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Originally Posted by SlingShot
His first one was a 1975, chances are it has been recycled by now.
I had this same problem with a 1998 Monte, it had just under 50k on it and GM was on the hook to repair it under my warranty. They ended up replacing just the short block, but I had the dealer go through the heads and make sure they were clean and no shavings. It all worked out well, still have the car with 30K on the engine.
I would let them fix the problem, you still have plenty warranty left on the car. Then if you want you could still trade it in on an upgrade without taking such a big hit on it ... IMO
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You're talking apples to oranges... this car is LESS than 7K miles on it. There shouldn't be any engine problems like that.
I don't want to lay blame on the OP, but when you started hearing the "ticking" sound, why didn't you take it in right away? Instead you waited until it was "clanking" which now means a massive overhaul... and then you're upset at them because of how much is being done. I don't get that. But with your disregard of the problem, I have to wonder how hard you were driving that thing.
I don't think they NEED to give you a brand new engine... it would be nice. Hopefully they fix it up and you're good to go... but perhaps next time when a problem like that pops up, you address it sooner.