yup, the MAF was one of the things I was already considering... i tried to clean it last summer but it didn´t have any effects on the cold start stalling symptoms.

and the fuel filter surely is a good idea, wondering why i didn´t think of it myself.

does anyone know how much a MAF and fuel filter would be? guess it has 2 fuel filters, one aftr the pump and one close to the injectors, right?

i think i´ll go with those things, and if it still doesn´t help i´ll follow kermit´s suggestions, though maybe by then i´d be looking for a cheap parts car... i still have 60.000 miles to go to break the 200.000 barrier, so i might need some parts along the way anyhow...