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Old 01-20-2011, 11:57 AM   #54
automaton 3
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Well unfortunately I'm driving an X5 right now and I can assure you that it's ridiculous how exepensive it is to replace anything. I'm scared to sneeze in that POS in case I break something. As an example I replaced the battery myself by buying it at Napa and the battery was 370 dollars alone. So yes, a Subaru will certainly save me money on parts.
I was asking around about the X5's and heard the same horror stories. Apparently a new alternator will run you in the neighbourhood of $2K...ridiculous.
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