Evening all,
So yes - as predicted I took it out this afternoon and was very much seduced. Unfortunately, the north shore on a Saturday afternoon isn't exactly conducive to experiencing the ultimate driving machine, so I had to make do with stop starting around Wairau Park. Loved the engine, loved the experience, loved the Logic 7 speaker upgrade but not overly taken by the SAT paddles though. I would have liked a bit more time to play around with the settings and maybe do some open road driving but I had appointments to get to. The vehicle does have a full service history from Jeff Gray with stamps in all of the right places.
Olaf, Glen - yes I finally worked out what you meant with the valve stem issues and the photos on the TradeMe post (I thought it was just photos of a dirty badge originally!). I then googled valve stem replacement and became concerned.
I now need to work out does PPI, MBI, ongoing servicing + purchase price fit within my current budget, whilst simultaneously building a new house. And really, as per the comment below - can I provide the $$$ to run and maintain this vehicle to the level it requires. Unfortunately, the current alternative is a turbo diesel Skoda Superb so i'm hoping I can make something work!
Thanks for all the advice - I will now have to do some spreadsheeting to work out the $$$, as well as continuing my watch on TradeMe.
