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If you wiswh to remove any future potential impact of an unpaid, delinquent debt, then settling may still be prudent even though it is apparently outside of SOL, and thus they will not sue.
Do you plan on apping for a large loan in the near future, such as a mortgage, where the lendor will likely ask for disclosure of any unpaid, delinquent debt?