Piston Slap: Weathering the Long Winter

Longtime TTAC commentator mikey writes:

Sajeev,

In the years since I last wrote to you my personal circumstances took a few turns. When the dust settled, I ended up with three cars. I decided to keep all three cars. The Cobalt is my daily/winter driver, and I will drive it to the ground. My wife loves the Mustang: we drop the top and take it on a cruise, she loves it, and it gets us out of the house.

About a year or so ago, I was feeling sorry for myself, traded the Impala in, and bought a new 2011 2SS Camaro with a six speed. It is a very cool car. If I’m having a bad day I pull it out of the garage, detail it and look at it. Once in a while, we may take it for a drive. Those drives are getting more and more rare. Less than 8000 kms on the clock, but I’m not planning on selling it. That may change, but not for a while…

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  • Analoggrotto Hyundai is the greatest automotive innovator of the modern era, you can take my word for it.
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  • MaintenanceCosts Dammit, my Highlander's two years too old.
  • Analoggrotto Nothing compared to the Ioniq 5N by Hyundai, a highly competitive and track focused vehicle unlike this poser vehicle. Hyundai is making major victories in racing and this DNA is flowing into the production vehicles. 350 HP Elantra N is sending the 718 away.