That should say WITHOUT walnut blasting ... I've found the engine VERY reliable ... with the exception of being on it's fourth water pump.
For the rest of the car: 3rd set of front brakes, 2nd set of rears, used a gearbox up, a clutch set was required, entire front suspension needed (struts were leaking and the springs cracked). consumables aren't that cheap, but the running costs have been OK for 150k miles with the exception of the gearbox needs to be replaced (£520+4.5h labour for a used one ... £100 for the clutch bits).