I keep up w/ the scheudled maintenance & have had 2 unexpected (out of scheduled maintenance) fixes. One was a leaky geared hub seal & the other was replacing the starter. The new hub seal costs $17. I upgraded the starter to a marine sealed one, so I spent a little more, but you can rebuild one for a couple hundred bucks.
Most people who read the list think the maintenance is worse than it is because some people only post when they have a problem they need help with. By enlarge, if you keep up w/ the regular maintenance - you won't be surprised. In my case, both unexpected repairs were due to non-service/abuse of the previous owner.
By my opinion & most H1 owners I know - It's worth every penny & second you spend on it. I don't even like getting in my wife's car anymore & would never consider driving it or any other vehicle as my daily driver (except maybe a new H1
).