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THE_STIG wrote:na, as long as you stay clear of the agent routine services are not too bad. Only if something big goes wrong does it become expensive
Yeah thats what I did, wasnt too bad but there comes a point in the car's life when all these stupid things start failing like pipes and hoses and it gets annoying.
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Ha yes, mine has gone through that phase. The mass airflow sensor and one of the ignition coils failed within a few weeks of each other. But all actually it still has all of the original pipes and hoses, all are still in good order

Has 292k on now so I suppose that phase is coming around again soon
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lol i thought that happened to just me
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@RiaX: You bastid... I would have bought your car just for the body kit.

I must agree with Stiggy... the service on my car cost about as much as the service on my GFs Jetta 5 2.slow!
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Yep service parts are no more expensive than they are for any other car.

The jetta 5 2.0 is like an F1 racer compared to the old fiesta 1.6 auto, continental drift is faster than that thing :lol:
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YAY my 86 high spec is here waiting for the dealship to finalise its stuff
GreyWolf wrote:@RiaX: You bastid... I would have bought your car just for the body kit.

I must agree with Stiggy... the service on my car cost about as much as the service on my GFs Jetta 5 2.slow!
Doesnt the 540 come with a similar styling D: ?
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Your car had the M Sport kit. Super Sexy. Mine is plain boring stock bumpers and wheels.

Also, your wheels... those are the best wheels BMW ever designed.
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Congratz Riax!

Since we are talking BMW's for a second, let me just mention my desire to own a good BMW 850 before I die.

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KALSTER wrote:Congratz Riax!

Since we are talking BMW's for a second, let me just mention my desire to own a good BMW 850 before I die.

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8 series was designed by lambogeni apparently

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"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist that black flag, and begin slitting throats."
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That man is utterly brilliant, tears of joy I have. And he uses them to travel aimlessly around the country, I believe I have found my calling

I absolutely have to go to that breakers yard, man I wish such a place existed here.

//Edit: I loved that comment about Mercedes being a car that will last forever, true it is. But not for those built under Chrysler's evil reign.....
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my new dash :)
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Congratz!
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Gratz man
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Ya so my so the dealership delayed my delivery, tracker disconected its security systems b ut did reconnect it :/ they couldnt start the car till tracker comes back and reconnects whatever they disconnected.... FML

So I told toyota I want the car with its TRD kit and everything and im no longer taking delivery until its fully kitted so next week now >.< ... rather wait and recieve a complete package then running up and down with them fiddling the car because if they break it they responsible and cant say "oh it was like that"
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Good call.

I am surprised Toyota is this disorganised.
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me too
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