Faults:
Both rear window motors shot.
Wipers turn on with out touching knob.
Intermittent wiper control inoperative.
Front struts replaced.
Both front springs broke.
One rear spring broke.
Radio left channel out.
Alternator replaced.
Idler pulley replaced.
AC has gas leak, inoperative.
Several brake jobs - normal.
Trans has phantom bumps occasionally.
Speedometer irratic and makes loud noise.
Occasional check engine light?
Radiator started leaking 3 years ago, Bars leaks fixed it!
Dash squeaks bad.
Trans coolant line rotted out at radiator.
General Comments:
Despite all the little problems, major show stoppers have been a minimum. Engine runs excellent at 140K, trans is OK, either never been worked on, but I'm pretty easy on my cars and am an engineer so I can head off problems before a disaster occurs. Not a bad city cruiser and is reliable with a capital R. Car bombs down a crummy dirt road daily in pot holes, mud, dust, stuff I try to keep my good ride out of. I drive it because it's reliable, looks decent when clean, excellent gas mileage @ ~25mpg and I'm feeling kind of cheap, we're in a recession, so I keep going. AC is OK if I run a can of gas under hood to keep charge up - cheaper than fixing! Not a glamour ride for sure - if you don't care about not driving a Beamer or all the other fancy shansy rides all around me, one of these is for you. Paid cash when new, about 17K. I think I got my $'s worth.
10th Jan 2005, 20:07
How do you get 35 miles per gallon? I barely get 20 with my 1995 Sable.