Hello All!
One Hit Wonder here!
Sorry, have been travelling quite a bit for work over past little bit & was kind of expecting automated notifications when there were responses on the thread but that doesn't seem to be the case (is that an option I can turn on somewhere?).. Anyway, am just checking in here again now! LarsG35, thank you so much for your advice.
I have looked at several vehicles now, there seem to be quite a few available here in the Toronto area with more popping up all the time so I am being quite selective, have narrowed it down to looking specifically for something at 200,000km or so with a black interior, aluminum interior trim, the Bose premium sound system, and the back up camera (which seems to only be in cars with the Nav option). A few more questions (sorry):
- Was it ever possible to get the back up camera without the Navigation?
- How hard is it to adapt the iPod interface cable to the newer iPods with the Lighting connector? I see it mentioned as a possibility on some other threads but it seems to be a fiddly workaround in the pre 2010 cars.
- I'm noticing most of the vehicles seem to have a lot of wear on the steering wheel bezel, the shifter knob, and the drivers side armrest - is this typical and if so how easy a fix is it to swap out the bezel and armrests? The shift knobs seem pretty standard.
- I have heard the spark plugs are a bit challenging to swap out and should be done at right around 200,000km, does anyone have any experience with that?
I'm learning quite a lot and feel as though I will be totally ready when the right thing comes along!
And centralcoaster - yes, couldn't agree with you more! Here's to high mileage and no payments!
Thanks everyone!
dshapton