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I have primarily owned BMWs (e30s, e46s, e91 and e60) and I do all of my own maintenance. We currently have:
This is the maintenance etc that I have done to date
My first repair was to replace the oil cooler gasket (which was leaking heavily) and the sway bar bushings. I also replaced the belt and both pulleys (tensioner / ideler), and swapped out every fluid (except for power steering) to get a baseline. I added the tow receiver and a tow lighting control box. I have purchased a fairly comprehensive set of suspension and brake parts (shocks/struts/strut bearings/bump stops/front control arms/front rotors/front pads) that I haven't installed yet but I think that they should make the already great ride quality even better.
I'm really happy with the Tribeca. It rides well on the freeway, the Michelin CrossClimate2 tires are awesome, it didn't burn/lose any oil on its first 400 mile trip that involved significant towing, it's comfortable, it drives nicely and I feel that it will be reliable.
Matt
- 2008 Subaru Tribeca Premier (purchased a month ago for $6.5k - only 1200 miles since then)
- 2007 BMW 328xi automatic wagon (paid $7k in 2015 - 60k miles since then)
- 2007 BMW 530xi manual sedan (paid $5k in 2020 - 8k miles since then)
This is the maintenance etc that I have done to date
My first repair was to replace the oil cooler gasket (which was leaking heavily) and the sway bar bushings. I also replaced the belt and both pulleys (tensioner / ideler), and swapped out every fluid (except for power steering) to get a baseline. I added the tow receiver and a tow lighting control box. I have purchased a fairly comprehensive set of suspension and brake parts (shocks/struts/strut bearings/bump stops/front control arms/front rotors/front pads) that I haven't installed yet but I think that they should make the already great ride quality even better.
I'm really happy with the Tribeca. It rides well on the freeway, the Michelin CrossClimate2 tires are awesome, it didn't burn/lose any oil on its first 400 mile trip that involved significant towing, it's comfortable, it drives nicely and I feel that it will be reliable.
- Is there anything major that I am overlooking maintenance wise?
- Do you think that $6.5k was a reasonable price for an 08 with 155k miles? (purchased in a hurry because we needed to get our trailer out of Tahoe before our renters moved in)
Matt