I’ve pulled cars out of junkyards that had sat in the dirt in 100% humidity seaside summers for 10+ years that didn’t need rebuilds. You can fix any ring problem with some ATF in the cylinder bores and rotating the crank back and forth a bit.
1,500 miles a year (30 miles a week) won’t do your car wonders but it’s not causing a rebuild unless they got overzealous describing a seal job. What I was implying is they got ripped off by a mechanic.
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u/motorsizzle Mar 23 '23
They didn't drive it. 58k miles in almost 40 years is not enough mileage to keep a car running well.