A switch and a water pump on a 5 year old car isn't a big deal really. When I bought a similarly aged Ford Galaxy it need a new heated windscreen, a new rear seat belt, it needed a replacement heater for the rear zone, the aircon had just been completely rebuilt (compressor etc), the ARB drop links needed replacing, and probably some other stuff I can't remember.
A four year old Mazda 6 I bought needed a new water pump. Thinking about it, the Mazda and my current Laguna are both chain cam engines, so perhaps I need to start thinking about the water pump on this type of engine as being a servicable part, just like on cambelt engines. Anyone else had the same with chain cam engines?
A 5 year old Smart Roadster had multiple failures with its clutch actuator and some other associated device whose name escapes me.
Similar age VW Golf, needed a new exhaust 6 months after buying.
The cars I recall buying at that sort of age which had no problems, were a, erm, FIAT Stilo and a, ehm, FIAT Marea.
Second hand cars go wrong a bit (except FIATs ;-)), I don't expect the Laguna to be any worse than others I've had. It's not really blind hope, either.
P.S. - I know you're pulling my leg, D. Just thought it worth saying. :-)
Last edited by: Alanović on Tue 18 Jun 13 at 13:37
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