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2007 C230 4-year summary including total cost of ownership.
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2007 C230 4-year summary including total cost of ownership.
As of last week, I have owned my 2007 C230 for 4 years. Here is a quick summary of events:
December 13, 2006:
After an agonizing over 3 month wait, my car was finally delivered to me on March 27, 2007. It has definitely been an eventful 4 years with the car, as most of you know. So, here is the detailed summary:
Warranty issues resolved by my dealer:
Repairs performed to date:
Total Repair Costs: $303.14
Maintenance:
Total Maintenance Costs: $3203.83
Fuel:
Total Fuel Costs: $10,759.42 Cost of Fuel
Tools purchased for repairs and maintenance:
Total tool costs: $724.98
*Note: I am a massive tool *****
Miscellaneous expenses:
Total Miscellaneous expenses: $1060.00
Modifications:
Total Modifications: $825.00
TOTAL COST SUMMARY: $16876.37
Don't ever add that number up
Ok, since that number is already up there, let's add insurance of $3250.30. That makes it:
TOTAL COST SUMMARY: $20126.67 Broke the $20K mark!
Overall, I am still happy with my purchase. It has been a little trying lately, but I still do love the car. Looking forward to the 100K milestone later this year. Only cost not in there is depreciation which can be a little tricky to accurately measure.
Some notes about the summary:
I will need new front tires in the next 5K miles. I will be doing the following in the near future; rear differential fluid change, spark plug change, and brake fluid flush. Still waiting for the original front brake pads to wear out!!! All repairs and maintenance besides the alignment and 1 transmission service were done by me, so there are no labor costs in there.
*Posted to the main forum for more views, but will eventually merge this with my thread.
December 13, 2006:
- Ordered my 2007 C230 from my local dealer with the following options:
- 2007 C230 Sport Sedan base price: $29,650.
- 768 - Diamond Black Metallic Paint: $680.
- 427 - 7sp Automatic: $1,390.
- 324- Sunroof Pkg: $1,790.
- 319 - Lighting Pkg: $790.
- 873 - Heated Seats: $680.
- 275 - Pwr Driver's seat and steering column: $600.
- 057 - Ipod integration: $375.
- Total Retail Price: $36,730.00
After an agonizing over 3 month wait, my car was finally delivered to me on March 27, 2007. It has definitely been an eventful 4 years with the car, as most of you know. So, here is the detailed summary:
Warranty issues resolved by my dealer:
- Rattle from seat belt tensioners took three tries to remedy. Was remedied by lots of adhesive backed felt.
- Rattle from ashtray fixed with adhesive backed foam and felt.
- Rattle/buzzing from instrument cluster fixed with adhesive backed felt.
- Rattle/buzzing from radio area fixed with cable ties, felt wrap, of harness behind radio, and harness in engine compartment.
- Control arm bushings replaced at ~30K from complaint of popping in front end. Did not fix the problem, but tightened up the front end a little bit.
- Cross strut assemblies, inner and outer tie rods, and steering rack assembly replaced to fix popping issue in front end. Cross strut assemblies, and tie-rods were not the issue, it was the steering rack, but dealer surprisingly left those new parts in.
- Cup holder assembly replaced twice due to pealing of chrome accents.
- TCU and ECU flashed twice for transmission shifting issues.
- Instrument cluster coded for Ipod integration that wasn't done at the factory, since the Ipod interface was inoperable.
Repairs performed to date:
- Passenger side intake camshaft solenoid replaced due to P0012 code. This is a known issue with the M272 engine.
- Date: 5/26/10
- Mileage: 68740
- Cost: $14.95
- Fuel pump/seal ring replacement, due to failure of the fuel pump.
- Date: 1/29/11
- Mileage: 82361
- Cost: $231.29
- Crankshaft position sensor replaced. Sensor was not bad, replaced as preventative, during no start troubleshooting, since part was known superseded part.
- Date: 1/29/11
- Mileage: 82361
- Cost: $50.00
- Hood switch replaced. Intermittant hood open messages appeared since new several times. Of course, it never failed while in for warranty work.
- Date: 3/28/11
- Mileage: 85001
- Cost: $6.90
Total Repair Costs: $303.14
Maintenance:
- Oil changes (9) – $730.32
- 3 sets of rear tires, and 1 set of fronts - $1617.96
- Transmission services (2) - $479.93
- Wheel alignment - $125.00
- Cabin air filters (6) - $123.84
- Wiper blade sets (2) - $80.00
- Air filter set - $29.38
- MAF cleaning: $6
- Brake fluid flush: $11.40
Total Maintenance Costs: $3203.83
Fuel:
- 84784 Miles
- 3744.96 Gallons of fuel
- 25.11 MPG Premium Lifetime
- 19.71 MPG E85 Lifetime
- 22.63 MPG combined Lifetime
- 29.20 MPG Best
- 16.99 MPG Worst
Total Fuel Costs: $10,759.42 Cost of Fuel
Tools purchased for repairs and maintenance:
- Oil Filter Wrench: $42.65
- 722.9 transmission fill adapter: $37.91
- 722.9 standoff drift: $14.50
- STAR clone $550.00
- MB Service DVD: $79.92
- Pneumatic oil extractor: $119.99
Total tool costs: $724.98
*Note: I am a massive tool *****
Miscellaneous expenses:
- Windshield replacements (2), and 1 repair: $560.
