T2

Yetis,

Thanks - service them, drive them and they'll treat you right - not necessarily in that order. T2

Sam CS 05

...like anything else in life a little luck helps also...

Blade-MD

73k on my '03 CTT. Slowing down on the miles since we have another SUV that holds more people. This is a question that I have long wanted to know the answer regarding potential durability. Looks like I will be holding onto the CTT for another 5+ years.

EnigmaWmn

Ok, let me change that to top 10

Dennis C

It wasn't that long ago that you crossed over 50K and told us all how it wasn't as scary as we thought be be naked. Still happy?

I'm only at 42,000 on my 2004 CS, but my factory warranty expires in October when I hit the 4 year mark. I am one of the suckers who bought an extended warranty... we'll see how that works out.

T2

I never bought the warranty to extend have been running WAY naked now for almost 100k and the repairs have not been all that bad - we did have to do the coolant tubes out of warranty but even that was not a bad repair bill - it was well under 3k if i remember correctly - I really think the key is to drive them frequently and they reward in aces....T2

EnigmaWmn

Still nekkid. Still happy. Even after changing the tranny cooler & tubes. So far so good, knock on wood x3.

pred8or

coolant tubes? tranny cooler and tubes? hmmm I havent heard of these repairs yet . Can you guys comment on them with details on what they are? how can you tell when you need them? how much did they cost to replace? Thanks BTW 94K on 2004 CS

mudman2

The coolant tubes run thru the engine, expensive to replace. Looks like another material (bad choice) issue. Mainly hits cars in hotter climates. Becoming quite common, there is a debate on whether the engine should be pulled or not to replace

You should be OK up there in snow country.

ltc

Dear Esteemed Moderator,
I would like to take this opportunity to state that the choice of materials used in the aforementioned coolant tubes was NOT a "bad choice" in material selection; rather the material chosen was the most "cost effective" option.

EnigmaWmn

Car was leaking reddish fluid, taken to arrogant a-holes at Manhattan Motor Cars (had no choice but to go there) where they replaced the following:

Leak R&R tranny cooler/lines/thermo

ATF cooler
Thermostat
Rubber seal x4
O ring x4
Oil pipe
Oil pipe ATF cooler
O ring x2
Bulb
+ Labor
= 1848.26

After that, the car was shifting harder & shakier than ever, so my beloved MD dealer replaced the trans filter & fluids:

Oil sump gasket
Trans oil filter
Seal ring
Sealing ring
Alum sealing ring
Trans oil 1lt x6
Trans oil 1lt x5

= $875

All is well since then. Oh, Manhattan Motor Cars quoted $2100 for 60k service. Ended up doing it in Maryland for $1100.

rome

For my 60K service, I was charged (by Porsche Nashua) $1,000 and change, plus a little over $100 to fix some slight curb rash on one wheel.

Stone43

Two comments here: I am not leaking fluid, but have been smelling it for quite some time. Car has never overheated, but I did have to top off the coolant once about 3 months ago. Am I looking at a future problem??

As for the 60K service, $875 at Pioneer in San Diego. I paid less than that as my coils went bad (they were able to combine service charge for fixing those) and my oil changes are always free as I bought it there.

Stone43

Oh yeah, 04 CS has 66K miles on it.

EnigmaWmn

Haven't been smelling anything, and don't think the car ever overheated. Noticed the puddles in the garage and took it in the following day. I'm probably the wrong person to ask regarding the future problem. Now that I think of it, where's 99firehawk nowadays?