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Old 05-03-2015, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by squidzilla View Post
I personally think a spare car is needed if you want to own an off warranty, higher mileage X5. V8's especially. Then if a the X give you trouble, you park it while shopping for the best price on paying someone to fix it or to find the time to shop for the best prices on parts and the DIY that follows.

OP, sorry to hear about your troubles. A second on driving the Mazda 6 as well. Car and Driver has a nice review on both of those cars.


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