1985 AMC Eagle DL review from North America

Never idled right, too low or too high and ran rough even when warmed up, nobody can seem to fix that.

Door latches didn't work in cold weather, doors wouldn't shut.

Seat belts don't do anything, they never retract and I wouldn't trust them in an accident.

Heat works intermittently, most likely the vacuum solenoid under the hood.

Exhaust rusted off.

Odd clunk when accelerating, possibly u-joints.

Rear hatch never stayed up.

I had borrowed it from a friend for a few months and since it had such low mileage I thought it would be an OK car. Way too many quirks about it for me.

Good off-road, but not too comfortable on the road.

Steering is over assisted.

Rear brakes lock up too easily.

Not very comfortable, it looks luxurious with the fancy interior, but it's not, it's cramped, the shifter is against your knee and you can't change positions of your legs, cramped back seat.

Does ride nice on the highway once up to speed.

Interior woodgrain looks realistic.

Handles OK, but rides like a Volvo, very firm and stiff.

Embarrassingly slow acceleration, lots of engine noise/buzz in car.

Parts a pain to find.

Very good build quality.

Decent fuel mileage.

If you go from an old Jeep to this it'd be an improvement, but from a regular passenger car to this is like going from a Chevy Caprice to a Ford Festive. I'd rather drive my odd El Camino than an oddity like the Eagle even if I can off road or blaze through snow.

Not my style, too weird- I did not like this car. It sits up too high in the back and people think the car has suspension problems, but that's just the stance. For the right person it's a good car, but definitely not for me.