Originally Posted by spdrun

I do, and I actually prefer it to new cars.

Only things it's needed since I bought it were some initial suspension work, a thermostat, injector return hose, and some clutch hydraulic parts (would have taken a day at the mechanic, but the man was a cheapskate and didn't replace the pressure hose the first time round so it kept leaking down). Oh, and oil changes/fuel filter changes.

I haven't wrenched on the 240d in any serious manner for about a year, and I've put about 10k miles on it in that time period.