Ohh and the coolent pipe gets brittle and can snap easy

Check at this site for the usual problems of the X:

http://www.automobilemag.com/am/2001...fications.html

Bye

Bought it second hand with 35k miles but love the car, evaporator and wiring harness (???!!)are the most expensive repairs to date. 50,000 k miles anyway I wouldn't change it.....!!!

JRoig

Radiator hoses. 85k miles.
Very inconvienient time.
But right location. I had only driven 3 miles. Parked it and noticed the trail (Very LARGE trial) of fluid. One hose had popped off.
Figured it was time to replace em all.