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I'm with previous posters - overall these are relatively reliable and affordable - relative to other high-end German cars. If dropping a grand is scary to you, look elsewhere - even upcoming/due routine maintenance items can get you into this range (I think a 4-wheel brake job would do that, or full fluids, alignment and tune). My 228 has been almost trouble-free, but I'm prepared that when things wear out it isn't going to be cheap. Not unusual for the previous owner to have deferred some of this maintenance, knowing they were selling it. If they tell you it is all uptodate, get receipts for any work, only thing worse than them putting it off is getting some idiot to do it in their driveway for $50.
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