Topic: Maintenance at 60000

[tdybr27]

Just clocked 60,000 on the odometer today.  What are the recommended maintenance items at 60,000?

[trAVelingman]

I didn't realize the speedometer went up that high...   I don't keep 'em long enough to get there.....

[tdybr27]

I didn't realize the speedometer went up that high...   I don't keep 'em long enough to get there.....

This is the longest I've kept and the most miles I've put on any vehicle until now (including my first AV)

[trAVelingman]

This is the longest I've kept and the most miles I've put on any vehicle until now (including my first AV)

Actually, on my 2005, it had almost 70,000 miles when I got rid of it, and it was less than 3 years old.  I usually keep them for about 2 1/2 to 3 years before I get something different.  Widow's AV is coming up on 3 years in July and I am getting the itch, really bad, for a new CTS-V for her.  Holding out for the 72 hour sale during the 4th of July weekend.

BTW, the recommended 60k services is listed in the Owner's Manual.  Pretty much replacing all of the fluids if I remember correctly.  Don't forget to replace your headlight fluids when you do it.....

[tdybr27]

Actually, on my 2005, it had almost 70,000 miles when I got rid of it, and it was less than 3 years old.  I usually keep them for about 2 1/2 to 3 years before I get something different.  Widow's AV is coming up on 3 years in July and I am getting the itch, really bad, for a new CTS-V for her.  Holding out for the 72 hour sale during the 4th of July weekend.

BTW, the recommended 60k services is listed in the Owner's Manual.  Pretty much replacing all of the fluids if I remember correctly.  Don't forget to replace your headlight fluids when you do it.....

Low beam and fog fluids already changed, waiting to change the high beam fluid.

I am waiting for the shipment of blinker fluid to be shipped in too.   



Off topic    What does WIDOW want for a vehicle? 

[trAVelingman]

Low beam and fog fluids already changed, waiting to change the high beam fluid.

I am waiting for the shipment of blinker fluid to be shipped in too.   



Off topic    What does WIDOW want for a vehicle? 

Is the high beam fluid what I am holding for you right now....

Widow doesn't care what she gets.  She, like me, wants a Corvette, but it isn't practical for us at the time with 3 kids.  The CTS-V should help to tide us over until we don't need a "practical" vehicle any longer..

Back on topic............rotate the air in the tires..........

[bluedevil]

Dont you have an owners manual?

lol....... 

Thats something other clubs would say..

[tdybr27]

Is the high beam fluid what I am holding for you right now....

Widow doesn't care what she gets.  She, like me, wants a Corvette, but it isn't practical for us at the time with 3 kids.  The CTS-V should help to tide us over until we don't need a "practical" vehicle any longer..

Back on topic............rotate the air in the tires..........

Yes, you currently have my high beam fluid.   

Tire air gets rotated daily!   

[tdybr27]

Dont you have an owners manual?

lol....... 

Thats something other clubs would say..

 

 


I can easily find out what GM wants me to do (to spend more money at their dealerships) but I want to know what the REAL WORLD (well as close as we are here to it  ) recommends!

[MyBigToy]

Widow's AV is coming up on 3 years in July and I am getting the itch, really bad, for a new CTS-V for her.  Holding out for the 72 hour sale during the 4th of July weekend.

I'd love to have a new CTS-V but the $63K+ sticker price is a little steep for my liking. I've seen new ones for as cheap as $52K around here. I've been fighting off the urge to get rid of the daily driver rice-burner Civic and get a couple-year-old CTS. I'm not looking for a CTS-V since the Av is my drag racer but I've seen several low mileage, very clean 06's for $21-$26K. Sorry for the  , Tdy.

[Main One]

CTS's, particularly the CTS-Vs, but not exclusive to the V's, have whining issues with their differentials.  Hopefully the 09 CTS-V, with it's serious power increase over the older models, has this solved.  They are nice cars, but I tend to put 100,000s of thousands of miles on my vehicles, and look for things that don't have known issues going in.

[Donnie1]

Dont you have an owners manual?

lol....... 

Thats something other clubs would say..

Do a search.

[MyBigToy]

CTS's, particularly the CTS-Vs, but not exclusive to the V's, have whining issues with their differentials.  Hopefully the 09 CTS-V, with it's serious power increase over the older models, has this solved.  They are nice cars, but I tend to put 100,000s of thousands of miles on my vehicles, and look for things that don't have known issues going in.

I hadn't heard that about the regular CTS's. I knew the CTS-V's had issues with wheel hop on hard acceleration and breaking differentials because of this.

[farmguy]

Try http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/resources/2005/owners_manual.html

Scroll down to maintenance schedule. Or just look in the back of your owners manual.

[tdybr27]

Try http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/resources/2005/owners_manual.html

Scroll down to maintenance schedule. Or just look in the back of your owners manual.

Like I said...

I can easily find out what GM wants me to do (to spend more money at their dealerships) but I want to know what the REAL WORLD (well as close as we are here to it  ) recommends!

[Fowlhunter]

Just clocked 60,000 on the odometer today.  What are the recommended maintenance items at 60,000?

Sounds like it's just getting broke in!!   
I'm at 110,3??

[oHIobellboy]

Do a search.

 

[Donnie1]

 

I figured you would get a kick out of that.