Well, as far as the stupid long stroke goes...yeah...yeah, you can say that's true. <_<
Availability of parts, whether it's interior or exterior, head or block, IS there but a LOT harder to find.
I don't know. My 3rd gen's treated me pretty sweet. I'm gonna stick with it and when the car is done in the next sayyyy, 4 months I'll be able to show you some pics of my little AWS monster.