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145,000 plus on our '98. Tows a 5,000 lb. trailer to the racetrack several times every summer. Otherwise used to haul 5 - 7 people around town or across the country. Problems to date:
Dead battery @ 64K
Turn signal switch wouldn't cancel (even if forced), replaced @ 72K
The famous harmonic balancer failure @77K
Pinion shaft seals in both differentials leaked, replaced @ 107K
Driveshaft center bearing failed on highway, replaced @ 110K. At this point my wife branded this car a lemon....
Replaced transmission fluid 122K, shifting is back to normal again. Say what you want I don't buy the lifetime trans fluid story!
Cleaned egr tube 128K (set CEL)
Replaced MAF 129K (set CEL)
Replaced RH exh manifold 132K
Welded cracked catalytic converter 141K
All work performed by owner. Only problems now are squeaky rear shocks, squeaky hatchback latch, and the exterior d-pillar trim fell off in Chicago. Will address all when the weather gets warmer and the motivation runs higher. Not a trouble free vehicle, but I can't imagine what else would take its place.
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Lenny
There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games. --Ernest Hemingway
'10 GL550/'04 BMW 545/'99 BMW 323/'98 ML320/'87 VW GTI (race)
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