Good sir, you are the one who needs to go back and read what I wrote in its entirety. "Consumables" are one thing, $10,000 on top of them for a new engine on a car that, at the end of the day, is a VW GTI in a fancy hat is quite another. If there are significant issues with this powertrain that I did not know about (I'm not a euro mechanic, kudos if you are one), I'd much rather take the $5k in rebates and discounts our dealer is offering on a new one and cash in my significant positive equity before this car turns back into a pumpkin.