schmidtjas
Recycles dryer sheets
Like many of you I have a budget that I've developed and refined. One area that I've identified that needs better estimates is my category 'Vehicle Maintenance'. Right now I have a flat $150 CAD for maintenance. This includes routine maintenance and major repairs for a 2006 Honda Ridgeline truck with 80,000KM (around 40,000 miles give or take).
I put on roughly 20,000KM (10,000 miles) per year on my vehicles. We've only had the truck for 3 months and significant repairs were done before we purchased it (tie rods, tires, misc front end work, timing belt, etc). I basically plugged $150 CAD out of the air for lack of a better number. I also have been spoiled with a warranty on my other vehicles so I haven't worried much about major repairs. This truck has warranty for probably another year before I surpass 100,000KM.
So my question is how does everyone else budget for routine repairs and maintenance? Do you know of any good online resources for estimating yearly routine and repair costs?
I put on roughly 20,000KM (10,000 miles) per year on my vehicles. We've only had the truck for 3 months and significant repairs were done before we purchased it (tie rods, tires, misc front end work, timing belt, etc). I basically plugged $150 CAD out of the air for lack of a better number. I also have been spoiled with a warranty on my other vehicles so I haven't worried much about major repairs. This truck has warranty for probably another year before I surpass 100,000KM.
So my question is how does everyone else budget for routine repairs and maintenance? Do you know of any good online resources for estimating yearly routine and repair costs?