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Originally Posted by Unklejoe
...But had I known this car was going to be basically a ticking time bomb, I would have just gotten a G37 and not had to worry about any kind of major engine failure for probably 200k miles.
Sorry if I am coming off like a douche. I am just pissed at myself for not doing more research before buying an early build 2011.
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Any given car is notorious for some kind of failure. You can't kick yourself, because there is no possible way to research every aspect of a given car. You could have bought a MY2012, and found something there that fails.
These cars are built for performance, not necessarily economy, and definitely not for being 'bullet proof'. They are complicated, and all complicated machinery is subject to failure. You may never even have a VANOS failure, or a hpfp failure. It's the luck of the draw, and can be weighted by driving style and amount of regular upkeep you are willing to do.
Don't sweat it.