i think someone who only runs their car on 87 octane should honestly come forward and detail their historical service needs
bc you know those ppl are out there..
Purchased car with 37,000 miles in 2003 - a 2000 V6 with manual transmission
Ran on premium until I hit 100,000 miles, then regular. Now has 150,000 miles. MPG has never been below 22 or above 27 (though once through careful driving I did go 500 miles on a tankful, 17.5 gallons). The switch to regular has not shown a drop in fuel economy.
Maintenance oil and filter every 5,000 miles, air filter every other year, transmission fluid every 75,000 miles (Ford recommends 60,000 but I missed that the first time and its due now), flush brake fluid every 5 years.
Only item you could try and nail me for (though I don't buy gasoline as its cause) is check engine light has been cycling on and off since operating with a bad miss fire (light flashing and needed to rev to 3000 rpm and feather the clutch out to drive the car home at 15 mph ~3 miles). Valve cover gasket was leaking taking out the coils. Code at that time was miss fire, plus a bunch of others I don't recall. Since then the code has been catalyst inefficiency. If I do a lot of local driving the light goes out by itself, if I do a lot of highway driving it comes back on. Been doing it for 40,000 miles. Luckily the light has always turned itself off before I've needed my yearly inspection. This year I replaced front O2 sensors to see if that would help, but its still cycling on/off. I don't feel like replacing the cats (I hate exhaust work), but will if the code remains on and I can't get a sticker.
Service history (don't keep written records, just receipts so mileages are approx)
40,000 Dealer tightened clamp on heater hose to fix coolant leak (under warranty
45,000 New rear window regulator
75,000 New brake pad all four wheels, new plugs, recharged AC, new sway bar bushings
105,000 New Brakes and rotors
110,000 New coils, plugs, replaced valve cover gasket
120,000 New front wheel bearing
125,000 Installed electric fan recharged AC
127,000 New Starter
130,000 New alternator, new front sway bar bushings
132,000 New mufflers
133,000 New power steering line (old one rusted through)
135,000 Replaced front wheel bearing, new brakes and rotors
140,000 Car hit hard while parked - replaced front bumper, lights, left tie rod end,left knuckle, left upper A-arm, left wheel bearing, left sway bar drop link, four new brake pads, front rotors.
145,000 Window regulator replaced
148,000 Two front O2 sensors replaced
All work done by me (other than first coolant leak)
Current needs:
Right side front suspension makes some noise over small bumps, nothing too bad need to check ball joint, a-arms and tie rods from play.
Drive shaft center bearing is making noise and needs o be replaced.
Drivers heated seat stopped working, need to remove cover and find line break.
Original battery, all original hoses (other than replaced power steering line), original clutch,