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Originally Posted by raty4R
I'm looking to buy a used low mileage motor.
I looked at a possible truck's history and the short block was replaced at a Toyota dealer. The car only had about 40,000 miles on it at that time. It has 140,000 now. all the other dealer service was oil changes and alignments.
Would you buy it? I can't go see it.
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I'd be concerned with maintenance history since I'd assume you're paying a premium for the low mileage. It's hard to tell why the motor was replaced at 40,000. I'd put my money on lack of maintenance over a manufacturer defect if it lasted that long.
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