1984 Dodge Colt Reviews from North America

Wheel bearings at 38K miles were the only major problem I had. The interior was cheap and the fabric began to separate from the vinyl. Otherwise was a fantastic car.

My first new car, and it was a winner to me. This little puppy had AC, power mirrors and ran like a striped ape.

The 4X2 transmission gave 8 forward gears and 2 reverse, rowing it through all 8 gears was fun. I took the car with me to the UK and loved it there. It was the right size, got excellent gas mileage and though the handling took some getting used to, I could take it on twisty British country roads with no fear. Upon my return to the States, It was quite the light to light champ. It had the dark blue exterior with the light blue interior and looked very well compared to the burgundy or the black that I saw on other cars like it.

The transmission case broke, but the dealer fixed it. Other than that, it was a great car.

I had one of these cars between June of 1984 and July of 1987. I have time slips of 15.7 with factory 165-70-13 tires when the car was bone stock. The two best things about the car were the power and the economy. After a year, I installed slightly larger tires; a 2.25” exhaust system and the Direct Connection boost kit. My buddy had a stock 1983 Trans-Am with the 5-liter mated to an automatic. He finally talked me into racing him on Capitol Expressway and the Colt beat him badly from 0-100. My best ET was around 15.0, maybe 14.8 or 14.9, but I had to install larger front tires in order to get sufficient traction for launches. As for economy, we had 55 mph speed limits then, so I used to cruise at 61 or 62 mph on Interstates, but economy was 35 mpg on freeways. Why is it that someone cannot build a similar car now? I think that the car cost me $7500.00 w/o A/C.