Faults:

- Master cylinder went out and I rebuilt it, no problem.

- New Brake Booster.

- Alternator went out.

-Distributor got a little funky, replaced it with an electronic one and runs like a dream.

-Turn signal switch quit (if yours ever goes out, just rebuild it, it's a LOT easier to rebuild it than find a new one. Mysterious absence of new part.

- Seats dried out from being left in the warm California sun. Rip in the back one, seats covers are my friend.

-Expansion valve on the A/c went out, easy fix. You have to love A/c when it works.

- A few other little things, nothing substantial.

General Comments:

As far as things that I fixed that didn't need fixing:

- Added an Edelbrock intake with a Holly 4-barrel.

-Electronic distributor with electronic control unit.

-Finally my personal favorite: Side Pipes. Yes that's right side pipes. Made them myself with a couple of cherry bomb mufflers. I went to a couple of muffler shops and asked them advice and wanted to buy parts from them. They told me to forget about it because it was impossible. Yeah, they told me it was impossible, that's what motivated me really.

You have to love that suspension. It's as smooth as glass. It's a 4door with huge bench seats. I love road trips in this thing.

Faults:

Main bearing started making noise, so I tore the motor down and rebuilt it. The brakes are a little tricky to set right.

The weatherstripping is starting to wear out.

General Comments:

What can I say about a 35 year old car that still goes to work every day?

It is easy to get in/out of, has very comfortable seats, and plenty of pickup.

Cosmetically the car is starting to show it's age, but looks no worse than some 10 year old cars around here. But the workmanship and quality of materials is excellent for the price-leader Chrysler. Compare the workmanship to a new Cirrus and see how far we've come.

Paid $850 for it in 1993, and I think I've gotten my money's worth out of it.