I would agree that a major failure warrants additional compensation beyond the repair. Reduced to resale value for example, which of the 2 vehicles would a second owner prefer: likely not the one with an engine replacement on the carfax. So even just from that standpoint, the value of the...
It is difficult to come up with a plan B if your priorities are similar to mine:
1. Manual transmission
2. Good on-asphalt manners
3. Off-road capability
4. Interesting appearance
Just frustrating to see the rollout coincide with such drastic supply bottlenecks/pandemic shortages.