"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Doug Kanter" > wrote:
>
>> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> >
>> > Granted, I've never owned a Toyota and I've heard nothing but good
>> > about
>> > them, I'm just not going to knock a Chevy since I've had such a great
>> > experience with it. :-)
>>
>> ....knock on wood...
>>
>> Just wait....I hope you have better luck than some.
>>
>>
>
> The S-10 just passed 100,000 miles with only 2 trips to the shop. :-)
> And $250.00 for a catalytic converter replacement IMHO is not bad...
>
> I run synthetic oil and really am good about maintenance schedules.
> Upkeep cost has been less than $400.00 per year not counting the 2
> repairs.
>
> So far.

Get all over the transmission maintenance, especially if it's an automatic.
Change fluid & filter a little more often than recommended.