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Message: Re: By the time the IMS (bearing) fails it is too late. There have been a few (one at least...
Changed By: longislander1
Change Date: January 20, 2011 10:28AM
Re: By the time the IMS (bearing) fails it is too late. There have been a few (one at least...
Change Date: January 20, 2011 10:28AM
Re: By the time the IMS (bearing) fails it is too late. There have been a few (one at least...
[quote=MarcW]
Now, if the IMS did fail I do not know what I'd do. Depends upon many things, some of which are variable. If they line up on one side of the scale I fix the car. If they line up on the other side I sell the car for salvage and move to another brand of car. Unless I'm faced with this decision -- and I hope I never am faced with it -- I can't say what I'd do.
Sincerely,
MarcW.[/quote]
After seeing another poster on here recently buy a low-mileage '05S similar to mine ($60,600 MSRP) for only $24$26K+, paying for the upgrade or an engine replacement seems like throwing good money after bad in light of this head-spinning depreciation. I'm gonna roll the dice and if the car lasts, great. If it doesn't (and I don't get killed when the engine craps out), it will go to salvage and I will definitely switch to another brand. Why would I buy another car from a company that tries to sweep serious defects under the rug?
Now, if the IMS did fail I do not know what I'd do. Depends upon many things, some of which are variable. If they line up on one side of the scale I fix the car. If they line up on the other side I sell the car for salvage and move to another brand of car. Unless I'm faced with this decision -- and I hope I never am faced with it -- I can't say what I'd do.
Sincerely,
MarcW.[/quote]
After seeing another poster on here recently buy a low-mileage '05S similar to mine ($60,600 MSRP) for only $24$26K+, paying for the upgrade or an engine replacement seems like throwing good money after bad in light of this head-spinning depreciation. I'm gonna roll the dice and if the car lasts, great. If it doesn't (and I don't get killed when the engine craps out), it will go to salvage and I will definitely switch to another brand. Why would I buy another car from a company that tries to sweep serious defects under the rug?
Original Message
Author: longislander1Date: January 20, 2011 10:27AM
Re: By the time the IMS (bearing) fails it is too late. There have been a few (one at least...
[quote=MarcW]
Now, if the IMS did fail I do not know what I'd do. Depends upon many things, some of which are variable. If they line up on one side of the scale I fix the car. If they line up on the other side I sell the car for salvage and move to another brand of car. Unless I'm faced with this decision -- and I hope I never am faced with it -- I can't say what I'd do.
Sincerely,
MarcW.[/quote]
After seeing another poster on here recently buy a low-mileage '05S similar to mine ($60,600 MSRP) for only $24K+, paying for the upgrade or an engine replacement seems like throwing good money after bad in light of this head-spinning depreciation. I'm gonna roll the dice and if the car lasts, great. If it doesn't (and I don't get killed when the engine craps out), it will go to salvage and I will definitely switch to another brand. Why would I buy another car from a company that tries to sweep serious defects under the rug?
Now, if the IMS did fail I do not know what I'd do. Depends upon many things, some of which are variable. If they line up on one side of the scale I fix the car. If they line up on the other side I sell the car for salvage and move to another brand of car. Unless I'm faced with this decision -- and I hope I never am faced with it -- I can't say what I'd do.
Sincerely,
MarcW.[/quote]
After seeing another poster on here recently buy a low-mileage '05S similar to mine ($60,600 MSRP) for only $24K+, paying for the upgrade or an engine replacement seems like throwing good money after bad in light of this head-spinning depreciation. I'm gonna roll the dice and if the car lasts, great. If it doesn't (and I don't get killed when the engine craps out), it will go to salvage and I will definitely switch to another brand. Why would I buy another car from a company that tries to sweep serious defects under the rug?