Hi Condor,
Nice car, similar age and mileage to mine (134,000 mile early 2009 R Design, owned from new by my Dad and passed along to me).
If it's been maintained properly at either a decent main dealer or marque specialist then they last very well indeed. Seriously big mileages are possible for those that are maintained properly. The problem is that they're not cheap cars to run, and not the sort of car you can maintain on the cheap, they simply cost what they cost to keep them in top fettle - once you've accepted that then you're onto a winner. Mine was a £45,000 car in 2009, equivalent to 60 odd gees now, and I do wonder why some people buy them if they baulk at the running and repairs costs. A service, MOT (pass first go, no advisories) and new timing belt etc cost me £740 recently - if I wanted to pay less I could drive a Fiesta, bit then I wouldn't be driving in AWD luxury with 7 seats.
Funnily enough I use an O2 pre pay SIM in mine too. Mine also has a parrot kit which was fitted when new by the dealer, and the display is a very tidy fit in the small slot under the stereo, so my normal phone connects to that.
Glad you're enjoying your 90, and look forward to seeing you about the forum.
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