Originally posted by BlueWRX:
On my 95 LX:
ATX Tranny: $3500
Exhaust System, manifolds back: $1300
Head Gaskets and Manifold gaskets: $500
Water Pump (2x): $750
Owned car 5 years = warranty covered cost per year of $1210.
After warranty, water pump failed again and main cat clogged again. Out of pocket costs $600.
Total per year expense $1330. It could have been more.....
Ed
Yikes that is a lot of problems for 5 year old car...even if you put a lot of miles on. I've got a 97 windstar coming up to 5 years old next summer. Have 60K mi and have spent only about $120 other than normal maintenance (assuming that you count front brake reline as normal)...no warranty repairs other than getting them to fix alloys when they started leaking in 3rd winter and a couple recalls. 2 other cars I bought new only had only a few hundred dollars in repairs, total, for first 5 years.
