My heater core went out at about 145,000 miles.
My alternator went out at 149,000 miles.
The headliner is beginning to fall down.
The door panels are warping.
Most of this is general maintenance in my eyes. I really don't have any major complaints.
This car handles and drives VERY well.
It's not all too bad on gas mileage.
This is a very quick little car and I would not trade it for any other car in the world.
The motor and transmission are very strong, and have not given any signs of trouble.
I have a 1989 Chevrolet Beretta with 263,000 miles.
I have had to replace the clutch twice.
Alternator once.
Brakes twice. (front and rear)
Headliner and visors are falling apart.
Dash is cracking.
Windshield has been replaced twice and is now broken again.
Had to replace all 6 fuel injectors.
Computer replaced twice.
Ignition control module once.
Tires replaced four times.
A/C does not work.
Engine overheats. (at idle in traffic)
Shifter is sticky.
Radio does not work well. (cuts in and out)
Rear plastic facia trim has fallen off.
Had it repainted once.
Door panels are falling apart.
Current vehicle configuration is 2.8 v-6 w/5 speed manual tranni. Car gets excellent gas mileage. Is super-duper smooth and responsive on the highway. It also has good engine power, even with all the miles on it and my current driving habits. Still has good power (I blew away some chick in a new SUV the other day and left her slack-jawed in my rear view mirror.) Cleaned the clock out of one of those phoney-baloney Hondas. Took on a 5.0 mustang (I lost of course) and left the guy giving me a thumbs up for bravery and only a car-length loss.
In sum: Chevrolet did an excellent job engineering the engine, driveline, chassi and suspension. They left the job of interior soft-trim to the first year college grad rookies. I vote that they resurrect the nameplate, and offer it again with more powerful engines, or perhaps a small v-8. The interior trim components could use some new polymer chemistry and some of the hardware components could be re-engineered as well.
If the Beretta had a V8, the Mustang would not have a chance.
THAT IS A FACT.
THE BIG T
DALLAS, GA.
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