Mine is a 2002 with an 08/2002 build date. I purchased her with about 8 miles on the odometer. My clockspring went out as well about 2 years ago, but an easy replacement myself, so I saved a lot in labor. My alternator went out, but the labor at Pep Boys was $95. I did pay about $120 for the part from AutoZone. I replaced all 8 coils myself at a cost of $140 from Global on Ebay. About 2 years ago. No balljoint or control arm issues or tie rod issues yet. Steering still very tight. I did change all of my shocks when I put in the Eibachs. That was a pricey project but it was not required..just something I wanted to do. Front sway bar bushings got creaky, replaced those myself for under $50 with the energy suspension poly's. I've replaced all of my rotors at some point during my reguarly scheduled brake jobs that I do myself. My status buttons also broke, but they are one of the few things easily fixed with adhesive. And as long as you are gentle with the buttons, the adhesive fix lasts for years. (did mine 3 years ago). My interior still looks like new. The door panels have zero wear, my interior is holding up great, no weird wear on the shift knob/steering wheel. dash still looks close to new, and the paint/clearcoat still in top shape, but thats due to a constant coat of wax and garaged day/night for the first 6 years of it's life. Engine and transmission run flawlessly. (that tranny still isnt the most responsive thing in the world, but hey, it's never leaked or needed a repair). did have the cracked degas bottle issue, which I replaced myself. My door lights/reflectors are fine.
That's about it. I still say not bad for almost 8 years and 127k miles. Especially when compared to my BMW and it's costs.