- Front bumper respray from rock chips: $500
- Oil analysis kits (3) : $60.33
Total Miscellaneous expenses: $1060.00
Modifications:
- Huber Optic Tint: $450
- Euro Impact strips $178.
- Coding: $150.
- LED license plate bulbs: $20
- Silverstar Signal bulbs: $12
- LED city lights: $15
Total Modifications: $825.00
TOTAL COST SUMMARY: $16876.37
Don't ever add that number up
Ok, since that number is already up there, let's add insurance of $3250.30. That makes it:TOTAL COST SUMMARY: $20126.67 Broke the $20K mark!
Overall, I am still happy with my purchase. It has been a little trying lately, but I still do love the car. Looking forward to the 100K milestone later this year. Only cost not in there is depreciation which can be a little tricky to accurately measure.
Some notes about the summary:
I will need new front tires in the next 5K miles. I will be doing the following in the near future; rear differential fluid change, spark plug change, and brake fluid flush. Still waiting for the original front brake pads to wear out!!! All repairs and maintenance besides the alignment and 1 transmission service were done by me, so there are no labor costs in there.
*Posted to the main forum for more views, but will eventually merge this with my thread.
Last edited by johnand; Apr 6, 2011 at 04:40 PM.
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So your car does have full leather interior? Also kinda sad that the $20k plus figure ownership cost doesn't include the price of the car. Damn cars are expensive.
I should calculate my total ownership costs in my nearly 3 years.
Edit: I can't calculate fuel costs since I have never kept up with it.
I should calculate my total ownership costs in my nearly 3 years.
Edit: I can't calculate fuel costs since I have never kept up with it.
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That's really not all that bad! The last Honda I owned cost me >$20,000 just for repairs over the course of three years... that's why I'm not a Honda fan. Also, considering that you did a LOT of preventative maintnance, it's likely to last you a very long time.
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So your car does have full leather interior? Also kinda sad that the $20k plus figure ownership cost doesn't include the price of the car. Damn cars are expensive.
I should calculate my total ownership costs in my nearly 3 years.
Edit: I can't calculate fuel costs since I have never kept up with it.
I should calculate my total ownership costs in my nearly 3 years.
Edit: I can't calculate fuel costs since I have never kept up with it.
Nope, doesn't include the price of the car. If I remember correctly, I paid just over $30K for mine.
$20K in repairs on a Honda is 3 years is crazy.
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Sorry guys, not the Odyssey, it was an Accord. Was great until a month after the warranty expired, then it was CV joints, drive shafts, antenna motor, timing chain, A/C, radio, and every other thing that could possibly go wrong...
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Lifelong Accord enthusiast here until the 2008 complete F-up and general Honda-needs-to-be-put-in-a-padded-cell era.
I'll send you a PM.. we're gonna get banned by John for this on his thread.
To steer it back on topic..
John, IIRC, did you have some sort of Bi-X issue also when you were under warranty? They weren't auto-levelling on their own? Or was that a dealership mishap with the replacement of the front suspension parts and steering rack?
I'll send you a PM.. we're gonna get banned by John for this on his thread.
To steer it back on topic..
John, IIRC, did you have some sort of Bi-X issue also when you were under warranty? They weren't auto-levelling on their own? Or was that a dealership mishap with the replacement of the front suspension parts and steering rack?
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Lifelong Accord enthusiast here until the 2008 complete F-up and general Honda-needs-to-be-put-in-a-padded-cell era.
I'll send you a PM.. we're gonna get banned by John for this on his thread.
To steer it back on topic..
John, IIRC, did you have some sort of Bi-X issue also when you were under warranty? They weren't auto-levelling on their own? Or was that a dealership mishap with the replacement of the front suspension parts and steering rack?
I'll send you a PM.. we're gonna get banned by John for this on his thread.
To steer it back on topic..
John, IIRC, did you have some sort of Bi-X issue also when you were under warranty? They weren't auto-levelling on their own? Or was that a dealership mishap with the replacement of the front suspension parts and steering rack?
That was a dealership screwup. When they replaced the steering rack, they forgot to plug-in the leveling sensor on the front swaybar, before starting. So, I had to take it back and have them re-zero the leveling sensor. When that sensor is not is sync, the "limp mode" setting, is to dip the beams all the way down. I could only see light about 5 feet in front of me
