Faults:

I had a 88 Firechicken (bird) in 06, and got bored after I rebuilt it. Then this year, I was on Craigslist.com and saw this. It is in awesome condition, and the turbo is something else. All the electricals work, but someone put in a remote starter, and I put in a stereo, so figuring out on a few things. I can't wait to get the project done.

General Comments:

When I purchased my 89 Daytona ES, I paid 200 bucks for it, due to the fact that it had no title, because it was bought from a towing company and never had the title transferred.

When I got the 'tona, it also had a rod out the side of the oil pan, and it had sat for ten years, so you can only imagine what it looked like, so I drove 3 hours one way, loaded it up on a car dolly, and brought it home to give it a second chance at life.

Since I brought it home, it didn't take me long to hunt a new 2.5 for the car. Once it was running, I spent two days waxing and washing ten years of dirt and grime from the inside and out. Since I finally got the title and got it on the road, I love driving this car. I'd have to say my favorite thing about the car is the boost and the loud BOV that I installed. I got it tuned right, and very cheaply can I say, and there's not a lot of cars where I'm at that can keep up with this 22 year old car.

I love my 'tona, and wish I had the money to buy them all and restore them. LOL.

Faults:

Right after purchased, had to replace CV joints and shaft and engine mounts; 700 dollar bill.

Ground effects cracked due to being hit into curbs.

Missing exterior trim piece fell off on the highway and broke.

General Comments:

I just bought it, and I drove it 2000km home and it never gave me a single problem. Very quick car,

0-120 in around 8 seconds with lots of wheel spin. Not sure what boost is set at as I have not touched the boost adjuster. The boost adjuster was in the car when I got it.

Handles great.

Good gas mileage if you can resist the turbo LOL.

The seats are very comfortable on long trips.

Faults:

Radiator cracked the day after I purchased the car.

A/C Compressor had to be replaced.

Vacuum leak on Turbo (fixed)

Timing Belt broke (no damage done to engine)

Needs new struts for hatchback (doesn't stay up)

Power window on driver side door had to be fixed.

General Comments:

Its definately a sleeper... No one expects this thing to be as quick as it is. Even with the automatic, as long as you have the turbo you can still beat a mustang or v-6 camaro without them knowing what hit them... For one thing, you have a 3 speed transmission which may not sound like a good thing off hand, but it is! You can easily pull 50 mph in first gear with this transmission and can take many a car in a quick drag race. Also the seats are extremely comfortable and feels like your sitting in a lazy boy recliner. It IS hard to see over the front of the hood (especially with the turbo bulge) but you get used to it. The gas consumption is not horrible being a turbo I get about 18-20 mpg in the city. I'm 17 and this is my first car and I love it! I never want to get rid of it.