I'm running Sram Force for years now with no issues. I know the derailleurs come apart in pieces, but am not 100% sure if a LBS can order a specific piece.
You can always look for a slightly used one on ebay which is usually a good value. Especially if it has relatively low miles on it.
I just looked on Strava and my road bike has over 9000 miles, same groupset. But I don't put out a lot of watts......
Thats good to hear! From what I've been told and researched, the tier down for the top of the line (SRAM Red, Shimano Dura-Ace) are much more durable and longer lasting (SRAM Force, Shimano Ultegra) while still producing smooth/efficient shifting - that was my biggest concern. I wanted make sure I could still shift quickly without having to wait for the gears to lock in.
My LBS said that the damage is very extensive and un-repairable - unfortunate, but it is what it is. All in all, its not super expensive to replace/fix, just very inconvenient timing - we have a trip to Europe in a couple of months so thats going to take priority for now.
I was doing a little bit of research and I think I can find some of the parts a little cheaper online although I'm not 100% everything will be compatible. I may end up giving my LBS a call and see if they can get me the model numbers what I'm needing to replace and see if I can source out the parts myself and have them do the install.