1998 Subaru Outback Maintenance Records - MAY4314 - 4S3BG6854W7642972 (205/70R15)
Date Mileage Amount Comments
1998_03_30 11 $22,841 BUY CAR! ($20,968 + $299 Delivery + $1,514 Tax)
$6,100 trade-in on Wendy's Eclipse subtracted from that
1998_04_16 517 $0 Warranty Work: Align Wheels
1998_08_17 3,576 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
1998_08_17 3,576 $0 Warrenty Work: Rattle
1998_09_29 4,887 $0 Warranty Work: Seat Latch, Defrost Vent
1999_01_19 7,740 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
1999_06_06 13,539 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
1999_10_18 17,071 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
2000_04_06 21,436 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
2000_10_24 25,928 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
2001_03_21 29,677 $22 Oil Change/Checkup
2001_07_26 32,831 $340 Oil Change, 30,000 mile work
2002_00_00 $300 Must have replaced tires around here
2002_01_10 37,243 $40 Oil Change, 37,500 mile work
2002_06_18 42,214 $25 Oil Change/Checkup
2002_11_26 46,573 $25 Oil Change/Checkup
2003_04_08 51,484 $25 Oil Change/Checkup
2003_09_16 56,047 $25 Oil Change/Checkup
2004_03_10 59,862 $450 60,000 mile work
2004_05_25 61,012 $40 Oil Change/Checkup
2005_01_27 66,350 $500 Oil Change, Flush Brakes, New Battery, Tranny Fluid
2005_06_24 69,245 $320 Oil Change, Front Brakes
2005_07_05 69,435 $175 Air Conditioning
2006_03_02 73,015 $500 Oil Change, Timing Belt, Reseal Oil Pump
2006_10_16 76,835 $30 Oil Change/Checkup
2007_04_26 80,174 $112 Oil Change, Air Filter, Emissions Check
2008_03_07 84,878 $20 Oil Change/Checkup
2008_06_12 86,000 $330 New Tires X 4 - Costco
2009_02_25 88,436 $280 Oil Change, Fuel Filter, Spark Plugs, 90,000 mile work
2009_12_07 -$596 Dude bumped into car and paid $596 for it!
2010_03_04 92,953 $60 Oil Change/Checkup/Hood Latch
2011_02_22 97,763 $45 Oil Change/Checkup
2011_07_16 99,354 $25 "Green" Oil Change
2011_10_20 100,100 $0 Rotate Tires
2012_04_12 103,064 $37 Oil Change/Check
2012_04_19 103,194 $319 Tranny and Brake Flush
2013_05_28 106,675 $220 New Windshield - Boulder Windshields did great
2013_06_04 106,712 $0 Oil Change/Check - FREE due to punchcard
2014_09_09 109,699 $193 Oil Change, New Belts - recommend alignment
2014_09_13 109,750 $80 New Battery from Costco
2014_09_16 109,750 $127 Alignment
2015_04_03 112,036 $561 New SNOW Tires X 4 - Costco
2015_05_15 112,637 $17 Oil Change/Check
2015_06_02 112,862 $276 Replace Rear Brakes - align better
2016_06_02 118,137 $45 Oil Change/Check
2016_12_27 119,540 $0 Oil Change/Check - FREE at Subaru!
2017_04_25 122,721 $0 Oil Change/Check - FREE with punch card!
2017_06_24 123,000 $5 Found "old" Freon from Garage Sale and refill A/C system - works GREAT now!
2017_10_03 125,947 $38 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
2017_10_26 126,550 $0 Rotate Tires
2018_01_08 127,731 $1,272 Hit Curb - replace RF lower control arm, Sway Bar Link, Wheel Bearings, ABS Sensor, plus alignment
2018_04_10 129,283 $22 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
2018_10_23 132,441 $26 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
2018_11_16 133,025 $174 Replace RF Tie-Rod, alignment (was pulling right), and rotate tires at Les Schwab
2019_05_20 136,396 $26 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
2019_09_03 137,414 $83 Figure out and Fix "rattle" - was heat shield
2019_12_20 138,206 $0 Slow leak in tire - was a small nail!
2020_02_22 140,084 $0 Rotate Tires
2020_04_17 140,268 $30 Oil Change/Check at Subaru (Battery possibly suspect- hadn't been driven for a while though)
2021_02_02 142,493 $12 Oil Change/Check at Subaru (Battery tested good this time!)
2021_02_18 142,730 $0 Rotate Tires
2021_06_15 144,052 $361 New SNOW Tires X4 - Costco (Derrick at Thorton was great!)
2022_01_14 146,701 $708 New Starter, new front brakes (including new rotors)
2022_01_20 146,730 $108 New Battery from Costco
2022_04_19 147,879 $32 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
2023_03_01 152,385 $56 Oil Change/Check at Subaru
TOTAL $8,053 Maintenance (Purchased for $22,841 on 1998_03_30)
$30,894 Total Cost of Ownership excluding gas, registrations, and insurance
-$2,500 Sold on 2023_08_08
$28,394 Not bad for 25 years!
Notes:
Struts squeek and recommended to replace ~$1,000
A/C was refilled in mid/2017 ... and still works well!
Seeps a bit of oil - but doesn't seem unusual for "old" car
Bit of engine rattle at startup - probably normal (and mostly heat shield related which was fixed on 2019_09_03)
Some squeeks when reversing down driveway and applying brakes - fixed with 2022_01_14 brake job
Airbag inspection at 10 years basically means replace - "should" be OK
Left fog light is cracked
Missing Engine Splash Guard (not supposed to be big deal)
Tires are periodically rotated by Costco