Car Projects

The first car I owned was a 1997 Volvo s90 i purchased for 800$, it was incredibly reliable but did require some maintenance. I finally had to get rid of it when it failed emissions a year later. Here is a list of the maintenance i did on it:

• replaced the hand brake

• replaced the serpentine belt

• fixed the passenger side door lock

• replaced several vacuum lines

• evicted a family of mice living in the AC

• replaced worn windshield wiper hardware

My second car, a 2007 Toyota Prius, has been relatively maintenance free for me, other than oil changes I have only had to do two things to it:

• The hybrid battery in Prius died, when i took it to the dealership they quoted me for about 6 thousand dollars. So I bought a used one for 400$ and swapped my old one out, It has worked fine for over a year now.

• I hit ice on a windy less than a week into owning the car and ran into a stone wall, I ended up having to replace the bumper, the headlights, and a part called the resonator