Thank you for your time. I have a 2001 plymouth Neon. My neon has 72,300 miles on it and its been a good car so far. It was inspected at 30,000 miles. The only big repairs I had outside of tires,oil changes/brakes is I had the radio replaced and some electrical work in regards to my turn signals and I just had my thermostat replaced yesterday.
My question is what kind of repair trends do you see in this model between 73,000 miles and 90,000 miles? I want to be prepared on what to expect and look for. I plan to get rid of my car in a year, by that time i suspect it will have 85,000 miles on it by then and I am hoping the car will be worry free by then.
2007-10-28 06:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by hls 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If the car has been as good as you say, the only problem I can forsee is your transmission. The were very poorly made in those cars
2007-10-28 06:53:36 · answer #1 · answered by psycho 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
# 1 repair you should be concerned about is the replacement of your timing belt. It should of been replaced at 60,000 miles to prevent internal damage should it fail while the engine is running. Your car may go another 100,000 miles without the timing belt failing, or it might fail tomorrow...you never know. If it fails while the motor is running, you'll definitely have some valve damage which is more costly than the initial timing belt replacement. If you bought this car new which I think you did, then there should be a maintenance schedule included with the owner's manual...that's a good place to find the recommended services you need to have done, along with the mileage intervals.
2007-10-28 07:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by havetowait 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally, you would start to see some trouble by now. It's obvious that you took care of this car so don't worry about anything until you sell it. If you keep it, yes check into trany flush and the timing belt.
2007-10-28 06:57:58 · answer #3 · answered by Lab 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not a European car. Take it to a regular auto shop. If he does not have the skills to do your car, take it to someone who does Japanese cars. We take our Toyota to our local independent mechanic, and he has no problems with it. iI's not as if Toyotas are rare. Those European imports can be tricky.
2016-04-10 23:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Engine timing belt should have been changed at 60,000.
If you wait untill it breaks it will cost you $2000.
If you replace it before it breaks, it'll cost under $300
2007-10-28 06:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do your best to sell or trade before 100,000 miles
2007-10-28 07:04:43 · answer #6 · answered by John St.Louis 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