1987 Chevrolet Spectrum CL review from North America

Clutch went out every 50,000 miles.

The car overheated constantly.

A/C never worked.

This was one of my first cars and it was something else. It got amazing mileage, but was a death trap. You literally could not get in a wreck if you wanted to live. The car could not be driven in the summer during the day or it would overheat, and also, the AC didn't work so you would sweat like hell. The car was pretty comfortable and open. Steering was terrible because it did not have manual steering so you really got a work out when driving - you had to drive a few feet before turning. The funniest and worst thing about this car was the tiny 4 cylinder engine. It was terribly slow. You could not really go above 70 mph for long periods it just could not maintain a good speed, especially up hills. It was probably the slowest car made in the last 50 years - you had to put a stake in the ground to see if you were moving.