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I finally made the purchase! A 1998 Black ETC w/ wheat (cream?) interior. 50k, never driven in rain or snow, all service records, and absolutely flawless! This car drives unlike anything I've driven - smooth as glass, yet fast, nimble, and fun to drive!
I've put a 4yr/48k warrenty on the car, and I plan to use this as my daily-driver. I don't drive particularly far (~12k Mi) per year, and it's a pretty even split between city & highway.
This leads me to my questions - other than yearly radiator flush, what sort of maintenance will I be looking at? Should I be flushing the tranny as well (as she does have 50k on the clock right now)? Do plugs & wires last until 100k? I took the air filter out yesterday - looks to be clean! Fuel filters usually need replacement?
My last question - On the dash "info" center, what are the "normal" ranges for the battery voltage? And what is a "healthy" gas mileage? Right now I'm seeing 11.9 volts with the car off, and once it's started, I see about 12.3 to 12.8. As far as mileage goes, I've been seeing about 13-14mpg, with mostly city driving. To me these figures seem about right, but since I'm new to this car and powerplant, I'm curious what the more experienced folks on the board think!
I'll try to get some pictures up soon! Thanks for the input!
-Scott
I've put a 4yr/48k warrenty on the car, and I plan to use this as my daily-driver. I don't drive particularly far (~12k Mi) per year, and it's a pretty even split between city & highway.
This leads me to my questions - other than yearly radiator flush, what sort of maintenance will I be looking at? Should I be flushing the tranny as well (as she does have 50k on the clock right now)? Do plugs & wires last until 100k? I took the air filter out yesterday - looks to be clean! Fuel filters usually need replacement?
My last question - On the dash "info" center, what are the "normal" ranges for the battery voltage? And what is a "healthy" gas mileage? Right now I'm seeing 11.9 volts with the car off, and once it's started, I see about 12.3 to 12.8. As far as mileage goes, I've been seeing about 13-14mpg, with mostly city driving. To me these figures seem about right, but since I'm new to this car and powerplant, I'm curious what the more experienced folks on the board think!
I'll try to get some pictures up soon! Thanks for the input!
-Scott