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DAUYYYMNN, I thought my 17 Por with 3 water pumps in 50K was bad....U get the trophy for most things broken. WE both learned our lesson and its Lexus from now on( i am sleeping better). Still have 3.5 years warranty left. :}
obviously U have never had a BMW or Porsche..dont miss my Por in the least bit...money pit.
The only things I ever spent on my 06 911 was oil changes, I did a brake bleed, tires and I replaced the main belt. Otherwise it was flawless for the 8k miles (in 8 years) that I had it.
Oh, I did replace the HVAC control switches as they were worn/sticky. Very common on 997s. Super easy, and really inexpensive.
Nick, I've had 13 Hondas/Acuras over the years including an NSX, 2 Integras, 3 RSXs,a Legend/TL, a recent Civic Si, 4 CRVs, and a couple of Pilots. It wasn't until I special ordered the 2009 BMW M Sport 6-speed convertible for my 50th birthday (even picked it up at the BMW Customer Care Center in Greenville, SC and drove the track there), that I would have ever believed that a car could be such a money pit. Maintaining/servicing my 3 Corvettes, Datsun 240Z, '69 Z-28, '92 NSX, Mercedes sedan, etc. during my ownership were all CHEAP to keep on the road vs. that piece of crap BMW. I learned my lesson for sure!
Well, that's BMW... you can't really include Porsche in there too. Much better built... especially the older ones. Sure, some have issues, but I wouldn't pile them in with the likes of BMW...The newer ones are garbage. The older ones were ok.
I had an older 328i (I think it was a 99) and it was great as well. All I replaced was I updated the vanos system with updated aftermarket seals to stop cold idle surge. I also had a 99 Audi A4 (V6) that was pretty strong even at 200k miles.