Pretty much sums it all up... although I'd love to see some actual quoted data for failure rates, years, etc.

Never heard of the rot out under the liner issue... could explain why people complain about "slipped sleeve" symptoms but dont find them out of place on inspection. when i had my headgaskets done my indi mechanic specifically looked at the liners and deck and said both were perfect, and that it was just a gasket failure... its run fine since other then the normal rover tick which i never bothered to hunt down lol

 

Okay, I got all the work done and it runs good but, this is the worst 4X I have ever owned. You can't turn it in a foot ball field and it gets stuck on wet grass. I am cutting my losses and selling it. Good luck to you all and thanks for your help.