Tony,
Just to make you feel a little better, in August this year one of my work dump trucks had a "mishap". 1997 Chevy 3500 6.5 Turbo Diesel 5 spd. While cruising down Lougheed Highway there was a lound band and it died and coasted to the side of the road. It broke the crankshaft. $18,700.00 LATER it is back on the road again. The truck has only 140,000 kms on it and was only a couple months out of warranty, it had not met the warranty k but time had expired. The official word from Chevrolet Canada and the head diesel mechanics locally was....are you ready for this.....POOR DESIGN. I now have a 1997 6.5 TD with a new factory engine, new turbo, new injectors, new water pump, new clutch and new alternator for sale if interested. My sister has a 1999 VW golf that has given her huge headaches already. It cracked the oil pan with 7,000 k and was not covered under warranty. Under warranty they have had to remove and realign the engine twice though. Lastly, non serviceable parts are becoming more and more common in todays vehicles as they become over engineered, the six speed tranny in my 99 Ford Powerstroke diesel truck is worth over $7000. As a side note, my 99 Ram 2500 4x4 quad cab with snow plow has given ZERO problems in 4 years as of today. This truck towed a 5000 pound trailer for 1.5 years and plows snow every year, go figure.
Scott
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