...and 4 years went by without any updates

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Spent most of the time parked off, as a spare vehicle (attachment issues), mileage went up by a whopping 10k kms since the last post 4 years ago (currently on 112k kms).
She was mostly reliable over the years, with just the regular maintenance being carried out, however keeping the car was no longer feasible as it was now 15 years old and used on occasion.
Did a coolant system refresh a few months ago, and decided to finally part ways in December 2023.
So with that...after almost 15 years of ownership...this thread can be closed.š„¹