Q: For someone who can do all the work themselves, is a Cadillac expensive to maintain? I.e. parts wise, frequency of needed work.
For someone who can do all the work themselves, is a Cadillac SRX expensive to maintain? I.e. parts wise, frequency of something needing replacement. I know this is a very generalized question.
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