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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
I have 14 years and 400,000 miles of data running an E90 34,000 miles a year on a daily 160 mile commute. All numbers in, it cost 31 cents a mile to drive my E90. I have difficulty believing an i3 saves $700 per month. A E39 M5 can't be that expensive to run. All kinds of stuff must have broken all the time to cost you $3,600/year in maintenance; that's a lot. Based on a 18 MPG average and $3.50/gallon, fuel cost was around $400 per month.
I get it, an E39 M5 is not meant to commute 105 miles a day. I'd argue there's a better car to use than an E90 too, but buying a second car to save money commuting rarely makes sense if you keep the car you want to avoid driving.
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This is the schedule I maintain all my ICEVs to. Keeps them driving like new and as reliable as new (as in, I'd be comfortable jumping in any of them and driving them across the country). Wording is a little weird as I just copied and pasted the content out of
this thread.
Every 7750 OBC "miles":
-Oil change (including filter)
n.b.: oil changes should be done yearly, even if you don't make it to the OBC mileage target. Combustion byproducts get in the oil that degrade it with time, in addition to the degradation of use.
Every OBC Inspection Interval (so every other OBC service interval reset, ~30,000 miles):
-valve adjustment
-Trans fluid
-Diff fluid
-cabin air filter
-engine air filter
-fuel filter
-power steering fluid
Every other OBC inspection interval:
-Coolant
-spark plugs
-belts
Every other year:
Brake fluid (M3 yearly, because track car)
50,000 mile intervals:
-RTABs
-FCABs
-Trans mounts
-Shocks
100,000 mile intervals:
-entire cooling system (radiator, thermostat, water pump, hoses, coolant temp sensor)
-belt tensioners and idlers
-Guibo
-CSB (driveshaft center support bearing)
-fuel pump
-replace or rebuilt fuel injectors, replace seals
-pre cat 02 sensors
-valve cover gasket
-rod bearings
-coil packs
-Engine mounts
-diff mounts
-front control arms
-rear outer upper and lower control arm monoballs
-rear inner upper and lower control arm bushings
-sway bar end links
-sway bar bushings
-rear shock mounts (RSMs)
-vanos seals (beisan)
When the trans is out:
-Pilot bearing
-pivot pin
-throw out bearing
-read main seal
-all exhaust gaskets and nuts for sections that were removed for the job.
Note: flywheel can be reused for at least 2 clutches, if not scored)
When the rear subframe is out:
-subframe bushings
-diff bushings
When doing rod bearings:
-engine mounts
-oil pan gasket
Not to mention tires... just bought a set of tires for the e60 M5 and it was $1500. They'll be worn out in <10,000 miles :P