[dagdisco03]

I bought my 2000 S with 102K but I can turn a wrench. If I had to think about having someone service the car for me then no way. You will end up paying more for repairs in the first year then the car most likely cost if a quarter of the items listed by others have not been refreshed.

I choose a very clean high mileage car that was clearly a weekend car and not commuter.

My choice was based on knowing my abilities and also knowing that I can’t live with leaving a car alone. So if I paid top dollar for a low mileage car for me I’d still be replacing the suspension with coilovers, adjustable mounts, poly bushings, sport exhaust, custom interior, Alcantara covering on everything I touch, and so on.

Also note if it’s not a for fun car and will be a daily driver have alternate plans for when it’s being worked on. Some parts take time to arrive. I thought I was doing my clutch and IMS, RMS in 3 or 4 days. By the time all the parts arrived it was more than two weeks the car was apart.

That was not bad compared to the one time my Land Rover wouldn’t run correctly and I had to resort to a shop. I question what people would do without having additional vehicles. My truck was hostage for 6 weeks with daily updates and no fix. Did work out in the end and has been running for years without a CEL or other issues so it was water under the bridge but boy a 6 week rental on top of the $4700 in repairs would have just added to the pain. FYI it was one clogged CAT that no one could find. Top end rebuild, all ignition parts new, MAF, can’t even remember all the parts thrown at it. So it’s all new but the block basically.