[Shotimes] 94 ATX Repair List

[Donald Mallinson]

Steve,

At the $800 per year, that works out to less than $67 per 
month.  As you mention, car payments on something newer 
would be a LOT more than that!

That is why my newest car is now going on 8 years old!  (96 
ES SHO) and my "fun" car is going on 15 years old (89 
Titanium SHO).

Don M.
saving those car payments for SHO repair!

Steve Tatro wrote:
> The problem is that $500/year may not be enough, especially with an ATX.
> I dropped $1600 in one visit for an ATX rebuild!  Even if that ONLY
> happens once every 5 years, there goes $320 per year!
> 
> Looking through my Excel file, which I've kept for the 6.5 years I've
> owned my '93, I see that I've spent $3000 on parts (includes all routine
> maintenance and fluids) and $2200 on labor (most of which was the tranny
> rebuild and the 60k from PP).  So, $5200 total equals $800/year for me.
> This includes doing almost all the work myself the past 3 years (paid to
> have almost everything done the first few).
> 
> Granted, I'm unfortunate that most of the problem I had were in the
> first couple of years, before I even attempted to fix anything myself.
> This is the only thing that eases my pain when I look at my maintenance
> spreadsheet!
> 
> Good luck, Jonathon.  You have to realize that once you get the car up
> to snuff it should last you a long time.  You just have to maintain it
> properly!
> 
> Steve Tatro