Did commercial auto parts a looonngg time. One of my shop customwrs had an old lady customer,who owned a 55 T bird. Drove it 30 plus years,no problems. Decides to sell it,buy a new Audi TT Turbo AWD.... Drove it for two weeks,she smoked the clutch. The estimated repair bill,was well north of that price....OUCH! Warranties,have their merits...