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gschotland · 10-10-2009, 08:56 PM

Kyle32, if you're willing an able to learn how to do a few maintenance items yourself, the services every 30k miles really aren't that expensive. I just did a "major" 60k service and the parts/fluids were no more than $300.

No matter how well a car seems to have been maintained, something's going to need to be done. There's no free lunch on these cars. Better keep a $1,000-$2,000 slush fund for the unexpected.

Everyone on this board will tell you that they'd much rather buy a car with extensive service records and a clean Pre-Purchase Inspection (PPI) that's approaching a major service than "a pig in a poke" (unknown history and/or no PPI) and a major service done. It's the unknowns that'll potentially clean your financial clock.

Tons of invaluable info here about about buying your first Box. Read it all.

10-10-2009, 08:56 PM	#3
gschotland Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: nj Posts: 389	Kyle32, if you're willing an able to learn how to do a few maintenance items yourself, the services every 30k miles really aren't that expensive. I just did a "major" 60k service and the parts/fluids were no more than $300. No matter how well a car seems to have been maintained, something's going to need to be done. There's no free lunch on these cars. Better keep a $1,000-$2,000 slush fund for the unexpected. Everyone on this board will tell you that they'd much rather buy a car with extensive service records and a clean Pre-Purchase Inspection (PPI) that's approaching a major service than "a pig in a poke" (unknown history and/or no PPI) and a major service done. It's the unknowns that'll potentially clean your financial clock. Tons of invaluable info here about about buying your first Box. Read it all.