GB - You had me sort of worried until I saw your examples. (I'd be interested in which of those prices included labor and which you installed yourself.) For the most part, they seem cheaper than BMW 540 prices, annotated below:
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Originally Posted by GBAUER
103k: transmission. -3k (I have no comparison point)
163k: engine. -3k (I've seen a 10K dealer quote P&L for '99 540 short block)
80k: evap purge valve and canister $180 (I have no comparison point)
90k: coils -about $200 (about $50/ea 4 part for th 540's V8, but rare that ALL would need replacing at once)
170k: speed sensor -$140 (about $200 for a chintzy little sensor part on 540)
80k: main cat -$300 (about $1500 P&L for my 540 OEM replacements, and aftermarket cats usually throw a CEL)
50k: window actuator -$100 (I think the 540's is higher, maybe $150 (Part only). I know they fail all the time on the 540)
and that's just the stuff I thought of in the first 30 seconds....
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O2 sensor at 90k: $180 (Mine were $80 each for the parts but had 4)
170k rotors: got a deal, but should've been $100 (many options, but solid OEM rotors for my 540 run anywhere from $225 to $500 for a set.)
169k: alternator- $400 w/ belts (HAH! My water-cooled alternator that just failed retails for over $600 at the stealer, plus installation labor is $350 to $400 because the coolant must be drained/replaced and lots of stuff to remove for access. In total about a $1000 job at the dealer, maybe $750 at an indy)
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Oh yeah, what does a Maxima 5G 6-spd clutch replacement usually cost? On my 540, it's about a $2000+ job P&L, because the expensive "dual mass" flywheel cannot be machined and must be replaced:
$450 clutch kit
$700-$750 stupid OEM dual-mass flywheel
$50 sundry hoses
$500 to $700 labor
How do these numbers compare, and how long will the Max's 6-speed clutch typically last?