1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am review from Australia and New Zealand

Blown holes through pistons due to an incorrect computer reading sent by a faulty or incorrectly set component - (not sure).

Continual steering problems due to a bad conversion.

Cruise control failed (vacuum loss).

Rough, irregular idle. Due to bad injectors and bad wiring.

Overheating (many times) due to sensor not switching on a thermostatic fan and the fan motor not spinning.

Problems getting mechanics who don't rip you off and who actually know what they are doing.

Pop up headlight motor has died.

I have now sorted most problems.

My bad experiences can be put down to three things:

1. It's an American car.

2. It was a bad conversion done by someone who knew very little about what he was doing.

3. I had a lot of bad mechanics cause more problems than solve them.