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2007 SLK Costs of ownership @Edmunds

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#1 ·
Hello,

I have put nothing into repairs and little into maintenance in the 2 years that I have owned my car, a 2007 SLK280 w/35K miles. :)

Just for grins I went to Edmunds where the project the "true cost" of maintenence plus repairs to be roughly $3800 U.S. for each year in the coming 5 years. :tazz:

From experience, is anyone really paying this much to keep their roadster?

Please comment on the expected accuracy of the estimates pasted below if you have experience to base this on, I'd appreciate it greatly. Don in Carlsbad Ca.

http://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/slk-class/2007/tco.html?style=100786940
 
#2 ·
I wonder where they get those numbers? Mine is not a daily driver but I do follow the maintenance calendar. Oil/filter change once a year is about $85 with tax, brake flush is about $120 once every two years. It is a bit more depending on location but nowhere near the $3800 from Edmunds.
 
#4 ·
I would say $500 / year as an estimate. Most of the time it is much less, but occasionally something more expensive fails.
 
#6 ·
Nope - this is just the repairs and scheduled maintenance part. I only drive 9000 miles a year and the estimates are based on 15000 miles per year, so that would assume that my car has 75K miles on it now and will be operating through the 150K miles in the coming 5 years. The number still seems high though. I have attached the numbers below:

.....................Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 TOTAL
Depreciation.....$3,189 $2,798 $2,462 $2,182 $1,959 $12,590
Tax/Fees.........$1,920 $151 $133 $117 $103 $2,424
Financing.........$1,220 $980 $724 $452 $164 $3,540
Fuel................$2,813 $2,897 $2,984 $3,073 $3,165 $14,932
Insurance........$1,975 $2,044 $2,116 $2,190 $2,267 $10,592
Maintenanc......$2,072 $1,205 $1,980 $1,933 $1,614 $8,804
Repairs............$1,517 $1,635 $1,761 $1,895 $2,039 $8,847
 
#8 ·
I think the Boxster can get pricey once you need to do serious work as the engine is buried inside. My friend sold his boxster due to his maintenance getting quite high. I bought an older '86 951 in 2000 and the PO was spending about $4k/yr then keeping it going as a daily driver. Once all the big things were changed out tho, and I keep it as a pleasure driver mostly, it hasn't needed a thing in like 4 years. Every car tends to hit that period where everything needs changing (shocks, brakes, exhaust, etc) ... that's when it gets painful. Usually the 150k mark for most cars I suspect. Daily driving, esp in bad conditions like snow/cold are harder on a car.
 
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