i was just being a smarta$$, but most folks aren't accustomed
to having to know that much about what they drive, and most
rides are a bit more forgiving than this one.

my wife's 6 cyl honda accord is one year newer than my van,
and has 75k miles on it.

fluids, filters, and rotate the tires. the brakes needed service at 60k.
the master cylinder went away at 31k miles. they gave us a loner,
and it was fixed under warranty in a day.

that's it. and most people's experience with their daily driver is like that.
i think that the 6.0 requires a bit more participation than that.
and i'm ok with where mine's at mechanically, but getting there took
about eleven cents for every mile i have on it.

the only saving grace is that it's my work vehicle, and so all this
repair work is 100% deductible. so, if i spent $10,000 and my tax
basis is 25% i really only lost $7,500. the rest of that money would
have gone to the irs and ftb as taxes.