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Originally Posted by stephen wilson
To keep things in perspective, IIRC you did quite a bit of "voluntary" work that many people won't do arbitrarily, such as the IMS upgrade,starter, & alternator, to add up to that $6,000.
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well when the clutch starts to go you have to deal with it sooner than later or you'll chew up the flywheel. Fixing the clutch requires you to take a hard look at swapping the IMS for the aftermarket unit from LNE. Now you're looking at $2K, closer to $3K if you have to play it safe and replace the flywheel. It adds up..
The 02 sensors were another quick fix that turned into a bigger tab than anticipated. Simply swapping the faulty one didn't end CEL's. Once I replaced the other three...no more CEL's. Too bad that ran $600, $700 if you need a mechanic with a lift to do it for you.
The parts for these cars are not cheap. Using independent mechanics helps but sometimes they mark up the parts or refuse to install anything that isn't OEM.