Faults:

The only problem was a broken exciter ring, part of the wheel assembly. I ran over a 2X4 on the freeway, thus breaking it. Thank GOD for my extended warranty, it was covered, otherwise ~$800 dollars to repair it.

General Comments:

I had been stopping at my local Chrysler dealer, prowling the lot. I came upon this Candy Apple Red Chrysler Cirrus, not jam packed loaded, but just enough to be a cool car. It was almost a year old when I bought it, well below the invoice pricing.

From start to finish my time with the Cirrus was a great one. Driving feel, control placement were right on the mark. I have never been in as comfortable a car since. The only gripe about the layout was the cup holders, which were rendered useless for anything other than a 12 ounce cup, as they were too close to the dashboard.

If they still made this car, in this state - I'd buy another one in a New York minute! What a great surprise from an unwanted car.

Faults:

After buying the car, we had to get new brakes. The dealership, Mike Murphy Ford, replaced the brakes for free... Thanks, Mike!

There is a minor transmission leak... We have been advised that it is really no big deal, and that "All old cars leak something."

Every once and a while, the tachometer and the odometer will decide to become inoperative. It still counts the miles, it is just not lit of a few miles.

One of the rear power windows is not functional, but oh, well.

General Comments:

A very comfortable car that has all controls at ones fingertips. We were wary after first buying the car, considering all of the miles. Little did I know, these 2.5 Mitsubishi engines are amazing. This car drives as if it just came out of the factory, and I drive it like that, too.

We have taken it on many road trips. Living in central Illinois, we have gone into Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. These trips are usually between 400 and 500 miles, round trip. Highway MPG is excellent on these trips, usually over 30 (Much better than the old 4-cyl Contour).

While helping a family member move out of college, I was able to explore all of its cargo space. This car is amazingly huge.

PLUS, do not even get me started on how comfortable this car is. Every road trip is a joy with the comfortable leather seats.

We got an excellent deal for this car. I would be able to trade it for what we bought it for, $2200.

Faults:

Regular maintenance only until recently.

Stalls at stoplights, air conditioner won't come on. appears to be connected to the power train computer. The mechanic gives up though.

General Comments:

I love the ride of this car. If the manufacturer would share the information with the lay mechanics, I would be much happier with this product.