Grand Prix SE 3.8L V6

• Automatic transmission
• 67,729 miles

I started to hear some ticking noise from the engine. Two days later it got worse and acceleration power was being lost especially switching from first to second gear. On the third day the noise got really loud and engine would rev up to 4,500 - 5,000 rpm before switching gears and ticking noise was continually getting louder.. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON!

Next day I brought to dealer. When they started it up they said "that doesn't sound good!" NO SH*T ! I gave them permission to take the top off the engine to look inside. I was told ALL the lifters had collapsed and a seal had given way and coolant had contaminated the engine. no easy way to repair other than replacing the engine for $3,000 for a used motor or $5,500 for new! THERE WAS NO SMELL OF COOLANT AT ANY TIME! I am trying to fight GM Canada. Oil changes were always done regularly. (I even had the Mass Air Flow Sensor replaced 3 months ago because of very rough driving/stalling. I thought these 3.8's were indestructible. I guess I got the "one in million" that had to fail!!

The worst part is after only 5 1/2 years and less than 110,000 KM (68,000 Miles) my $30k car is only worth $5k - IN WORKING ORDER! I need to put more that into it just to get it running again. These Domestic cars depreciate so fast in value it is crazy! So now even if I want to walk away from the car, I owe the dealer over $600 (for taking apart the engine) and I've called a few scrap yards and they won't even offer me enough to cover this bill!!!!!

Do I spend the money to fix and hopefully get my 3 years with the new warranty out of it (unless the tranny goes next!)? Or do I get a new car and have to go back into a big payment again?

One thing is for sure....... I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER GM!!!!!!!!!!!