Originally Posted by giodog2000

Great comments guys and it makes me realize we are all having just about the same problems and thats the price to pay for owning an "exotic" car (yes I now put mine in the exotic category lol ) .

I've come to accept that it's just how this model is. Now I've also understood (while sleeping on the sell or keep question) that the problem is my setup. Because I have nowhere indoors to work on the X , I had to send it away to fix at dealer most of the time while I was focusing on how I could have done it myself. Well I'll try something different. In a few weeks , I will have an indoor space (garage) that will be available for me that I take back from a tenant and I will set it up as my repair headquarters with all my tools there. Whenever one of my suv's fail , CAA will bring it there if I consider it's a DIY job. I'll have my X-Terra as a backup and take whatever time I need to order parts ( part of the fun like Four.8is said) and fix the X's.