If you read our recent post 245,304,018 Engine/Part Combinations you’d know we’re up to our eyeballs in data here at Frugal Mechanic.

We recently crunched some numbers on some common replacement auto parts (oxygen sensor, brake pad set, brake disc, air filter, spark plug, oil filter) and calculated the average retail prices across all automakers.   Porsche and Jaguar topped the list, while Yugo and Geo came it at the bottom.

We also looked at the cost for specific cars as well.  The 2008 Mercedes ML550 and the 2000 Porsche 911 came it at the top.    But here at Frugal Mechanic, we’re more interested in which cars are at the bottom of the list rather than the top.   If you really want to save some money, you should be driving a 1990 Chevy Celebrity or a 1991 Chevy Beretta (side note: I actually owned a Chevy Beretta in high school).

You can read the full report here: http://frugalmechanic.com/press/best_and_worst_cars_to_maintain/

]]> http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2010/03/23/want-to-save-money-on-auto-parts-drive-a-chevy-celebrity/feed/ 0 http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2009/09/29/frugal-mechanic-featured-in-sema-2009-keynote/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frugal-mechanic-featured-in-sema-2009-keynote http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/2009/09/29/frugal-mechanic-featured-in-sema-2009-keynote/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:21:13 +0000 eric http://frugalmechanic.com/blog/?p=4 So I was poking around on the SEMA website before registering and BANG it hit me.

Frugal Mechanic is in the SEMA 2009 Keynote overview.

This is extremely exciting for us.  We recently hit our 1 year launch anniversary last July, and are extremely happy with the industry recognition we’re receiving in such a short amount of time.

http://www.semashow.com/main/main.aspx?id=70137#Monday-November-2-2009