davem
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '01 XLT
My 2001 XLT 4x4 V-6 SOHC currently has 185K miles on it. I've owned it since 2003 with 35K miles on it. This forum has been extremely helpful for me through the years and I am thankful for all who post here.
I just paid $750 for brake calipers, rotors, pads, etc .............. which got me to thinking of all the repairs I've had to my Explorer since 2003............ so I pulled out my receipts, entered it into a spreadsheet, to get a total. Mind you, this includes tires (I think 3 sets at about $500-600 per set), a single exhaust/muffler job, radiator flush, trans fluid change, basic brake work, etc - items that are pretty routine maintenance, really. But I've had multiple wheel bearings, tie rod work, ball joints, driveshaft replaced, etc. (I'm not counting all the oil changes and minor stuff I've done myself.) Fortunately the only tranny work was a new dipstick tube (rotted) and the only engine item was intake gaskets (probably best money I ever spent on this rig).
So my grand total is just over $10K. Spread over my 13 years of ownership (repairs have really picked up since 2010, which only makes sense), that does not seem too bad, but I have to admit, its higher than I expected.
Any comments ? Typical ? In line ?
I'm hoping to get another 14 months on this Explorer ...................
I just paid $750 for brake calipers, rotors, pads, etc .............. which got me to thinking of all the repairs I've had to my Explorer since 2003............ so I pulled out my receipts, entered it into a spreadsheet, to get a total. Mind you, this includes tires (I think 3 sets at about $500-600 per set), a single exhaust/muffler job, radiator flush, trans fluid change, basic brake work, etc - items that are pretty routine maintenance, really. But I've had multiple wheel bearings, tie rod work, ball joints, driveshaft replaced, etc. (I'm not counting all the oil changes and minor stuff I've done myself.) Fortunately the only tranny work was a new dipstick tube (rotted) and the only engine item was intake gaskets (probably best money I ever spent on this rig).
So my grand total is just over $10K. Spread over my 13 years of ownership (repairs have really picked up since 2010, which only makes sense), that does not seem too bad, but I have to admit, its higher than I expected.
Any comments ? Typical ? In line ?
I'm hoping to get another 14 months on this Explorer ...................