184k
Immobilizer ~500
steering rack ~650
Window regulator ~300
AC compressor ~800
Various suspension bits but suspension is a wear item

- 1995 Mazda MX-5 "Miata"
- 222,000 miles (357,000 km)
> Water pump.
> Clutch slave cylinder.
> A $2 bushing in the clutch pedal assembly.

Everything else has been wear parts or fluids. And I have beaten the SHIT out of this car. I redline it every time I drive, do powerslides all the time, and it has at least 2 dozen hours of WOT/redline track time.

>>16161365
2011 Focus
About 20k miles so far.
> Replaced
All four tires, front brake pads and discs, windscreen, front bumper/support/foglight housing, all of the filters.
> Work to be done
Bodywork and paint. There's a few scrapes and dents in it.
Engine air filter, come the summertime.

I fucked up one corner stoving in the back of a Fiesta, a chip hid behind the rearview mirror mount and spread to fuck up the screen, and I bought it a full service in my first year of owning it as a treat.
And, frankly, people can't fucking drive or park here. ~1k in bodywork damage means I got off easy,

Y/M/M
>1998 E46 323i
Miles
>150k
Parts replaced
>Most of the cooling system
>Crankcase breather
>Hedgehog resistor
>Both rear springs
>Rusty front jacking points
>Both rear wheel bearings

None of the above has been particularly expensive and I have had the car for a very long time so I am pretty happy with it. Hedgehog resistor was the worst as being a right hand drive model you have to do the upside down contortionist act in the drivers footwell and enjoy the clutch pedal poking you in the eye

05 ford fiesta
186k
cooling system(still leaks)
link arms because i live off road.
bumper reattached

needs repairng again because some bastard cunt who worked on our farm decided to drive it through fields, and now the engine is in limp mode

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1996 E36 316i
ATM almost 259k km / ~161k miles

Bought with 226k km in September 2015
Since then:
>serpentine belt
>control arm bushings
>tie rod ends
>all gaskets except head gasket
>muffler (fart can, OEM had holes)
>climate control computer (bad capacitor probably but couldn't be bothered to fix it myself so just bought a new one)
replaced. Also, sway bar welded into place. Overall I paid 5k PLN ($1200) for the car and ~7k ($1600) in repairs and shit + 2500PLN ($~600) for LPG. Was it worth it? Probably not. Would I do it again? Probably yes. I love it except it has a shitty fucking gutless hopeless engine.

Things I wish I could afford:
>repainting, paint has lots of scratches all over
>6 cyl swap
>replace the whole braking system, it's rusty
>16 inch wheels
>maybe M-package bumpers
>sporty suspension
>LSD

>>16161365
>Other than fluids what all has had to be replaced on your car?

Chevrolet Cavalier 1997 Cayenne Metallic Red Sedan LS with 2.4L (looks new, original exterior). Still runs fine at 131K miles almost all city miles.

a. gold class car wax every so often with detailer spray to remove bird droppings
b. brake pads every so often
c. spark plugs at 48K miles, 94K miles
d. i sulfated the battery at 30K which was my fault. Replaced battery around 85K.
e. water pump at 87K and replaced serpentine belt then too since cost was minimal (essentially just the part since water pump was being replaced). Also replaced thermostat valve too as preventative measure.
f. ignition lock (tsb item so no charge to me)
g. airbag something (recall item)
h. tires every now and then since AA traction rated tires wear out fast
i. new A/C compressor at 95K
j. new boot cover at approx 30K due to it being torn
k. new oil pan due to drain plug being stripped at 112K. Stealership really ripped me off there with their oil change. It was not leaking oil when I entered the dealership for an oil change. The one time I get a dealer oil change and of course they strip the thread and charge me for it.
l. No other real parts replacements and it should reach 140K. And it still looks new.

The car always had mobil1 full synth except the time I went to dealer due to their coupon. After I bought it new, I switched to mobil1 full synth at 100 miles. Most oil changes were at walmart service center so it is possible for these places to be good 2 decades in a row which is how long I had the car. My other cars I take there too.

>>16161397
>BECAUSE LITERALLY NO ONE USES MILES OUTSIDE OF A BOAT
The U.K. uses miles as well.

>>16161483
>20k miles so far.
>Replaced front brake pads and discs
Do you have the US Focus like me or the Euro version? My OEM pads lasted 147k miles.

>>16161492
>Hedgehog resistor
What is that?

>>16161365
02 ram 1500
240k

Rear axle
Wheel hub assembly
PS pump
Pass side head
Timing assembly
Valve cover
Bent valve
About 5 transmissions in previous ownership it seems.

Still needs:
Rear leaf spring
More timing parts
Headgasket pass side
Machining pass side
Exhaust repair, broken around muffler inlet
Pass side catalyst
Fuel filler hose

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>Y/M/M
2002 Cadillac Eldorado

>Miles put on
302,241 km

>Parts Replaced
NorthStar Engine
Fuel Pump
Trunk Lock

>Future Purchases
More Stickers, just put on a WAT Landbarge Division sticker to counter my Big O sticker.

76 Triumph spitfire
ignition module
radiator
carb gaskets
clutch slave cylinder

>>16161640
>he spent 12k on that piece of junk
nie szanuję

>>16161669
wow the bongs are so relevant am i right?

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>>16161741
Właściwie koło 15k. Nie szkaluj bo źle skończysz przyjacielu
>>16161669
The hedgehog resistor is a little meme in the BMW world. It's the final stage resistor but it has spikes so it's usually called the hedgehog. Symptoms of a bad hedgehog are problems with A/C fan

>>16161640
>E36 316i
Why would you buy the shittiest bmw ever made?
My hand-me-down diesel Xsara Picasso can outrun this shitty car, fuck, it even has more horsepower since I removed the cat.
It also costs nothing to repair because parts are available everywhere

>>16161774
did this come with the car?

