After seeing the new thread in the campfire forum, I went back to see what I'd written on this one.
I'm now at 23,000 miles since the new pistons/rings, so I guess I drive a lot more than I was thinking. Anyway, there's been little, if any, oil consumption since the last repair. Maybe a 1/10th of a quart, or maybe it wasn't parked level when I checked. Seems to run as well as it ever did.
In the end, they gave me a 30K powertrain warranty from the mileage of the repair, which will take it past the 100K limit of the factory powertrain warranty. I've got about 10K left, & my inclination is to see how it does during that time. If it holds up well, I'll probably just keep it.
I've been putting-off some of the larger maintenance items (new plugs, trans fluid replacement, coolant flush, etc.) 'til I decide if I'm going to keep it. I hate trading vehicles, almost as much as I hate having vehicles that don't work.
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