This is clearly an abusive relationship. She’s failing to meet your expectations with her creaky suspension, clunky transmission, sloppy steering components and an engine that’s destined to fail prematurely. You have more faith in her fuel pump, which is under recall, than her other parts that aren’t under recall.
Now you’re treating her roughly in an attempt to break her down. Is that any way to treat an object that you claim to love? Will replacing parts that haven’t been diagnosed as malfunctioning make her the gal of your dreams? Is this relationship destined for failure?
We know that you want to make it work. But are you being fair to her?