jasonrxeight

due to mechanical failure not seals worn out?

Bladecutter

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.

jasonrxeight

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.

pistonhater

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