like princess has said repeatedly, it's a machine. no machine will be 100% perfect.
and when it comes to flaws and who is responsible for what fix, there has to be SOME cut off point. the warranty period is stated and regardless of what anyone feels should or shouldn't be done after that point, the fact remains that his car is out of warranty. noone can dispute that. (or can someone on this board??? ) therefore, if he can get any portion of it covered, he should be grateful.
i don't believe we have yet been told exactly how many miles there are on this 2003 bought in april of 03??? time wise it would still be under warranty. i'm curious, as is stevel, to find out how many miles are actually on the car since that is apparently the reason it is out of warranty....