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Jan 17, 2006 | 02:00 PM

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RichieRichZ06

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From: Supporting the Corvette Community at Abel Chevrolet in Rio Vista, CA 707-374-6317 Ext.123

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Originally Posted by silverhead

Sorry, I, for one, disagree! Piston slap definitely DOES decrease resale value. Who wants to buy a car that sounds like a diesel truck on start-up? I will never be convinced that piston slap is a "normal condition". I have owned plenty of cars and my 2000 Chev. Silverado was the first and only engine that exhibited "piston slap". Why is that???

At our dealership NOT one person has ever said a word about buying a used car from the lot that had the noise. Nobody has ever tried to get the car/truck for less $ because of it. I'm not saying that it is a normal condition on all vehicles, but IT IS NORMAL on the genIII engines that GM produces. If you talk to people who actually work on these vehicles every day they will tell you that they do not fail, especially because of so called "piston slap". it is just another reason for people to b**** and whine about something else in their life that they don't think is perfect!!!!