Faults:

I replaced the following immediately after I purchased the car.

Fuel pump.

Fuel lines.

Steering pump.

V-belts.

Tires.

Rear shocks.

General Comments:

This car is the most comfortable car to drive I have owned.

It handles and brakes very well, and is surprisingly fast.

The interior is roomy, plush and very comfortable.

All the controls function properly and are easy to reach.

However, the car sits low, and getting in and out of it is awkward.

It would be nice to have intermittent wipers; it's a hassle to keep hitting the switch when there is a light drizzle outside.

No cup holders.

On this model, the rear windows are sealed and have only a vent to open. Not good for me.

This car has no on board computer system, which is a plus for me.

Faults:

Nothing went wrong.

General Comments:

This was my first car. "THE IRON BUICK"; somehow it picked up that nickname. I drove this thing pretty hard, had it a lot of places that I and the car should not have been. This car was surprisingly fast! I gave it a good tune up and when you put the pedal down, it would really jump. To this day, 16 years later, this is the most comfortable vehicle I have owned, and it rode like a dream, even being 11 years old when I first got it. You could hardly dent it with a hammer, it was reliable, perfect gearing for city or highway. It actually passed on to my sister as her first car, then to 2 others as their firsts. I kind of wonder where it is now.

Faults:

Well recently I just started to fix it up because it was sitting in my drive way for about 5 years so I had to replace a bunch of stuff ill just make a list:

Battery Died.

Replace Radiator hoses both top and bottom.

Fuel filter and fuel line.

Change Transmission filter and oil seal's Front seal and Back seal.

Fix exhaust leak and get whole new exhaust system.

Put in new Head Gasket.

Need to align the wheels.

Some paint peeling from bird poop.

New air cleaner and new air cleaner hose.

New breather

Need new tires badly

General Comments:

This car is fast I don't know the top speed, but it can hall its own and then some, but it still needs work.

Interior good.

It ran right when I put a new battery in it sounded like CRAP though.

Faults:

Transmission burnt out. I bought another from a wrecker and had it re-built by a dodgy, but cheap workshop near Andrews Air Force Base.

Rear brake cylinder "popped". I bought an Indian made replacement and fited it myself.

Disks scored on account of worn pads. Driving in Wash DC with all those useless "stop all way" intersections I barely made 3 000 between new front disk pads.

Air conditioner compressor stopped working. Didn't bother fixing it.

Air pump broke down. Bought a new one for $30 or thereabouts.

Front bearing assembly overheated. Off to the wreckers for another one.

Passenger front electric window switch missing: wires had to be joined to operate the windows.

General Comments:

For US$500 ot was a ball of fun. I kept accurate records of fuel consumption which varied by 2 mpg between vicar-like driving and Dangio-of-the-gravel pits type driving.

The kids in my area loved it. Everyone else had BMWs, Volvos and the like, while the Aussies of the street drove American! How patriotic are Americans again? In those days As American as Apple Pie also applied to Honda!