Faults:

The starter went out at 178,000 miles. It cost about $35 to replace. It takes a while to do it yourself because of the exhaust piping.

The roof liner is sinking down. Cost to repair is $10.

The windshield wipers stick in the on position, minor problem about $25 to replace motor and wiper lever.

The tires continue to wear, probably because of the power. I also do brake stands so that could be the reason why.

General Comments:

Last Summer I got new shocks and springs on my car and it rides as if I was floating on a cloud, even when fishtailing out of parking lots or over curbs.

The power and gas mileage is great, although my dash only goes to 85mph, I have gotten it up to about 118mph by racing my other friends on the freeway.

This car is indestructible, I was doing donuts in a parking lot and when I came out of my last one, I hit a garbage can, probably doing 30-40mph. The only damage that occurred was to my bumper guard, which snapped.

Faults:

Just about everything was replaced over the years, but one can expect that with over 650,000 km on it.

Apart from a worn camshaft replaced at 350,000 km, the engine never had a wrench on it, and still had lots of power, too!

There wasn't much left of the interior, but it was a legend in my hometown.

General Comments:

This car was my first ever, the perfect balance of dependability, durability, (vast understatement) and simplicity. I will never own another vehicle that could come remotely close to it. It will be sorely missed.

I believe that clockwork service intervals and other preventative maintenance have allowed this car to have had such a formidable existence. I'd like to see the cars of today last this long. (ya right.) Why GM discontinued this car, I'll never understand.