Faults:

The wheel bearings went at approximately 101000 miles.

The brakes and rotors were replaced at 101500 miles.

The bottom of the car had a horrible rust problem.

One of the straps on my gas tank snapped at 102000.

One of my front speakers was not working when I bought the car.

One of the wiper fluid squirter's never worked.

Gas tank was rusted through and the sending unit was rusted too, which led to the vehicle's end.

General Comments:

Although, the car was very cheap ($500), the stereo was the best part of it.

It may have been a piece of garbage, but I do not think that there are many other cars that could match it in the winter.

The rust was horrible. It had eaten right through both of my rocker panels and most of the hatch.

The gas mileage wasn't very good. I got roughly 20mpg in town and 25mpg on the highway.

It would always start with no problem even at -40F.

It took a while to warm up.

Faults:

I had this car a total of 6 months and it was a nightmare. Towed 3 times, paying huge MONTHLY service bills.

- Clutch going

- Numerous electrical gremlins

- Fuses constantly being replaced

- Timing belt replaced

- Tie rod ends

- Abnormal tire wear

- Door misalignment leading to noise

- Paint literally falling off and chipping everywhere

- Started to get a knock in the block

- Alternator went

- Starter went

- Emergency brake stick leading to pad wear

- Distributer cap

- Sunroof misalignment leading to noise.

General Comments:

- The look of the ES was awsome! Bright white with black tint. Side skirts, aggressive rear end.. good solid handling, fun to drive everyday.

- The red interior was nice and clean(IMO)

- Cheap on gas, Cheap on parts.

- The rear speakers are mounted in a strange place

The condition of the car was astronomically disastrous!!

I don't know if it was a lemon or what, but we were paying into the thing monthly. The car was not in any way reliable, stranding us at will.

The paint was literally chipping off in chunks.. with the metal rusting underneath. I later found out that year of paint job was bad.

Also, the car was totaled in a minor accident where the second car had no damage at all.. (lady turned left in front of me on a green)

I compare this car to a disposable Bic Lighter.

Faults:

The top is in really horrible shape. When it starts to go, it goes quickly.

Not as durable as I think a convertible top should be.

The drivers seat broke completely. Not really sure why and it did not give a fair warning. I was driving down the road and the back of it just fell back on the passenger seat.

The heat does not work at all.

General Comments:

We bought this car for $600. and cosmetically it was not taken very good care of.

However, this car is mechanically sound. We drove it to Virginia and did not have one problem with it.

The car is VERY fast. I had a 94' Mustang convertible with a V6 engine that was also a 5 speed and the Shadow has much more power than it.

It has excellent handling and suspension. Most cars I have seen once you get it past 65 mph the steering and the car itself starts vibrating, but not this. When we test drove it we had it at 80 mph in 3rd gear and didn't even realize it. Very smooth riding car and takes turns like Nascar.

I have not been dissatisfied with this vehicle and I think it is a real shame Dodge does not make them anymore. We have been very impressed with its performance, gas mileage, and overall reliability.