16th Jun 2021, 13:20
The faults vs maintenance items argument tends to go on forever here! Look around on other reviews you can see this a lot here. I see this thread getting locked.
The faults vs maintenance items argument tends to go on forever here! Look around on other reviews you can see this a lot here. I see this thread getting locked.
15th Jun 2021, 17:06
"Water pumps, alternators, exhaust manifolds, brake calipers, and ball joints are not maintenance items."
Depends. Metal water pumps will last longer than plastic (usually). Alternators I've never known to last much longer than 100,000 miles. I agree exhaust manifolds should last the length of the car, never replaced one in all my 40 years of cars/driving.
You gotta be kidding about ball joints and calipers though, they usually last around 80,000 miles, depending on how the car is driven/maintained. Definitely would class those as maintenance items. Every car I had the one or more caliper seized at under 100,000 miles, and I drive carefully and service my cars on time.