Used ap1 long term cost?
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I've had my Ap1 since 2007. Bought it with 65k and now have 176k miles on it.
Only thing I have had go bad and needed to replace so far was a coil pack blew and the front right caliper seized up on me.
I am boosted as well. I have recently started to burn a bunch of oil so it seems piston rings are leaking a little bit.
Other items probably would have had needing replacement but I replaced the clutch since I was going boost and suspension since I lowered it etc.
I had to swap the axle buckets once and just the other day put spacers in since they started vibrating again (common issue with lowered S2000's)
Insanely reliable car especially since the last 2 years I have had over 400whp in my car daily driving it 20k miles a year rain or shine!
Only thing I have had go bad and needed to replace so far was a coil pack blew and the front right caliper seized up on me.
I am boosted as well. I have recently started to burn a bunch of oil so it seems piston rings are leaking a little bit.
Other items probably would have had needing replacement but I replaced the clutch since I was going boost and suspension since I lowered it etc.
I had to swap the axle buckets once and just the other day put spacers in since they started vibrating again (common issue with lowered S2000's)
Insanely reliable car especially since the last 2 years I have had over 400whp in my car daily driving it 20k miles a year rain or shine!
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I think that in general, a car owner should budget $2500/yr for car maintenance. $600-1000 can be tires, and then there are fluid changes, etc, that shouldn't amount to much, but always plan on a significant repair. If you can do the work yourself, you'd save money.
That said, S2000s are pretty reliable, so you might have that money at year's end. I have yet to spend more that $1,200 or so in any given year on maint work.
At 109k mi, you could have to deal with axles, the TCT, belt, maybe the clutch, or brakes. Also the soft top if its old and tearing.
That said, S2000s are pretty reliable, so you might have that money at year's end. I have yet to spend more that $1,200 or so in any given year on maint work.
At 109k mi, you could have to deal with axles, the TCT, belt, maybe the clutch, or brakes. Also the soft top if its old and tearing.
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