In article >,
"Doug Kanter" > wrote:

> "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.
>
>

It's a 5 speed. Stick.

That's one of the advantages too to not doing oil changes myself.
The place I take it to checks all fluids and makes recommendations based
on manufacturures (sp?) recommendations, and keeps track of what has
been done in the computer.

I've found it's FAR cheaper to follow maintenance plans than to wait for
a breakdown! :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson