Gen 3 piston slap

[Psycho Chicken]

Not entirely sure it belongs here, but I figure someone will know. Plus I can't join LS1.com with hotmail (yeah I know...).

Anyway, don't turn this into a slag fest please, that's not the point.

My mum is looking at getting rid of her VT Calais (series 1 V6, stock as). She's found a VT2 Clubbie she's keen on. : 6 speed, all that stuff. I'm want to get her into an EL2 XR8 or an AU 2/3 XR8, that's another story though. I'm trying to steer her away from the Commodore as a whole, but in the end it's her choice I spose. I just don't want her to land someone else's dud engine and have problem after problem.

What are the facts on the Gen 3 issues? Obviously it's an early engine, that's why I'm worried. It's only done 93,000, so who knows what's in store. I know what piston slap sounds like and I'll be driving it tomorrow, is there anything else to look for? Would oil consumption tests be listed in the owners manual? It's meant to have a full service history at the dealer who's selling it, can I get them to drag out old ROs or is there some legality on that?