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Originally Posted by slow&rusty
Good feedback guys....
This car will be in Houston with me, so winters is not a consideration, so RWD is absolutely fine.
Matt - some feedback on the cars you posted.
XJR - Great car, uber cool with lots of power but long term reliability and parts (due to the thing being so rare) very expensive. Typical for a high end Brit car.
S70R \ S60R \ M5 - Same as with the XJR...cost of maintenance scares me with it. I have a good friend who is a Tech at Volvo and he has some scary stories on the S60 and S70 cars, but he says when they run well..they truly RUN! I have to admit I love the E34 M5 and the "R" Volvos...beautiful cars...
Audi and 928 - Electrical storms and long term reliability scares me, never been a huge Audi guy.
Boxster and Bug Eye WRX - Like how they drive, hate how they look.
C36 AMG - All have head gasket issues as they get older due to the length of the head and how hot they run. I like the C43 suggestion or even the C32 AMG.
RX8 does not do it for me...95ft.lbs at the dyno does not excite me...LOL
Saab Viggen \ 9-5 - Never driven one....how do they fair long term?
I would keep this car for a few years at minimum guys and be a daily driver...150-200 miles per week.
Yasin
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Feedback on your feedback
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XJR - is this based on older Jags? They really are reliable cars. They share a LOT with the XJ8. Pre-2000 there were Nikasil issues (like the E34 540i), but after that there aren't any fatal flaws. The parts I bought were about BMW/Mercedes prices, not outrageous. There's quite a few out there with 100k+.
C36 - based on forum reading, HG scare is overblown (my opinion). They have the same issue as all M104 based MB straight-six motors, and not every motor blows a HG. I also seem to recall the parts being about $400 and it being a very DIY friendly job. I was more scared of my engine wire harness going bad.
C43 - good call. Not even a HG or wire harness worry, but make sure the "lifetime" transmission fluid gets changed. Same comment for the E55 by the way.
C32 - run like hell. From my reading, they make most of the other cars listed look reliable. From the dark days of the MB/Chrysler merger.
Saabs - really good cars, I've owned two. Major parts like turbo, transmission, and engine will run forever. My '93 9000 Aero had 235k and ran like new, original turbo, transmission, and no internal engine work. Good quality, easy to DIY. Little accessory bits are the trouble spots, but more a nuisance than anything. Great MPG and rockets on the highway, but be prepared for torque steer, especially with the Viggen. The hatchback models are hugely practical, you can cram an amazing amount of stuff in there. Look for oil change records, the cars that followed "extended" oil change intervals can have sludge issues.
UrS4/S6 - actually very reliable, not the unreliable modern Audi. Incredible 5-cylinder can make scary power (350 HP+) using RS2 parts on stock internals. Great cars that run a LONG time.