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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
Things must have changed since I was last looking in 09 or so. Isn't the ln retrofit still a cheap preventative fix?
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I think it was 1500 or so assuming you're already in deep for the clutch. You can't retrofit a 2006-2008 as the new/improved bearing is non-servicable without splitting the block. Not that you'd want to... but for 05 or earlier it's almost required.
Reading at renlist and 6speed it seems the retro and the factory modification are about the same - as reliable as any other part. Ie you're just as likely to have a catastrophic rod bend or something. Nothing is 100%
The point is you can look at autotrader all you want, and you might be able to squeeze and make it work, but always consider that it's a 100K car with 100K maint/parts. Have insurance like a CPO or other warranty or a HELOC you can tap if you are one of the unlucky.
I still remember a thread about a dude who bought a Ferrari 355 for around 50K - and then got slapped with a 40K repair bill. Pay to play.