Posted this a few places yesterday but figured I would post here as well. I've tracked ALL car related expenses for my 2007 Camry I purchased in cash at the end of 2017. I've driven the car 142,000 miles through 27 states.
Most of the issues I would attribute to driving on salty, potholed Northeast roads, or simply high mileage. 2007 is also a known "bad year" for these cars due to oil burning.
Current issues with the car: 11 check engine codes (all EVAP related), ABS light (sensor), TPMS light (all 4 sensors are bad), and moderate rust and cosmetic damage. The car has also been burning oil since 150k miles.
I'm hoping to replace this with a Toyota Crown Signia this summer if the finances make sense.
by DiabolicDiabetik
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I posted this a few places yesterday but figured I would post here as well. I’ve tracked ALL car related expenses for my 2007 Camry I purchased in cash at the end of 2017. Data was tracked manually using Excel.
I’ve driven the car 142,000 miles through 27 states. The 2nd image is everywhere I’ve been with the car, created using Mapchart and tracked over time.
Most of the issues I would attribute to driving on salty, potholed Northeast roads, or simply high mileage. 2007 is also a known “bad year” for these cars due to oil burning.
Current issues with the car: 11 check engine codes (all EVAP related), ABS light (sensor), TPMS light (all 4 sensors are bad), and moderate rust and cosmetic damage. The car has also been burning oil since 150k miles.
I’m hoping to replace this with a Toyota Crown Signia this summer if the finances make sense.
Fun stuff. Your map legend should probably be: “Time spent in each county”, took me a second to understand.
Very cool. Crazy that the car purchase only accounts for 15% of the price of ownership.