Did your IP die on the way to the Flats? I thought it was a FICM?
Actually, this is the perfect example. If your EGT sensor fails on the way to the Flats, your weekend is fucked, and you've got to figure out how to get home and how to get back to Winston or Greensboro or whatever in a couple of weeks to get your truck and trailer that have been sitting in the dealership lot ever since you got dropped off at 11pm on a Friday night.
So yeah, I'd say the "warranty repair" is going to suck more.