I think you answered your own question if your OK with backup plan B, buy a used motor and swap.
You may be still waiting to initiate plan B with your odometer reading 150k miles and the original IMS is still intact.
My biggest fear was still owing the bank, the IMS lets go and I had to keep paying a loan on a roller.
But now that it's been clear for some time, if it goes at least I could cancel insurance, registration and let it sit in the garage until I figured out what to do
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2002 S - old school third pedal
Seal Grey
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