CCD failed after two years

I read many reviews on this camera before I bought it. I knew its positives (6X optical zoom, excellent picture quality) and negatives (poor low light performance), and my experience proved out those characteristics. Overall I thought it was a great camera, although the poor low light performance bothered me more than I thought it would.
I took the camera out recently and noticed intermittent horizontal lines visible on the screen and through the view finder. It looks like interference on a TV. When I got home and downloaded the images, the lines were visible, making most of them unacceptable. After checking with a repair shop, they seemed to know the problem immediately, and I quote: "Usually, on that model, when you get the funny lines on the screen and/or in pictures, it's the main PCB in the camera that is faulty. Unfortunately, Fuji's parts costs are out of this world." They recommended that I contact Fuji to see if they will give me a flat-rate repair quote. This story is not over, because I have not yet contacted Fuji, but based on this failure alone, I will not again purchase nor will I recommend Fuji digital cameras.
Unlike one who might view a camera as a tool, I view it as a relatively valuable personal asset that I expect to last.