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#1 of 6 Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners by KarenS HOST Oct 15, 2009 (11:19 am)
Hey, I admit it. I'm cheap and fit into the #3 slot. Still driving a 2000 CR-V. My husband's 2000 Silverado is pushing 170k miles and he's not giving it up. AND, the 1995 Jeep Wrangler (152k miles) is just for funsies.   A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners Replies to this message: oldfarmer50 (Oct 15, 2009 1:50 pm) jipster (Oct 15, 2009 5:57 pm) KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 6:04 am) fezo (Oct 16, 2009 7:51 am) roadburner (Oct 16, 2009 7:54 am)
#2 of 6 Re: Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners [KarenS] by oldfarmer50 Oct 15, 2009 (1:50 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Oct 15, 2009 11:19 am) From the title I'd say jmonroe has joined your writing staff.
#3 of 6 Re: Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners [KarenS] by jipster Oct 15, 2009 (5:57 pm)
Replying to: KarenS (Oct 15, 2009 11:19 am) Hey, I admit it. I'm cheap   I prefer the term "frugal".   I don't know about stretching your oil changes out though. My car's oil seems to get dirty more quickly than it did 5 years ago.   The most obvious idea to me, that wasn't included, would be to do you own maintenance. At the very least you should be able to change air filters, wiper blades, and oil changes. Though if I can catch a $19 oil change special, I'll let someone else change it. Replies to this message: KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 6:04 am) fezo (Oct 16, 2009 7:51 am) roadburner (Oct 16, 2009 7:54 am)
#4 of 6 Re: Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners [jipster] by KarenS HOST Oct 16, 2009 (6:04 am)
Replying to: jipster (Oct 15, 2009 5:57 pm) ITA about doing oil changes at the recommended intervals. We do most of the routine maintenance on the Jeep, but I'd rather let the dealership take care of the Honda. However, they are great with passing out coupons so I rarely pay more than $20 for an oil change. Replies to this message: fezo (Oct 16, 2009 7:51 am)
#5 of 6 Re: Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners [KarenS] by fezo Oct 16, 2009 (7:51 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Oct 16, 2009 6:04 am) You almost have to try to pay more than the low $20 range to get oil changed anymore. At first i had stopped doing my own because Honda hid the filters but now it's so cheap to have someone else do it why not let them?   Out of four vehicles in the fleet only one has fewer than 130K on it.
#6 of 6 Re: Edmunds - A Cheapskate's Top 10 Money-Saving Ideas for Car Owners [jipster] by roadburner Oct 16, 2009 (7:54 am)
Replying to: jipster (Oct 15, 2009 5:57 pm) Ditto on performing your own maintenance; the service/repair costs on my 318ti, X3, and Wrangler average less than $1,100/year combined. And I'm pretty good at keeping cars for longer than a few years; I've had the 318ti for 14 years, the Wrangler for almost 7.5, and the X3 for 4. The ti, the Wrangler, and the 2002 all have over 100K on them. The X3 has almost 85K on the clock while the Mazdaspeed will hit 50K sometime this month(if I don't flip it for an E30/36/46 M3 ) I've dropped collision coverage on the Wrangler and 2002. So, do I qualify for cheapskate status?

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