It pays to keep a car well maintained!

Sebastienclement · 21st April 2021, 13:23

I bought my V6 Connie SE in late 2016, which was a very tidy, one owner car. It's been averaging about 5000 miles a year with me since, and I've had a rolling plan of preventative work completed over the last four and a half years. It's had:

Full exhaust system
Track rod ends
Top mounts
Full set of suspensions springs
Both lower suspension arms
Timing belts / waterpump / ancillaries
Thermostat
New ECU (no, it didn't get flooded, but it began causing a misfire!)
Various suspension bushes
Repalacement inlet manifold
New VIS motors
Full set of Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 tyres
Annual servicing (Oil, filters, antifreeze, gearbox fluid etc...)
Odds and sods such as aircon regas etc...

This car has been a labour of love, and the cost of purchasing the car + maintenance has come to in excess of £6000.

It's going to need some bodywork soon - both bumpers are a bit tatty (these had had poor fibreglass repairs completed previously and the nearside rear sill is looking a bit crusty, so I had parked the car up awaiting availability with Tom Hobbs for some bodywork.

Unexpectedly, I need the car urgently for a trip this coming weekend (my other car is in for some repairs which are taking longer than expected), so I stuck it in for an MOT today and.....

First time pass, no advisories

Not bad for 20 years old!

21st April 2021, 13:23	#1
Sebastienclement Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,237 Thanks: 136 Thanked 160 Times in 85 Posts	It pays to keep a car well maintained! I bought my V6 Connie SE in late 2016, which was a very tidy, one owner car. It's been averaging about 5000 miles a year with me since, and I've had a rolling plan of preventative work completed over the last four and a half years. It's had: Full exhaust system Track rod ends Top mounts Full set of suspensions springs Both lower suspension arms Timing belts / waterpump / ancillaries Thermostat New ECU (no, it didn't get flooded, but it began causing a misfire!) Various suspension bushes Repalacement inlet manifold New VIS motors Full set of Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 tyres Annual servicing (Oil, filters, antifreeze, gearbox fluid etc...) Odds and sods such as aircon regas etc... This car has been a labour of love, and the cost of purchasing the car + maintenance has come to in excess of £6000. It's going to need some bodywork soon - both bumpers are a bit tatty (these had had poor fibreglass repairs completed previously and the nearside rear sill is looking a bit crusty, so I had parked the car up awaiting availability with Tom Hobbs for some bodywork. Unexpectedly, I need the car urgently for a trip this coming weekend (my other car is in for some repairs which are taking longer than expected), so I stuck it in for an MOT today and..... First time pass, no advisories Not bad for 20 years old!