Not the kind of 10K that BadmintonBoy does...but significant in a way too :) So 10 months into ownership (well, almost 10 months), and we're at the 10,000 km mark (i'd put my review on mbcanada forum...but that site closed down...sigh). Wonder if C4 wants to go back to the BMW dealership to see if actually get to test the 3 series this time  Problems @ 10K: The brakes were letting out a high-pitched squeak noise when the weather got REALLY cold...called MB and they said it's normal, will go away when temperatures arent so extreme, and there really wasnt any way to fix it. Luckily, there was a voluntary recall to replace some wiring in the windshield wiper control, so I complained again, and they did some sort of inspection & servicing, and now the problem is gone! (i think they fixed the one-touch driver side window as well; quite a few ppl on the forum had the same issue where the window would open partially, then close on its own) Even got a courtesy car (2007 B) for the day (not much has changed; exterior packaging is better, i.e. dont really need to spend $$ to get alloy wheels, body coloured handles, etc) Likes: - Ride height: starting to see why people like driving SUVs :) just feel like there's better visibility. - Fuel economy: Trip computer is telling us we averaged 9.0L/100km...so that means we used 900L of gas in the last 10 months ~ $100/month (even at $1/litre). We didnt get the turbo version, although i find performance is acceptable. - Storage: quite a bit of trunk space (seats up: managed to fit 2 full suitcase + 2 carryon for SJA's parents). It fits Ethan's stroller and we can still put in groceries, shopping bags, etc without having to fold down any seats. Dislikes - nothing major, just the centre console doesnt really provide much space for storage -- although the slide-out storage is pretty neat. - LATCH mounts: seems like only available on the outer seats in the back, so with Ethan in the back, we cant really fit 2 adults in the back anymore (compared to sister-in-law's Accord which allows LATCH in the middle seat, can still fit 4 adults + Ethan) Ethan update: Went shopping @ Vaughan Mills on Saturday :) bumped into a fellow student from Ms Ling's prenatal classes (their daughter, Chloe was born Jan 22 -- we saw them get admitted to NYGH on our way home!). I think we'll be doing those baby get-togethers soon! Just found out another friend (our bridesmaid) is expecting! Looks like Ethan will have quite a few friends to play with very soon! 2 month checkup on Friday, anyone wanna guess Ethan's weight? (he was at 10 lb 11 @ 1 month mark) 
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