If it makes you feel any better, I lost my ATX at 55000 miles, only 10k miles after I bought the car. I paid about $2500 to have it replaced, and now I'm making sure I get routine flushes on top of my own regular maintenance.
Beer is my Gatorade.
Hooray Beer.
'98 "Sport" Pacific Green
'98 E0 SVT Silver Frost
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