>> a different size to the fronts and will cost about £450 for the pair fitted.
>> Stuff like that and the sheer complexity of the beast as illustrated by its suspension
>> problem and the two injector modification recalls it has had make me question whether I'd
>> have the stomach to run such a car privately and out of warranty.
Been doing a lot of car thinking in recent years and i've come to the same conclusion, such cars really do have to be under a warranty, and preferably like yours someone elses, or cheap enough to scrap when eventually undriveable.
Just too much to go wrong on cars like this (lorries have gone the same way hence fleet stuff exported after 5 or 7 years just not worth spending on), and i'm not diminishing just how good they are, but the costs of keeping them fettled could cause a chap to take up drink.
Be interested to know how much they would charge for this, or those injectors, if the warranty was out, would they tell you?
edit...the tyre story is just one of the things i investigate before purchase, that £450 bill would be a serious shocker to some, probably resulting in Fullrun Specials being fitted...if the selling main dealer didn't beat them to it.
Last edited by: gordonbennet on Mon 22 Oct 12 at 12:36
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