1982 Ford Laser review from Australia and New Zealand

Alternater had to be replaced.

Radiater packed it in.

1.3L engine was stuffed.

Replaced all tyres with lower- profile, wider ones (didn't trust the skinny ones that were on it when I bought it).

Speedo stopped working.

Battery had to be replaced.

Constantly had problems with the timming. backfired an missed a lot (1.3L engine).

This car was in really bad condition when I bought it, and it had many things wrong with it. once I sorted these things out it was an amazing car.

When I first bought the car it had a a 1.3L engine with a 4 speed gearbox. performance was poor, and it was just about stuffed. so I purchased a 1984 mazda 323 for $300, and replaced the engine with the 1.5L twin carb and 5 speed manual gearbox. I also replaced the tail lights with kb ones as I likes the look of them better.

The gearstick in this model laser is relly sloppy (has a lot of movement) but this can be fixed easily by replacing the gear selecter rod bushes.

The 1.5L twin carb engine outperformed the 1.3L in every way, I would recommend steering clear of the 1.3L versians as they are underpowered and struggle under a full load of passengers.

The top speed I got it up to with one of my mates int the car was 175km an hour (over a very long sretch of highway).

While the 1.5L was one ball-tearing little engine, you really had to kick it in the guts in order to get anywhere fast. I alway over-revved

it to get it going from standstill, it was a good feeling. I once took on a girl in a 95 hyundai excell and was put to shame, but hey, my laser was like 15 years older. I especially liked driving this on dirt roads, though I wouldn't reccommend doing this at to higher speeds.

Seats were fairly comfortable, and all the dials and everything were very well placed. boot space was very limited though, especially with a 12" sub, amp, and a parcel tray in the back.

I loved my laser as it was very sporty, and felt good to drive. it held corners incredably well at high speeds. it looked great after I put mazda 323 mags and a rear spoiler on it, and gave it a new paint job.

The life of my laser ended tragically when I rode it off by rolling it. though the engine now lives on in someone elses car... may it never die!

I would reccomend getting a kb laser over a ka as they look much better. also I would only reccommend getting one of these cars if you get the 1.5L twin carb versian with a 5 speed gearbox. definatly do not get one with an automatic of 4 speed gearbox in it!