Faults:

Not one thing was wrong with this car, except it was a little low on R12 freon. My buddy has 3 30 pound cylinders of it, so I went over there and charged it up. Ice cold now!!!

General Comments:

I used to drive a pickup truck before the $4.00 gas thing in 2008. I bought a Honda Civic and I hated that car. I was driving down the road one day, and saw this 1977 Liftback for sale for $800. It ran perfect and the body was in great shape.

The interior was in bad shape. Torn seats, worn carpet, and no headliner. I fixed all that for under $500, and now I have a car worth $5,000.

I think it's a great car that is getting rarer by the day. I miss the legroom and roomy feeling of my old truck, but this car is a great way to save gas and ride in style at the same time. Extremely reliable car!!!

Faults:

The cars carburetor wasn't very well plumbed and will frequently change the way the car runs by itself. Slight leak in the head gasket, but not much oil loss. Seats came very badly worn. The headliner glue was becoming weak and so it was starting to fall. Electro sensor isn't very accurate and usually gives false data.

General Comments:

I spent only $375 on this car and it ran just great. The U-joints were very worn, but were replaced for only $25 dollars. I put new paint to cover some rust threatening spots. The car handles extremely well with a tight suspension and still pulls $130 MPH without any modifications (could probably go faster on a track). Is really a very beautiful car with great lines and with a good coat of paint, quite the babe magnet. For a 1st car I would recommend this car to anyone in the market.

Faults:

Sills under doors required steel plates to be welded, which cost about $200 NZ.

General Comments:

This car was purchased as a toy project. The model was a 2 door lift-back which I later found out were quite rare in NZ. The engine had just been reconditioned and came with twin Mukini carbs when I bought it. The engine was an 18RG.

In standard form this car was reasonably quick pulling somewhere between 140-145BHP and only weighing ~950kg.

Being 6"2 I found the 'cockpit' a bit small, however the drivers seat was very comfortable and all instrumentation within easy reach.

When I sold the car I had it running with hardened springs and at 184BHP with modifications to the exhaust, extractors and head.

I would recommend this car to any driver looking for a car that is bullet-proof and has outstanding accelaration for its year. This engine is particularly easy to modify. If I could get my hands on one, I would definitely buy another.