hi there doggboy from a uk owner...had mine for nearly 2 years and never missed a beat, the other day in a petrol station a guy was peering at the bonnet badge to see what it was, but as i have one of andrews alternative badges on he had to ask what it was, when i told him he said he thought it was an aston martin model that he hadnt seen before.. as has been said oily bits all merc so no worries about spares there, body parts could become an issue in time just put a new set of boots all round falken fk452`s £500 fitted, oil changes expensive but easy to do yourself, bit biased but its a hell of a car for the money if you do bite the bullet theres also a great uk owners club with a good social scene and meets through the year.. check out www.ukcrossfires.co.uk/.... best of luck with the nipper ....chris