G5 Dual Core 2.3 GHz Multiple Repairs

I have a G5 Dual Core 2.3 GHz that has been in for multiple repairs in the last 3 months and everything has been replaced (motherboard, video card, power supply, and processor), luckily it was under apple care. Originally the machine was randomly going to sleep in the middle of an application.
Figuring that I would get a good year out of this one, the processor went bad again after a week...back to Apple.
I'm thinking about selling it but somehow I would feel guilty passing on a lemon to someone else, then again everything has been replaced, so statistically the machine should be OK (though that's what I thought before the processor went bad again the last time).
Any users here that have a G5 that has NOT had any repairs?...or have had similar bad luck? My G4 DP 1.42 has been super reliable, though it's hard to go back to the high fan noise compared to the quiet G5.

Hi Jack_808-
You definitely don't want to pass on a lemon. It sounds like this one could be iffy.
Research your local consumer protection laws. My state gives a manufacturer three attempts to fix a problem and then the machine is declared a "lemon" and is eligible for replacement. Apple generally abides by this type of policy, however if your laws are more favorable to the consumer they will generally abide by those laws as well.
Luck-
-DP

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