posted 04-25-2004 10:08 AM                  

Does anyone else just drive their's and just change the oil regularly. (In my case I just change engines every so many miles )

Aside from my engine swap which was prompted by too much nitrous rather than by lack of maintenance, I really have not had any major problems. My tranny is still good, brakes work fine, I have never touched the cooling system and I have driven the S#&% out of the car for 73,000 miles.

I am just trying figure out if I am smart or just lucky that nothing else has gone wrong.

MAYBE IT IS BECAUSE IT IS A BLACK KAT.

Let the debates begin......

posted 04-25-2004 11:04 AM                  

with the engine out YOU HAVE CHANGED THE COOLANT

The brakes...yes, they recommend but few people ever do it. I have on the Goldwing, but never on a car. The reason that I changed it on the Prowler is I had a brake problem due to the dealer changing the brake booster and not adjusting the rod from the brake pedal to the booster. The brakes would stay on after 4 or 5 miles overheat them.

The Trans... again recommended but never done on probably 90% of the cars on the road

Now to the Prowler, many people are doing more maintenance that is recommended to prolong the life of the vehicle.

You are driving and abusing your car. You will need to replace your car since you do drive it. Because of the abuse and you do use it as a daily driver, I would change the Trans fluid & filter on a regular basis.

posted 04-26-2004 03:42 PM                  

Also - I had a partial coolant change as I had a hose spring a leak and I replaced two gallons - also last year. So I have been practicing reactive rather than proactive preventative maintenance.