If you look through the forums (as you probably have already), the $2k is a fair average. Sometimes you can go a year with just an oil change, the next year it's an AOS, suspension links, and top motor. It's a $60,000 car that you can pick up for under $10k. You are still maintaining the $60,000 car.
You can mitigate the cost quite a bit if you can do most of the work yourself. They are different from working on a Ford/Chevy/Honda, but not any more difficult.
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