Originally Posted by Ferdman

iuecon99, our 1998 was purchased new and has 88,000 miles on it now. For years it was a "trip car" not a daily driver, as it has been since 2013. It was in 2013 that it cost almost $4,000 to have the evaporator, compressor, dryer and expansion valve replaced. Besides that major expense, the only other expensive repairs were the catalytic converters (I did the driver's side myself) and ball joints. I do brake pad replacement and oil changes myself. This car is always garaged at night, so that may have prevented major rust issues that plague the 210 cars. I have a nagging issue where the seat controls don't work and require a quick resetting of Fuse No. 16 with the engine running; however, other than that quirk ownership has been uneventful.

It would be interesting to hear what repairs you have had done, and what repairs your tech is recommending. As others have noted, any vehicle requires routine maintenance ... especially on an older vehicle that has parts drying/wearing out due to age, if not high mileage.