Faults:

Only problem I had was pick up in the fuel tank.

General Comments:

My father bought this vehicle new. He drove it after break-in exactly 120 miles with the cruise set on 55 mph. He used exactly 1.7 gallons of fuel on this trip. We owned a repair shop at the time and I couldn't believe it! So my father and I, along with my uncle and a tech from our shop each individually witnessed this car achieve over 60 MPG on the highway!

This car continued around the 55 MPG on the highway until well over 100k miles. We had to replace the SCC (lean-burn comp.), a timing chain and a distributor. We figured that would be the end of the mileage. The Fury still achieved in the high 40s in MPG.

I recently had to rebuild the carb, so I am not sure what will happen. Chrysler can build a full sized V8 and get 50 MPG. All of us will swear in court to this, and have verified it.

Faults:

Windshield would leak when it rained, the headliner began to sag, fuel pump went, had to park on flat areas or with the nose downhill, car would shake once it hit 65, rear seatbelt seized.

General Comments:

My parents bought this car new in 1987. It was ultimately given to me when I turned 16. We never really had trouble with it until it rolled past 210,000 miles - at which point little things began to break.

The engine and transmission, however, never failed us. They were never taken apart for service - it just kept chugging along.

Faults:

Lower radiator hose developed a split, water pump leaked when I bought the car - radiator had to be filled up every time you drove it, no matter the distance - water pump has since gone out.

Typical of 80-90 Plymouth cars, it's K-frame is made of weaker steel that tends to break or crack, mine is bent, causing it to pull hard to the left. The alignment is so bad it will complete a left turn of it's own accord.

For a full bodied big car, it has a sleek appearance similar to the police edition with the exception that mine has a maroon/red soft top (not convertible).

Body wise it is in good condition, with the exception of the right rear door: The previous owner had left the door open and backed out the driveway, and a tree growing alongside the driveway nearly crushed it. It is bent, but a good auto-body shop could pull it out with relative ease if no replacement door can be found.

Book value of the car (clean condition; original interior/exterior and engine) is about $650. As a trade-in, it's worth $65.

It does not currently run - it needs a new ignition or the ignition re-keyed, and a water pump.

The water pump would run about $35, not including labor.

I am selling it for $500.00, here in Jacksonville FL.

General Comments:

A beautiful drive, with nice smooth cruising speeds. Over a bridge, you slowly build the old beast to full steam (careful with the old boy, it's beautiful and precious) and roll steadily right over the other side, chugging merrily along.

$35 to a tank of gas, it is an unstoppable force similar to a tank once tearing along. What curb? I thought it was a pebble! Stopping can be accomplished, however, with gentle and slow pressure - the brakes are good, but remember that the car weighs just over a half ton and the 318 is raring to go.

Slow down too fast, and the old beast moans to a stop just because of inertia versus the sheer weight, not because of any fault.

A beautiful car to cruise in or show off; spare a few hundred for the body, engine and paint it a candy apple red - and this would be a beautiful old show stopper.