My car has had a nearly 100,000 long life. I was wondering what maintenace things i should do to it. Ive had my car less than a year and I dont know what the previous owners(some chiks in kentucky) did maintenance wise. In the year ive had it ive 1.changed the power steering fluid. 2. changed the oil when scheduled 3. and put a new intake (p.r.c.a.i.) by the way is 100,000 ok for a 96? Im going to take some pics and post them when it rolls to 100,000 miles.
Any sugestions on what i should do to it? any good ideas are welcome. Im going to get new plugs but im still deciding between NGK's or Densos. (only cuz of the price)
100,000 miles

 

on a regular car, this would mean its near its last stage in life but with a maxima, u have just fully broken in your car.

I have a 95 GLE with 112,000 miles and the car was running perfectly. I bought it from some caucasian guy who drove far to work. most females don't race and i would be happier getting a car from some idiot that only gets oil changes for maintenance than someone who turboed out the engine and raced 3 days a week

 

why's it always have to be about race and ethnicity, meccanoble??? i'm just kidding!! anyway, to answer the original post, i drove a max at work twice within a year and a half. this guy, the first time, had 250,000 miles on his max. ran great. just like mine, but dirty as hell inside. carpets were stained to hell. the second time i drove it, he had 283,000 miles on it. i asked the guy if he had to get a new tranny/engine, or anything? he said that except for tune-ups, clutch, brakes, tires, the normal stuff, no. he didn't need anything. so you have a while with your max

 

Ummm i wasnt asking about longivity, i was asking about things i should do to it. do you guys think its time for a new motor gasket or something like that?

 

read the owners manual and look up the schedule. i'm in the same boat as you.. but i dont want to spend too much right now as 120k service is coming up..

 

[QUOTE]by the way is 100,000 ok for a 96?[QUOTE]

No, it's not OK, it means you need to go out and drive more.

I've got 70 on a 99, and that's just going to/from work and school. I did 30k in the first year that I had the car (driving around cruisin )

 

No - If it aint broke don't fix it. Just do the standard maintenance in the owners manual. Also use NGK PLATINUM PLUGS only! They're expensive but worth every penny.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lordargent
[QUOTE]by the way is 100,000 ok for a 96?

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No, it's not OK, it means you need to go out and drive more.

I've got 70 on a 99, and that's just going to/from work and school. I did 30k in the first year that I had the car (driving around cruisin )

I drove it to and from countless partys on every weekend since i bought the car. I mean from N. phx to Tempe, scottsdale, chandler, W. Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert. During the weekdays i use to just go & chill at diff places w diff people, and cruising & toking.

I dont want to over do it any more. I just basically drive it to work now for the past 2 weeks. But i work faaar ummm like 50 mins on the freeway hauling a$$$$.

 

Yu must work in Avondale or goodyear or something.

I lived in Phoenix for a yar and a half before I decided to move back to Seattle.

Everything is SO far apart there. Besides that, there's nothing to do. Phoenix sucks. Tempe is at least bearable.

IanS

 

you did plugs and fuel filter, right?

 

Yea i work in goodyear. i know its far and if you think theres nothing to do in phx then i guess youre not into partying, getting faded, and fuking fine a$$ chiks. but yea its kinda boring here.... and yes like i said before i did do plugs and fuel filther.

 

What, Partying at the Arrowhead Mall parking lot or drinking at TGIF's?

Come on now. Phoenix sucks.

And the chicks are fine, but once they turn 30 they look like dried rubber raisins from too much sun.



IanS

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by iansw


What, Partying at the Arrowhead Mall parking lot or drinking at TGIF's?

Come on now. Phoenix sucks.

And the chicks are fine, but once they turn 30 they look like dried rubber raisins from too much sun.



IanS [/QUOT i guess youre not into house partys.

 

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i guess youre not into house partys.

That's true. I did go to quite a few house parties while I was down there, but the fact that you have a city with a population of 4 million and noone has anything better to do than have a house party says something.

Besides, I turned 21 a long time ago - I can drink in public now.



IanS

 

Ummm you cant drink in public even if you were 127 dumba$$. and i dont care what u say about phx cuz i dont even like it either....

 

And besides, this thread is about my car, not your habitat opinions.

 

Hey, I was just talking about how everything is so far apart there in relation to your car.

Your the one that continued the coversation, jackazz.
And yes, I can drink in a public bar or restauraunt all I want.

 

also things to look at are brakes+rotors, look at all 4 cv boots, if there are cracks in them then there is a chance that they might be going, I would recomend getting new ones from www.raxles.com...

http://www.beachlers.com/Auto%20Service/3060INSP.htm

here's a list of 30k service checklist, but if it works for 30k it will also work for 100K, I'm 1.4k away from hitting 100,000 miles also, I'm going to go through the list in the next week or so

good luck