due to mechanical failure not seals worn out?

 

I like all data points, singular and multiple.

It allows me to let my brain take the information, weigh it, and do with it as I please, which pretty much is make a decision.

I do it all the time in life.
Take one experience that I have, and make a judgement call on it.

As for your Corolla, I would agree with you on that assessment based on my gf's daughter's '99 Corolla. Has low compression in cylinder 2 due to faulty oil control holes that were improperly drilled in the pistons. Car burns oil at an un-natural rate, and has for a very, very long time.

A huge amount of those engines from 99 through '04 are subject to this issue, depending on how the pistons were built.

Nice try, though.

BC.

 

I like two points, preferably on two hemisphere made of squishy material forming a water droplet shape. cant be too big just barely handful. normally found on female bodies.

 

Are you talking about Nov 08, 2008? Is that when the car was purchased? Maybe I missed that info.

I understand your argument. But your rate of driving 36K miles per year was certainly way above average!!!

I believe the national average for determining sale value in terms of tear/wear in cars has moved now to what...15K per year?

That R3 - which is only 3 y/o - should be between 45-50K miles the most. Instead, it has the tear/wear of an 6 y/o car. Not a big deal on your average piston engine...but with the rotary...oh well.

At $12K I would look more into an RX-8 that had a little more engine warranty left