We have what I will now term a low use Series 80. It goes less than a mile a day. My father is 89 and uses to go to and from his garden projects. We had though of giving up the car, but in reality it is a part of his identity. The car has 227k miles, until 4 years ago it was garage kept and used for a 140 mile trip to a weekend house - the last 4 miles of which could be tricky dirt roads.
I am looking for thoughts on maintenance, we have a detailer look it over 2x annually and he is helpful pointing out issues like thin clear coat or adverse cracking in the tires. I can check/change fluids and brakes.
It has been maintained by well regarded independents but I have cut back from 2x trips annually to sort of a when things go wrong interval. Oil changes are at 5k miles, the transmission has not been touched in 4 years but the fluid looks good. Brake and power steering fluid are every 3 years.
I have been taking it out randomly on trips of 30-40 miles. I think I will start doing this every other week.
Any other thoughts? The current "plan" is to pass the car to my daughter (who may not want it) so the desire is to keep in in good shape.
I am looking for thoughts on maintenance, we have a detailer look it over 2x annually and he is helpful pointing out issues like thin clear coat or adverse cracking in the tires. I can check/change fluids and brakes.
It has been maintained by well regarded independents but I have cut back from 2x trips annually to sort of a when things go wrong interval. Oil changes are at 5k miles, the transmission has not been touched in 4 years but the fluid looks good. Brake and power steering fluid are every 3 years.
I have been taking it out randomly on trips of 30-40 miles. I think I will start doing this every other week.
Any other thoughts? The current "plan" is to pass the car to my daughter (who may not want it) so the desire is to keep in in good shape.