almost the same story here...
bad paint, 380k kms (or 236k miles or roughly just on the moon), I even used it to carry old junk around! Timing belt is too much to do it on my own, so I had it done last summer. Cost around 600€ including belt and rolls and a new front crankshaft seal, just while the guys were at it. Next will be new injector valve seals (or gaskets or... rubber rings ;-)) and new brake fluid. It's so astonishing how cheap the car is to run, and how much fun you can have, even with a boring diff! By the way skstibi, do you also have the 2.5litre engine?
greetz
der butz