The SUV turns 5 in September, so two big expenses are due this month.
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Got the 70,000 km (8th) service done with a current odo reading of 69,150 km
This was just a routine service.
Parts replaced:
- Engine oil (Mineral)
- Oil Filter
- Ac Filter
- Air filter
- General checkup
- Diesel filter (This was not a scheduled change, Renault, suggests changing it every 20,000 km, but as we know the 110 ps Duster is sensitive to bad fuel, so I change it every 10,000 km)
- Two under-body protection clamps came off during an off-road drive. Got them replaced.
Total Damage to pocket- Rs 10,668
The car will turn 5 on 1st September. So another two big expenses are due this month. One will be the 5th year Road tax which will be roughly Rs 71,000, & the other will be the insurance which should be around Rs 16,000.
A detailed break-up of the expenses to maintain the car during these 5 years:
- 1st free service (2,000 km)- Rs 45
- 2nd free service (10,000 km)- Rs 5864
- 3rd Free Service (20,000 km)- Rs 9343
- 4th Service (30,000 km)- Rs 9289
- 5th Service (40,000 km)- Rs 27,373 (Unscheduled replacements: Diesel filter, & rear shock-absorber for both sides.)
- 6th Service (50,000 km)- Rs 23,300 (Unscheduled replacements: Brake pads, brake shoes, Tappet cover, wiper blade, underbelly protection clamp, Diesel filter)
- 7th Service 60,000 km)- Rs 21,327
- 8th Service (70,000 km) – Rs 10,668 (Unscheduled replacements: Underbelly protection clamps, Diesel filter)
Total- Rs- 107,209
The unscheduled visits to the service centre:
- Running repair- Rs144
- Running Repair- Rs 3088
- Running Repair- Rs 144
- Running Repair- Rs 4,881
- Running Repair- Rs 687
- Running repair- Rs 2925
- Running Repair- Rs 3030
- Running repair- Rs 911
- Running Repair- Rs 1003
- Running repair- Rs 4875
- Body Shop- Rear Bumper Paint- Rs 4012
- 4 Tyres- Rs 29,000
- 1 new Battery – Rs 6,200
Total- 60,900
Running repair includes parts like :
- Front brake pads- Twice
- Rear brake shoes – Once
- 4 Glow plugs
- Turbo Hose O ring
- Tappet cover
Parts changed under warranty (FOC):
Injectors, when they failed in quick succession during the initial days.
- After changing the engine wiring harness, & dashboard wiring harness, Renault again proactively changed all 4 injectors together.
- Reason- Consecutive injector failures during the first 36,000 km.
- Status- Solved.
Fuel tank, float, Cluster meter
- Reason- Erratic fuel meter behaviour.
- Status- Solved.
EGR, head gasket, Radiator & hose.
- Reason- Renault ASS was clueless to find the actual reason for coolant consumption.
- As a trial and error, they changed so many parts. The actual culprit was a leaking radiator joint hose!
- Status- Solved.
Rear wheel cylinders
Steering angle sensor
The total Expenditure for 5 years & 70,000 km = Rs 168,109
So the maintenance cost comes to Rs 2.40 per Km for 5 years & 70,000 km.
The above list does not include costs like- Fuel, Insurance or Road Tax.
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