Aww, My First 10,000 Miles

Congratulations! Now, go change the oil...

 

I just hit 10K at 6 months. But I only own one car.

 

Congrats, what has broken so far?

Just hit 54k myself. The only issue to date has been the shocks and struts. I just replaced the rears today with new OE units and the ride and handling have improved significantly. The fronts will need to be done soon as well.

 

Do you have it lowered? Shocks shouldn't go that quick.

SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 ? 2

 

Nope. It was only lowered on the Prius PLUS springs for 15,000 of the 54,000 miles.

 

Critic feels changes in his car that are somewhere between miniscule and imagined, and then tends to find the most expensive way to 'fix' the problem.

 

I am a bit offended by your post. I prefer to fix problems the correct way, as opposed to the compromised solutions that some DIYers prefer. In addition, the difference here was quite drastic - the ride is significantly smoother and there was a noticeable reduction in body lean while driving on Hwy 17.

Let's not hijack cycledrum's celebratory thread any more and instead, take this discussion to my shock replacement thread.


iPhone ?

 

Sorry, I did not mean to offend you. I really only wished to convey that most people should not take your post to suggest that they should also expect to replace struts at 50k miles.

You obviously are welcome to be as picky as you want with your car, just recognize you are a far outlier. It would be helpful to others if you provided that context when you post about repairs, upgrades, or maintenance.

 

Congrats.

 

I am almost at 100K on my 2010.

- Zero repairs
- Original struts and shocks. The car rides just as good as the day I bought it.
- Original tires. I run winter tires in the winter. Both the OEM and winter tires have a lot of tread left.
- Original brakes. On my last car I had to put my first set of brakes on at 170,000. I predict I will get over 300,000 miles on these brakes.
- Original battery

Total cost of ownership to date is 9 oil changes at $50 each and one trans axel change that was around $60. And the snow tires I bought when I got the car.

 

I suggest you splurge and buy a couple filters

 

Amazing . That is great.

 

I have done that. I tried a generic one from the Auto Parts shop. It has carbon in it but it did not work. I got a Toyota one and it works great.

 

I don't have the maintenance schedule in front of me, but I believe there are a few important service events at 100,000 Miles. Flushes that need to occur, perhaps Trans, Brake Fluid, Anti Freeze, Transaxle (Which I hear is not in the Booklet but recommended by Master Mechanics), and I'm sure others. Perhaps the ICE needs new spark plugs, etc. Maybe a good detail is a nice reward to a car that has been so good to you.

 

What kind of tire pressures do you run? How are the roads? I run around 40 and worry about wearing out the shocks, throwing off alignment prematurely on bad roads.

 

I run 49 PSI in the front and 47 PSI in the rear with both the summer and winter tires. It makes a huge differnce on MPG's

 

No trouble with the alignment?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I have been to your neck of woods, Amhurst, actually, the roads were pretty rough. The locals tell me it has something to do with the freezes damaging the pavement. High 40s do not ride too rough for you?