Piston Slap: The Truth About "Throwaway" Motors (Part II)

Bob M. writes:

Sajeev, I’m a bottom feeder with cars. All I’ve ever owned are used domestic cars with pushrod engines. I overhauled a Pontiac 2.5L once just to get the experience. My idea of engine maintenance is valves at 100k and an overhaul at 150k.

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  • MrIcky Surprisingly fun car to drive. I'd hold on for a manual though.
  • Theflyersfan Turn it off if you don't like it. It's likely buried in a safety settings menu somewhere. The manufactured anger some show around here borders on comical a lot of the time.
  • Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Hard pass.
  • Lou_BC By the author's own admission, "It’s a bit of a shame that I didn’t have a chance to take the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R I tested off road", why post photos of it offroad?
  • SilverCoupe My wife had wanted one of these, but I influenced her to get a "big" car instead, a Mini Cooper S. I found the Abarth too rough riding, though the one we test drove had had its suspension modified by its owner.