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Old 10-04-2008, 04:56 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Jwade,
Lots of people are worried by what they read and they should be. NO CAR is immune to these issues, no matter the mileage! In fact, it seems that cars that are driven easy and taken care of will fail MORE than those that are well taken care of and driven harder! Very seldom does any engine fail at a DE or on the track, most happen in city driving.
Bruce, re: our continuing discussion, is this evidence that driving our cars hard won't hurt them?
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