Faults:

In twenty-one years:

Starter motors died repeatedly.

Fuel pump deceased twice, once after touring Mexico, and once after being parked for years.

Eats light bulbs on an ongoing basis.

Catalytic converter went twice.

... and that's it. This car has been a jiffy to own.

General Comments:

My friends call it the "FBI Car", and it turns all the heads at home in Sweden. Flashy modern cars stand no chance against it when cruising through the village. It makes me the fairy tale prince of southern Lapland.

I have owned this car for 21 years now, and it is now so old that I was able to get vintage plates and vintage insurance for it. That makes it very cheap to run. Add to this its mindbogglingly primitive technology, and it is a recipe for economical car ownership. Yes, even the fuel consumption is very modest - it does on average 10L / 100 km in any driving situation. With the big fuel tank, that gives me an outrageous range of almost 900 km.

It is a very appealing car in many ways, with which I have toured all of North America and Europe, as well as Scandinavia in the past 21 years, and always felt happy in doing so.

Faults:

Headliner bubbling.

Electric sunroof switch sticking.

General Comments:

Awesome comfortable car. I am the 2nd owner. 305 V8. Perfect highway and mountain cruiser, power everything, air etc. Everything dark blue, body, vinyl top, interior. Sunday driver car only.

Prior to this I was the 2nd owner of a 1985 Parisienne V8 silver/grey for 8 years, my daily driver.

Faults:

I've went through 5 rear ends. I've had to replace the lower A arm, a ball joint, and the tie rods.

In 2010, I had to replace the brake master cylinder.

General Comments:

This is the best car ever; it just won't die.

The seats are very comfortable, it drives great, and had good gas mileage.

Faults:

Replaced water pump and all belts, front brakes.

Various sub-systems have ceased to function -- air con, vacuum door locks, cruise control, tape deck (radio is fine), rear window is very tired so I only open the tailgate from the side, passenger visor hangs vertically, dash lights have a mind of their own :), passenger seat is stuck all the way back, the window tinting is peeling, the washers come on with the wipers always.

General Comments:

This car seems destined to run forever.

The original owner retired from GM and bought this as his going-away present. He fabricated a custom bed for the cargo area. My father got it in 1991 and used it to haul his sailboat around, then garaged it in 2003. I picked it up in 2005 after my Ford got flooded in Wilma. (I live in Key West FL USA.)

In three years I have put only 6,000 miles on it. I bike to work and walk to the convenience store, and only use it a couple times a week. But when I need to haul paving stones for a new walkway, or a rental floor sander, or lumber for a project -- this car rules! It is so darned practical.

For the first time I feel safe on the Overseas Highway. If any of the new plastic cars hits me, they'll just bounce off. At 45-55 mph the V8 just barely turns over.

It is battleship gray; I have named it the DREADNOUGHT.