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mikes93sho

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I recently purchased a 93 ATX. It currently has 103,722 miles on it. Here is a list of all the maintenance that I was given receipts for when I purchased it. All work with the exception of brakes and some suspension work was done at Ford Service Centers. Is there anything that was overlooked that I should take care of soon? Car seems to run good except for a little pulsing in the power steering which I have recently flushed but haven't really driven afterwards..
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It looks pretty thorough, but you should dig deeper into the 60K done by Ford at ~90K and make sure that the timing belt was replaced and the valves were adjusted as part of that service since those are probably the two most critical parts of the 60K.

If they were, you're all set until about 120K when you'll be due for new plugs (and I'd recommend new wires if the ones on there now are original). I'd recommend another tranny service at 120K also. The service interval is every 30K, but it looks like yours has been done more like every 40-50K.

Last, you might want to consider having the cooling system flushed & filled at the start of winter since it looks like your coolant will be 2 years old this coming January, and coolant starts breaking down with age.

Keep up with oil changes, etc. and address any repairs as soon after they come up as possible and your SHO should give you several years of reliable and relatively low-cost satisfaction! Race it or beat on it and ownership costs will go up significantly. It looks like the previous owner paid perfect attention to this car and you got one of the good ones!

P.S. The only potentially expensive repair you might be faced with unexpectedly in the future could be a tranny failure, but looking at the maintenance and care the car has enjoyed including regular tranny service I wouldn't worry about it too much.
 

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SHOooo:
It looks pretty thorough, but you should dig deeper into the 60K done by Ford at ~90K and make sure that the timing belt was replaced and the valves were adjusted as part of that service since those are probably the two most critical parts of the 60K.
Done with the 60k

I'd recommend new wires if the ones on there now are original
Actually already had 2 replaced due to leaks in the valve cover gasket

Last, you might want to consider having the cooling system flushed & filled at the start of winter since
Will be done most likey late Sept. early Oct.

It looks like the previous owner paid perfect attention to this car and you got one of the good ones!
I think that is why he got rid of it. He dumped over $4 grand in just over 2 years

P.S. The only potentially expensive repair you might be faced with unexpectedly in the future could be a tranny failure
Let's just stay away from that! doh eek!

<small>[ August 20, 2003, 10:53 PM: Message edited by: mikes93sho ]</small>
 

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His expenses might have been high over the last two years, but all-in-all, it works out to only $.08 cents-per-mile in maintenance costs which isn't bad for a 10-year-old car with just over 100K miles. It also looks like he paid a premium for all the service, especially sticking with the Ford dealer. A little wiser shopping probably could have easily saved him 30-40%+ in costs.

In any case, you're in a terrific position, with almost 100K until the next 60K service is due (ATX service interval for the 60K service is 100K miles, but it's kept the 60K name)! Good luck and welcome to the world of SHO ownership! :)
 

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He did pay a premium using Ford for all maintenance but he recieved a 15% discount on parts and labor (PBA discount)

This is my 2nd SHO. Prior to this one I had a Green 93 ATX
 
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