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Old 02-20-2021, 10:36 AM   #1
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1997 thru 2008.
That is a bit categoric... there are 3 iterations over those years with different levels of risk. The original double row that was not all that bad, the single row from approx. 2001 to approx. 2004 that was the most problematic and the larger single row up to 2008 that was perhaps the most reliable from what I understand.
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Old 02-20-2021, 11:10 AM   #2
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That is a bit categoric... there are 3 iterations over those years with different levels of risk. The original double row that was not all that bad, the single row from approx. 2001 to approx. 2004 that was the most problematic and the larger single row up to 2008 that was perhaps the most reliable from what I understand.
Statistically, you are correct; but the underlying and pervasive message is that ALL versions fail, just at different rates. So it all becomes a matter of how risk tolerant you are, and that the percentages of failures have continued to climb with the passing of time.................
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