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Old 06-14-2007, 06:39 PM
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Year:
Trim:
Mileage:

Major Repairs:
Have you changed your transmission fluid?
Mods:
How often do you change your oil?
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Old 06-14-2007, 06:39 PM
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Year: 2001
Trim: 3.0
Mileage: 101,500

Major Repairs: None
Have you changed your transmission fluid? NO
Mods: None
How often do you change your oil? 4k
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Old 06-15-2007, 08:50 AM
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Year: 2001
Trim: 3.0
Mileage: 112,000

Major Repairs: None
Trans Fluid: No
Mods: Just Sound and cosmetic
Oil Change?: Have been 15K mile services, prob change to 3-5K since passing the 100K mark
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Old 04-04-2008, 01:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by X5Dawg
Year: 2001
Trim: 3.0
Mileage: 112,000

Major Repairs: None
Trans Fluid: No
Mods: Just Sound and cosmetic
Oil Change?: Have been 15K mile services, prob change to 3-5K since passing the 100K mark
Wow, how things can change in a year - let's try this again:

Year: 2001
Trim: 3.0
Mileage: 135,000 miles

Major Repairs: Tranny, cats, crankcase vent hoses, fuel pump and sending unit, CV boots - plus O2 sensors, water pump, t-stat
Trans Fluid - yes, with the new tranny
Mods: Angel eyes and cleared headlights, HID fogs, MBQ speakers, sub and amp, shift direction switched, DICE + XM, smoked side markers and sport tail lights (thanks to accident), italian air horn
Oil Change: every 5K miles, usually adding one quart in between
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Old 03-10-2009, 09:02 PM
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Year: 2000
Trim: 4.4
Mileage: 107,000
Major Repairs: both CV Joints, steering rack, control arms, water pump, radiator, coolant hoses, valve cover gasket, all under extended warranty. It has been trouble free for the last 15k miles. I have been doing my own maintenance since the extended warranty expired a year ago and the car has never worked better. Touch wood
Have you changed your transmission fluid? No
Mods: Nothing beside improving the sound system.
How often do you change your oil: Every 5k miles
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Old 06-15-2007, 10:41 AM
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Year: 02
Trim: 4.4 SP
Mileage: 105k

Major Repairs: valley pan, all front suspension, tie rods, radiator & ALL hoses
Have you changed your transmission fluid? yes
Mods:
How often do you change your oil? when the oil service light comes on
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Old 06-15-2007, 11:15 AM
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Interesting thread.
Might be worth changing from 'major repairs' to listing all repairs - major is somewhat subjective.
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Old 06-15-2007, 01:31 PM
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2001 3.0 116k.
update 140k miles 4/4/08
no tranny fluid change
no diff fluid change
engine oil changed every 6k miles
major promblems;
oil seperator valve cover cracked

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Old 06-15-2007, 01:44 PM
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Nice thread. I see the chairman has not checked in yet.
He is the king

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Old 06-15-2007, 01:49 PM
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2001 3.0
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No major problems.
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