I don't want to jinx myself but my car is working perfectly

[thstone]

My 1971 Triumph TR-6 never made it past 300 miles in a single stretch without crapping out! I'm more than happy with several thousand!

[BMoney5327]

Brought mine with 94k miles and now have 97k, soo far so good...Previous owner took good care of it though! Knock on wood for a better remaining period! :dance:

[Mark_T]

25000 km and counting since I bought the car and no issues to speak of. Had to replace my park brake switch and a section of clutch line that succumbed to a road hazard. Can't blame the car for the clutch line failure. Apart from that it has just been regular maintenance and upgrades.

[WhipE350]

Put me down for 5986 miles. I got my 2000 'S' last Nov with 53000 miles and now have over 56400 on it, only actual 'Repairs' needed odometer bulb and trunk shocks. I'm taking another 350+ trip on the 19th and am crossing my fingers...was hoping to do the water pump just for good luck this weekend but don't think I'll have the part in time.

[Overdrive]

Sounds like a nice list of "repairs" to have, whip.

Let's see, been about a thousand miles since the IMS and RMS replacement, filter and MAF replacement, and the new top. Still have the CEL that occurred before those came around, but I'll have to report back here once the car is problem free to see how far I go.

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

Sounds like a nice list of "repairs" to have, whip.

Let's see, been about a thousand miles since the IMS and RMS replacement, filter and MAF replacement, and the new top. Still have the CEL that occurred before those came around, but I'll have to report back here once the car is problem free to see how far I go.

Ok we are talking "Repairs"...I break stuff down to the following categories:

"Repairs" - Actual things that break and have to be fixed.

"Maintenance" - Schedule stuff, wear and tear items (brakes, rotors, wipers, polishing back window).

"Preventative Maintenance" - Things are would fall into the category of Repair or Maintenance if I wanted to wait, but since I 'like' working on the car I do them early. I've done a lot of this, gives me that 'new' car happiness. . Oh I will do the RMS and IMS in the fall, don't have to but heck stay ahead of the curve.

"Modifications" - Things like new rims, painting bumperettes, spacers, smoked lights...the list goes on.

All said and done we are talking $$$$.$$, from a repairs point of view the car has been fantastic even with the previous owner...knock on wood I hope it stays that way. Interestingly the following list are all the "Repairs" the car has had, most of them occurred very early in it's life, they seem like quality assurance stuff during manufacturing:

Fender Liners
Hi and Low Tone Horn
Radio
Battery
Oxygen Sensor 2
Warranty Battery
Rear CV Boots
Low Tone Horn
Air Mass Sensor MAF
Odometer Bulb (tan)
Rear Trunk Shocks
Convertible Latch Rivets

[Overdrive]

No no, wasn't trying to talk down your repairs, whip, I was saying that really wouldn't be a bad list of repairs to have to do. Shoulda thrown up some emoticon sarcasm.

Even still, your whole list is pretty nice, looks like you ended up with a good one.

All I was listing following that was the work done on my own car recently, in which I forgot to list the oil change, which is a mix of repairs and maintenance by your definitions, which I agree with for the most part, and how far it's gone since without major issue. It actually hit exactly 44,000 as I pulled back into my driveway in the middle of last week.

I'm trying to make sure I take the car out as often as I can to put miles on it and not have it sitting around too long. I try to take it to work at least a few times a week, and just go out for some joyrides so it doesn't sit idle for too long.

She does need work, though, that's for sure, so the budget is being built to start knocking out some preventative maintenance items