Perhaps you are right.

I just googled "titanium bike frame crack" and the results have extensively revised my opinion of the assumed "bike for life" aspect. I was under the impression they are almost cyclist-proof.

Maybe I will just strip the paint off my Swift and get a new paint job or just polish it. I polished a bike frame once, and when I didn't want it any longer and ebayed it, guys were falling over themselves bidding on it.