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Old 12-12-2014, 10:48 PM   #9 (permalink)
roosterk0031
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1998 Stratus, does it count if you remove and don't replace?
Battery last year or year before.
Water pump and timing belt
Rear brake cylinders, pads, and a little bit of line.
Front pad's probably twice.
AC compressor removed after failure
PS pump removed after failure.
A couple serpitine belts, one after AC failed shorter, another cause that one got noisy.
Radio, FM quite and 15 yo couldn't take no tunes(I didn't pay for it so it doesn't count)

Somewhere around 245,000 miles, Mother in law bought it new gave it to my then 13 year old 8+ years ago so FIL couldn't drive anymore. Had about 100,000 then, next 130,000 was me, my kids since.

Needs new ignition, drains battery if you take the key out wrong, son's solution leave the radio on so if it's still playing you didn't get the key out right.

Best car $/mile that I never bought or even if I'd paid a few K for it. It just keeps working,


My 03 malibu was maybe a better car, bought for $9998 with 11,000 miles, daughter wrecked it last summer, straight road 3 miles from home went into ditch hit box culvert rolled 3? times, no injuries.

3 sets front brake pads, 1 set of rotors, don't recall calipers but maybe
One battery
One fuel pump
1 set rear shoes, maybe a wheel cylinder or 2
2 front wheel bearings
1 idle control valve.
Some freon to keep AC working.

265,000 miles, ran perfect, steered well, braked well and everything worked.
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