I recently aquired a 3200 gt auto (2000) about 8 months ago (soon after finding this forum) and have been enjoing it very much and have been using it as a daily driver (about a 4km round trip to work). However this car is starting to cost me. in the first month of ownership the water pump blew up and the dealership who i got it from got me to drive it in and subsequently a gasket blew and wound up costing me a fair bit. After fixing that problem and replacing the engine mounts (as they had sagged) the car was working fine for about a week when the radio started to turn itself off (aftermarket so I’m not concerned with that). Then with about 2 months of blissful problem free ownership the ABS and ASR lights were permanently on. I didn’t notice for a while as I usually drive with the ASR off, however thought it was odd for the ABS light to be on. Then that was fixed. And to top it all off just yesterday the car’s engine was making odd sounds like it is revving up and down without any accelerator on, or its missing or something. I think maybe one of the turbos has given up?? This car cost me $100,000 (Australian car tax is insane) and in less than a year of ownership has cost over $15,000 in repairs. Is my car a lemon? Or is this kind of thing normal. I know a car of this stature is going to cost more to run than a Toyota but the frequency of my visits to the mechanic is something I wasn’t expecting.
Thanks Whett.
Thanks Whett.