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Old 06-23-2008, 12:49 PM   #1
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I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it, since I just skimmed the thread, but keep in mind, that these cars eat up the rear tires pretty quickly... Driving 10-12k miles a year, you'll probably be looking at a new set of tires each year... the rears will be the ones that you'll burn through twice the rate of the fronts...

I know some people happen to be able to pull off getting more miles out of their rears, but on average, I estimate about 10k on the rears... people ranging from 6k-20k at opposite ends of the spectrum... but most people I've seen get 8-12k... My current set, about 8k on them, and looking to be replaced right now...

And like some have mentioned, you can do most jobs on your own using the knowledge from these forums and a Bentley manual...
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Old 06-23-2008, 02:09 PM   #2
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To me, at the 50-75K mile range, I would start to worry about Clutch replacement ($1500), New shocks/springs (eh, $1000-2000), Regular maintenance (oil/filter, plugs, sensors, waterpump, serpantine belt etc); At 12K miles a year, likely a set of tires. Now, I admit some of these will be "one time" items for you, but clearly, it could cost you $5K to re-baseline you car to be "good" for another 30K miles.

Other regular worries- switch failures, cracking the plastic rear window, MAFs/O2 sensors. Maybe even Cats as you approach 80-100K miles... plus the usual IMS, RMS issues that may or may never affect the car you find.
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