Faults:

Alternator needed replacing, however no Cressida one could be found so a Subaru one was modified to fit. Since then no problems have arisen with it.

Shocks are a little soft so cornering too hard is somewhat unwise.

3 major oil leaks. (Sump, Rear oil main, and Crank shaft all at once).

I got wedged onto a poll so right doors are both mashed flat.

General Comments:

This car was accuired from my girlfriends father.

At first I was a bit worried about buying a car that was made in 1986, however I was very quickly reassured once I was behind the wheel and driving.

I used to borrow my mothers Holden Commodore, and our Cressida handles much better by far, it's engine sounds better and is actually without being biast seems to be more powerful.

The Cressida has power steering, power windows, power mirrors, sunroof, disk brakes, cruise control, 5M-GE engine that has given many other cars including BMW's a run for their money.

I never thought of myself as a rev head, but since I have been in this car I have become greatly interested in restoring it to it's former self. It's 2.8 litre 5M-GE engine, as above, gives many other cars (of similar age and some 90's models) a hard time keeping up. Once I hit 80km/h it seems to hit another gear and accelerates rather quickly.

Even know the car still has the 3 major oil leaks, and has done for nearly 20000kms, it has not had anymore problems (except a new oil filter). I am amazed at this as usually such a problem would great more as you neglect it.

Very comfortable, front seats adjust to just about any position you desire. Unfortunantly back seats are designed for smaller ppl and when your 6 foot tall they are a bit too uncomfortable.

Fuel's not so bad, around town it averages on about 6-7kms per litre, but on highway or freeway it averages on about 10-11kms per litre.

This Car has awesome performance, as above the shocks are a little soft so hitting a corner too fast tends to drag the mud-flap into the road (not a good idea). Power steering makes up for the shocks and gives it a much better turning circle then say your average "Datsun look alike corolla".

Faults:

Electrical windows are all broken down.

Immbobiliser are borken down as well. Due to the electrical failure.

Air condition is not working any more! we simply didn't fix it.

Body rusted.

General Comments:

Apart from above problems. There are no other major problems at all.

However I would like to point out the reliability of the car. The engine still sounds perfect. It is very quiet and powerful.

At the other hand It is very comfort as well! Good car to drive around! Especially for long trip.

I just sold this car! but I had falling love with Cressida. So I bought a 1991 Cressida! The Shape is pretty. And ofcourse the engine is still perfect!

Highly recommend to own one of this!

Faults:

Worn Clutch (partly my fault really - see below).

General Comments:

I bought this car to travel around New Zealand in the Summer of 2003. It was a bargain at NZ$1600 having had one previous owner and relatively light use.

During our stay in NZ we used this car heavily yet it stood up to everything we threw at it, including toasting the clutch on a hill start on the "world's steepest hill" in Dunedin.

Considering the type of car we were looking for (a cheap wreck that would get us around) this was a luxury. For a 1986 car it had all extras (electric windows/air conditioning/Power steering/electric mirrors) that we seriously weren't looking for, but were an added bonus.

Performance wise it wasn't a very nippy car, but out on the open road it always had more than enough oomph for overtaking and a speeding ticket or two. Pick up in fourth was particular fun - it seemed to enjoy breaking the speed limit!

The shocks were slightly worn, so handling was a bit average, although power steering meant that it was easily able to cope with NZ's windy roads.

In short I loved this car. It carried us around NZ in comfort and managed over 500km on a toasted clutch (to my relief we made it back to a populated area to get it fixed!). I seriously contemplated importing it back to the UK, but I couldn't afford it. We managed to sell it (with a new clutch) for no loss, which was great.

I really miss our "Cressy!"