I had to do a complete brake job including rotors on the car almost immediatley after I bought it. That set me back a quick 700 dollars.
The tires went soon after (138000). They had dry rotted from the previous owner. Than ran my 400 because I chose to upgrade to white walls.
At 140000 miles I replaced the front struts as a precautionary measure. That set me back 200 dollars.
The only other problem was the paint, which had blistered from excessive heat.
I bought this car for 1000 dollars in June 2003. Some people think that this is an old person car but it is not. This can be a car for everyone, I am 17. But I could not be happier with it. It is fast, smooth, and comfy. You really get your bang for your buck with this car.
It is easy to work on as well. I have done all my own oil changes with no fuss or mess. I installed two 10 inch sub woofers and a 480 watt amp in a afternoon. The head unit came out in a weekend. If you like to work on a car, this is your best deal.
It sounds like you do your own mechanical work so how could you spend $700 to do the brakes? Unless you had to replace some ABS components, sounds like someone really shafted you on the parts prices.
Also, if you did not want the "old person car" image, why did you get whitewall tires?
How much would you like for it.
To the comment left on 13th Jan 2004, 07:21.
It was not implied that it was an old persons car the reviewer simply stated that "SOME PEOPLE THINK that it is an old persons car though it can be a car for anyone".
I bought a 1993 buick lesabre in September 2005 and its worth the ride;it is like anything--take care of its service issues it will take care of you.
In the two years I have owned it I get it tuned once each year, change oil every 3,000 miles, and rotate tires every 5,000 miles. The struts needed to be changed;a jaunt to Auto Zone was 4 for $270. Yup, lifetime warranty is the rule of order for these.
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