Average cost to repair CL per year?

I am having a good year at only 140.00 for intercooler pump and I did the install for fun. One vanity sun visor, also cost about 149.00. Hearing a clunk while backing up and turing wheel in reverse, coming from drivers front tire,, so cost % may be rising by year end.

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I am having a good year at only 140.00 for intercooler pump and I did the install for fun. One vanity sun visor, also cost about 149.00. Hearing a clunk while backing up and turing wheel in reverse, coming from drivers front tire,, so cost % may be rising by year end.
Funny you mentioned a clunk. I'm hearing the same thing. It's a pronounced sounding clunk that's noticed especially when windows are open. Imagine hitting two hollow metal pipes together having one in each hand. That’s the kind of sound I’m hearing. It only happens when backing up and applying the brake. I can repeatedly create the noise by backing up, stopping and backing up again so it’s somehow tied to the brakes. It is annoying but I don’t have a clue what it is or where to begin. It’s been like this for a while and when I did my brakes I didn’t see anything that stood out as abnormal. The noise is def coming from the rear of the car and sounds the same either left or right.
Hoping someone can chime in about this “clunk”.
sunshade $100 did it myself
$250.00 spark plugs cabin filter did myself
valve cover job $440 dealer
tranny flush $469 dealer
pocket money $1694
ABC job under-warranty i think about $600.00
Last edited by wease206; Aug 5, 2008 at 01:26 PM.
Put 55,000 Miles on it. It had 17K when purchased.
So its at 72K miles now. My Extended warranty runs out at 75K Miles.
ABC Pump at 20K Miles. $ 3500.00 Covered.
Normal A+B. About $ 350.00 a Year.
Tires. 3 Times now. $ 600.00 every 2 Years.
Brakes 3 Times . Rotors once. $ 600.00 every 2 Years.
Just flushed the Coolant $ 200.00
Tranny fluid flush is next. ????
MY CD changer is shot. Living without it.
Batterys. 2 @ $ 125.00 Each. Car only stays charged for about a week
without a trickle. Its draining someplace. I live with it.
Other little things. Volume switch on wheel. $ 200.00
Trunk suck failure $ 200.00
Now the question is. Warranty is running out. But the Car is looking perfect
and is running strong. Mine does not lose ABC pressure and droop at all.
So I am going to keep her another couple years and dump her just before
100 K Miles. I figure $ 1000.00 per year in Maint.
After having 2 high end Benz`s for a combined almost 7 Years.
These cars are either rock solid. Or cursed. There is no in between.




