1988 Chevrolet Camaro Sport Coupe review from North America
"I owned an import for six years, before my Camaro, and I will never look at an import ever again"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Flat tire when I first got the car, thank god the spare was still there!
Shocks were shot.
Replaced spark plugs, distributor cap and rotor.
I had parked next to a mustang, I like mustangs and all, but they sat next to each other over night, come morning, the mustang wouldn't start, later that day, I left in my car, and the owner of the car, tried to start it about an hour later, and it ran fine, well two days later I parked next to a corvette and my car wouldn't start, the corvette left, and my car still wouldn't start, my car was out of fuel, no joke.
General comments?
My Camaro is very fast and I get 23mpg Thanks to the tbi.
I am 6' foot 3" and I like getting in and out only when t-tops are off.
T-tops do not leak.
I have the original black interior, I am a mechanic and does this help!
There is 288,458 miles on this car, the previous owner put a new 5.7L 350 in the car at 98,000 miles, the V6 wasn't powerful enough.
I have done nothing to the car besides, new tires, shocks, oil changes, tranny fluid/filter changes, rear end fluid change, and put sea-foam to the car, if your camaro isn't doing good, look up sea-foam, it removes all the carbon build-up through the whole engine, removes sludge out of oil passages. It's an awesome product. that's why my car has so many miles and is still new!
I need a new fuel filter.
I am getting rear louvers. they are in the mail.
I have the Iroc-z Tail lights.
The previous owner put on a new exhaust with the 350.
I Don't beat my car to the ground, I respect it, and respects me back.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1988 |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.7 350 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 169164 miles |
| Most recent distance | 288458 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Camaro |
| Date of Entry | 16th June, 2005 |