Maintence for low miles 2011
07-17-2018, 01:20 PM
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When I bought my car at the end of 2017, an 06 with 5,000 miles, I went ahead and had all the fluids, except the diff fluid, changed. Total cost was $300 for oil, clutch, brake and coolant. Time wears fluids, just more slowly than mileage, but they still degrade. Pretty cheap insurance for peace of mind.
07-17-2018, 01:45 PM
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When I bought my car at the end of 2017, an 06 with 5,000 miles, I went ahead and had all the fluids, except the diff fluid, changed. Total cost was $300 for oil, clutch, brake and coolant. Time wears fluids, just more slowly than mileage, but they still degrade. Pretty cheap insurance for peace of mind.
07-17-2018, 10:31 PM
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When I bought my car at the end of 2017, an 06 with 5,000 miles, I went ahead and had all the fluids, except the diff fluid, changed. Total cost was $300 for oil, clutch, brake and coolant. Time wears fluids, just more slowly than mileage, but they still degrade. Pretty cheap insurance for peace of mind.
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07-18-2018, 09:27 AM
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I would definitely change the coolant. It’s now 7 years old even thought the mileage is low. My 13GS only has 11k miles and I changed the coolant a few months ago since it was 5 years old. The tires are garbage! Mine went bald at 9k miles and I went with Continental non run flats. Whatever you do DO NOT buy Goodyear run flats, anything else is 100% better!
07-18-2018, 09:52 AM
#27
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If it has a good maintainence log you can compare with the schedule, if not i just change out n flush then I Know where evrything is at, also gives some time to look everything over, then ready for anything you want to do.
07-18-2018, 10:51 AM
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07-18-2018, 10:55 AM
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07-18-2018, 10:59 AM
#30
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My '09 had 5,000 miles on it. The brake fluid was borderline so I had it flushed out. Hygroscopic brake fluid is always a concern just from time, not just miles.
07-19-2018, 12:07 PM
#31
Melting Slicks
I second the brake fluid & coolant changes, they're past due. Given the low mileage, I wouldn't bother with diff or trans of air filter. OE tires are probably tractionless now, I would not wait for spring.