1987 Mitsubishi Sigma GL Wagon review from Australia and New Zealand

Virtually nothing! All I have had to do to it is replace the top cover gasket to fix a minor oil leak, for the princely sum of NZ$12.

Australian assembled and sold new in 1987, my two owner 2.6 Sigma GN wagon has turned out to be the buy of the year.

Last of the rear wheel drive Sigmas, the 2.6 is an eminently usable practical wagon.

It has plenty of cargo room and is a stable, powerful tow car, with the virtues of rear wheel drive handling and a gutsy, yet simple, carburetted, chain driven overhead cam engine.

The interior has stood up to 250 000 kilometres of use virtually unscathed, with no wear to either the carpets or the seats. The only signs of wear are in the pedal rubbers and the steering wheel.

Parts for the car are readily available and cheap, and the robust, conventional mechanics hold no expensive surprises.

The car handles well on the open road, and cruises smoothly at 100kmh with the engine turning over at 2600rpm in 5th. It has tackled several long distance trips in New Zealand's South island with no problems.

The only downsides to my car are its fuel consumption which is higher than I would ideally like and suspension which would benefit from new shocks, however these are minor irritants.

I would definitely recommend this car to anyone needing cheap, reliable and practical transport.