>Y/M/M
01 Civic
>Miles you've put on it
it's at 113k now, I think I bought it at 80k.
>Parts replaced
Wheel hub + bearing
Misc suspension stuff. and brakes obv.
Some shit with the window that didn't end up fixing the problem
Headlight
Stupid cylinder head plug
alternator
AC compressor
Might be replacing the thermostat soon

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>>16161783
Desperate, good deal, not enough knowledge, low standards, blah blah blah
All things considered it's a decent shitbox. I would never want to drive a shitty diesel van over this. I'd love to race you but not in a stoplight race since straight line racing is the faggiest thing in existence.
>>16161799
No but it was taking up space until I replaced it with the LPG tank/spare wheel

>>16161830
>straight line racing is the faggiest thing in existence
true but you would oversteer and die/be really slow anyway

>>16161843
someone bost that meme where there's a civic racing some other shitbox and it says oversteer on top of the shitbox and then there's that
>mad posting on 4chan
meme

2004 MG ZS

>two radiators cause the plastic end tanks are fragile as fuck
>upper and lower radiator hoses
>head gasket (so common it is actually a service item at MG garages)
>fuel tank
>rear abs sensors
>rear brake lines
>driver seat mounting
>cat split in half and welded back together
Shit still broken
>heater fan
>both front electric windows
>my wallet

>>16161857
Oh and it turned 60,000 miles yesterday

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>>16161843
>drives a FWD minivan
>but you would oversteer and die!
Yeah right after you understeer and hit an oncoming semi head on

>>16161857
>>16161861
>british cars
literally worse than french

>>16161863
>minivan
It's pretty compact actually, smaller than most sedans out there, it's just really tall

>>16161866
And my next car is going to be a Rover 800 fite me cunt

>>16161887
non

>>16161669

Basically what >>16161774 said. In my case, the heater and fan just stopped working one day. This was in the middle of winter, so a total pain in the arse. Very easy to replace on LHD models, just take the glove box out and there you are. Less so on the RHD models.

The week it took for the part to arrive made me realise how much you miss the heater / fan when it isn't there!

01 saab 9-3, bought with 140k miles, now 240k miles
> DIC failed.
> Recharged A/C
> Fixed SID ribbon cable
> I had to replace a hub because dipshit at tire place stripped threads.
That is about it. I do have to fix a power steering line.

95 saab 9000. purchased with 218k miles. now 236k miles
>replaced shorted out SRS computer.
>recharged a/c

2011 FORD Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

25 000 km since purchase

>front brake pads
>front brake rotors
>HVAC plenum inside the dash (door to direct the airflow broke)
>steering wheel (upgraded to a cruise control steering wheel, didnt break)

>>16161669
>Do you have the US Focus like me or the Euro version?
Euro spec. I bought it used, three years old at 45k miles. No idea what the original driver was like, but the discs were worn way down when it came up for MOT this year. I was told 'a few thousand miles, and not much more on the pads', so I got both changed.
I live in the UK, though, so brakes get used a lot more here. We have these things called 'corners'.
I get the feeling that the 'from new' owner buys new cars, rags them, and trades them in for a new one when they're paid off, before any maintenance really needs doing.
If I can get a nearly new car for a third of the new price, I'm not complaining.

>>16161863
>minivan
It's a min-MPV, based off an 'executive saloon' platform.
Kinda like a crossover, but bigger and without the ride height cranked up.
My father drove one, until he discovered it was a gutless liability while towing. Didn't last long after it nearly got us both blown off a bridge into the sea.

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Oh man

Y/M/M
2004 Chevy Tracker
>Miles you've put on it
188k
>Parts replaced
Battery 2x
Front brake pads
Rear brakes, the whole kaboodle
Multiple wheel bearings, usually one every other year
Door handle
Hood
Headlight assembly
Grill
The suspension has been all but completely thrashed for almost 3 years but Im too jewish to see why its worth spending money to fix it. Its bouncy, BFD.


The body stuff was from a deer strike. Thebdoor handle I blame on repeatedly yanking on it to break it free of ice in the winter since I park outside. The wheel bearings probably die faster because of deicer, but allignment shop guy says thats a common Tracker issue.

I also have a leaking power steering pump and I suspect my alternator is about to shit all over itself but meh.

>>16161857
What happened to the fuel tank?

>>16162010
>I live in the UK, though, so brakes get used a lot more here. We have these things called 'corners'.
You sound very knowledgeable of America's thousands of miles of roads, surely none have these "corners".

2002 dodge neon
198k
>stuff to replace
Tires
Control arms, tie rod ends, ball joints in front end
And the throttle body needs a cleaning

And cosmetic shit, but idc

It'll take a day, I just work 14 days in a row

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>>16161365
>Y/M/M
2003 Ford Focus SVT
>Miles you've put on it
135k, I've put 7k on it
>Parts replaced
-Alternator
-Battery
-Rear Motor mount
-Passenger Motor Mount
-Driver Side Motor Mount
-Thermostat Housing
-Sway Bar End Links (Both)
-Tie Rod Ends (Both)
-Passenger Side Knuckle (In the Mail)
-Timing Belt (Same weekend as Knuckle)
Spark Plugs

>To Do
-Tires, Because the knuckle was fucked I had terrible toe up front on both wheels.
-Brakes and Rotors
-Flywheel/Clutch/Pressure Plate
-Factory Suspension kit

Then what ever the fuck decides to break next. Took me two months to track down a decent knuckle to use that wasn't over priced as fuck.