Miata Mailing List: September 1995, Message #37
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   From: mott@flory.mit.edu (Dr. Peter H. Mott)
Subject: Re:  Used Miata Advice/Maintenan
   Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 15:05:00 -0400


David Green writes:


> IntelliChoice maintenance costs (five years): $3671
>
> It makes me even happier to be a Miata owner to read this, until I get to the
> maintenance costs portion. This price ($3671) is the estimated cost to own a
> 1995 Miata for five years. Yow! This is higher than the Mercedes-Benz 300E,
> Infiniti Q45, BMW750iL, and only $300 less than the BMW M3.
>
> Is this a misprint? How can they say "Reliability is impeccable" and then
> quote a relatively high cost like this? The only cars in the article that
> rate significantly higher were the Corvette ZR1, Acura NSX, Taurus SHO,
> Nissan 300ZX Turbo, and Porsche 944 Turbo.


$3671 strikes me as not too far off the mark.  Does that include gas?
How many miles?


My projected costs:  5 years miata ownership, 100000 miles 

Maintenance      $/incidences   # of incidences    total

oil changes          $30               33          $1000
timing belt & seals $350                1.67        $584
replace filters      $30                4           $120
tires               $400                2.5        $1000
replace rear window $250                1.5         $375
car washes & 
cleaning supplies    $20/month         60          $1200  
                                                   =====

                                           TOTAL:  $4279
Peter Mott