Possibly purchasing a Yaris, how many miles do you go without major repairs?

[chriswf]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Wow. If my water pump goes out would I be able to duplicate that low cost for the part? I guess I mean, was it at a parts store, or was it a one time opportunity for that particular situation (Craigslist, etc.)?

I've replaced water pumps by myself. On some cars (not sure about Yaris), you just replace the pump-core of it and a gasket. The actual part that bolts to the block (the housing or whatever) doesn't ever get replaced really.

But the pulley and the blades inside begin to rattle or loosen causing the water pump to fail on you... It was like 25$ for the insert that you replace, with the gasket.
See:

The pulley wheel that the serpentine belt goes on, attaches to the triangle wheel with holes on it. The other 6 holes mount up to the water pump housing.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...ord=water+pump
If that link works, it'll show you the price...

Loosening the bolts on the pulley wheel was hard, but the rest of it was downhill. I'd never pay someone to do that for me.

Really the only thing I'd complain about is expensive reoccurring parts that I can't do in my driveway/street. Example: Transmission.


EDIT:

Yeah the yaris one is 40$ and it's the exact same set up almost: