On Feb 2, 3:49 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
A new engine
should run perfectly for some reasonable time, irrespective of any
maintenance.

disagree.
the analogy is when you buy a car from the dealership, it comes with a
warranty. specifically because it is uncertain whether there were any
problems in manufacture. (and because it helps sell cars). why do you
think hyundai offers 100k of bumper to bumper (i'll give you a hint,
it's not at all because they expect you to never need it)