taranch

Hey all,

Have owned a MY 2009 R320 since new (Nov 15, 2008). It has been a nice road trip car. We've racked up 159km on it and are leaving for Florida this coming Tuesday. So, took it to our indie shop to get a complete service and look over before we leave. The car had oil filters and oil changed on engine, trannie and diffs. My last visit at the stealership, they told us we'd have to change the rack and pinion due to it leaking. Our indie found nothing wrong with the rack and pinion. However, he did find an upper control arm on the driver's side needing to be replaced. CEL was caused by the preheater in the adblue tank (this was VERY expensive!). He took apart the pano roof switch which wasn't working and now does (stealership wanted to replace the switch for $1500!). So, all is good now. I hope! Can't wait to hit the road!

These are damn nice autos, but they cost a FORTUNE to run. This visit cost me $3600CDN.

Cheers

efzauner

you are smart when dealing with the stealership! good for you! what indy do you use in Montreal?

taranch

Hey EF, I use European Motorwerks. They are right next door to the Ferrari dealership on Jean-Talon and Lucerne. Hassan is a stand-up guy and he services high-end cars only. His prices are reasonable. He does a lot of the Ferrari head jobs. It's 10k at his place compared to 20-25k at Ferrari.

user 823908234

Man, that sums it up perfectly!

taranch

Hey Jerry,

I'm in your neck of the woods right now (Madeira Beach). Got in late last night. The R valiantly made the trip (around 1500 miles). Average speed 78 mph at 23.7mpg. Not too shabby.

Cheers

user 823908234

Oh, Can a da!
Hey, you stopped 170 miles too soon...we're south SWFL! Good to hear you made it safe and sound. Enjoy the heat and humidity.

The R is one hell of a fine road car. We usually get 27-28 on the highway; even after the must-get-home-quick-115 mph-windows-open trip down I75 3 weeks ago (a/c comp. failed ($1,995).

Got 29-30 in the W Virginia mountains couple years ago. Ours is CDI, no bluetec, don't know if that makes a diff.

But wait, your 'average' speed was 78? Yikes!
Have fun! No (attack) sharks in the west coast Gulf far as I know, but then, I don't go in the water.

taranch

Ouch! 2k for the AC??? That hurts!!! We got here Wednesday night and it has been pouring ever since. Still haven't taken our first dip in the ocean or the pool for that matter.

My wife hated the R when we first got her November 2008. Now? You'd have to take the keys out of her dying hands.

Cheers