Not really for a 11 year old car... mind you this is me not even doing the work either. Its still less than a modern car payment though. This is also on average... 1 year it might only be 500 bucks for a alternator, most recently I had both fuel and vent lines replaced due to rust (yay northeast driving).

Honestly the only work I expect to do in the next 12 months is a replacement of my timing chain and water pump as a preventative measure.