What preventive maintenance have you preformed on your car lately to keep it running in tip top shape?

[Ron61]

Just had the oil changed and new tires put on my VW EOS. Got a few more small items to take care of and one BIG item which is replacing the water pump. Trying to hold off until absolutely necessary as it’s over $1000 at the stealership.

[corolla5speed]

Originally Posted by Ron61

Just had the oil changed and new tires put on my VW EOS. Got a few more small items to take care of and one BIG item which is replacing the water pump. Trying to hold off until absolutely necessary as it’s over $1000 at the stealership.

I thought a $1000 was an exaggeration for that water pump. Here's what the NAPA car replacement calculator came up with. It has got to be a real bear getting that water pump out of there for that kind of money. I do a coolant replacements on my car each 30,000 miles as per the owners manual and replaced the water pump at 159,000 miles as a preventive maintenance measure. I'll do it again at 300,000. less then 60,000 miles to go we'll see.

[ncole1]

1) scheduled maintenance
2) top up fluids and tire air myself
3) get it fixed when it acts weird or makes funny noises
4) got it looked at after hitting a concrete block/brick/rock that was in the middle lane of an interstate, to make sure it was not damaged. They replaced the water pump and timing belt since I am at over 80k miles.
5) Any repairs needed to pass safety inspection

[SFBayBoomer]

I thanked my car for her many years of dedicated service and requested it continue. Nice car.

[corolla5speed]

Originally Posted by SFBayBoomer

I thanked my car for her many years of dedicated service and requested it continue. Nice car.

Here's to many more miles of trouble free service. Excellent Thought.