Thanks, that's most helpful!
I just want whatever will last really, even if it costs a bit more.
I bought the car 4 years ago at 80K and it's now done about 107K. In that time I've had numerous control arms, ball joints and bushes replaced, which never seem to last more than a year or two. To be fair though, in the past I've just let the garage replace them with whatever, so I suspect they weren't the best quality parts, although the poor state of most of the roads around here probably had something to do with it too.
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Mark
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2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl
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Cars Owned:
The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present)
(Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability)
The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present)
The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo
The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust