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Originally Posted by RIWWP (Post 4153211)

Inaccurate. Series 2 engines have been replaced.

due to mechanical failure not seals worn out?

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Originally Posted by RIWWP (Post 4153211)

It's a single car with (presumably) nearly all highway miles. Is that really going to give you an accurate data point?

If so, I recommend that you rate Toyota Corolla reliability on my 2002 Corolla I used to have. It blew it's engine at 62,000 miles. My 2005 8 is still doing fine at 93,500.

How is that for a single data point?

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.

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Originally Posted by Bladecutter (Post 4153305)

I like all data points, singular and multiple.

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.

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Originally Posted by RIWWP (Post 4153211)

It's 3 years and 1 month old, not 2 years (Nov 08 to Dec 11) That's just shy of 30,000 miles a year. I was at a rate of 36,000 a year in the early 2000s (not with an 8)

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:suspect: