1985 Chevrolet Celebrity review from North America

The tranny fluid was a little low when I got it - I had it flushed since the fluid in there appeared old.

I replaced the distributor cap, wires and plugs since they looked old (and yeah, they *were*-- plugs and distributor cap metal were almost worn to nothing 8-).

Noteably, even before I changed those the car gave me no trouble, and it hasn't acted up since either..

My friend used to have one.. they're especially good in the winter; the weight distribution is excellent, and it's front wheel drive. It also has good throttle response, so you can vary the amount of throttle easily to limit wheel spin on slippery surfaces (on the Shadow, which was a 2.5L, and on a 3.0L Plymouth Acclaim I had before that, I ended up leaving them in 1st gear if I was driving around in slippery snow, since otherwise the wheels would break loose *really* easily - just touching the throttle would break them loose.)

I remember my friend commenting that the few times it dropped below about -20 (F), he'd have to wait about 15 or 30 seconds between the time he shifted the transmission shifter and when it *really* shifted.. (it'd be normal after a minute or two of driving). Maybe it was due for new fluid 8-). Since it's fuel injected, it started right up though.

Also, on his, the previous owners didn't know the oil even existed, so it was never changed. He got it at 100,000 miles. After about 9 months of changing the oil frequently, the oil quit sludging up. After all that, the engine didn't consume any oil. He drove it for probably 50,000 miles before he sold it to someone else..