The seat backs are torn from the seat belts rubbing against them, but that is expected after almost 20 years.
The fuel pump is starting to act up. Left me stranded 50 miles from home.
I bought my conquest with a few major upgrades on it. The previous owner had money, but didn't know much about cars. When it is running right it flat out be scary how fast that 4 banger can move a car that heavy.
The interior is very nicely laid out and real modern even to todays standards. Although the age is catching up with it. The leather on the front seats is getting hard from age. Also the foam itself in the seats is getting flat. 18 years is along time for seats and leather so I'm not really complaining. I just don't plan on taking another 4 hour trip in it until I get the seats redone.
The motor really is so easy to work on. I am currently rebuilding the motor on another conquest right now. Other cars out there share the same motor so parts are easy to find if you know where to look. When you first buy a conquest make sure you have all the filters replaced. There are 4 of them in the car. The on in the tank on mine basically fell apart from age and was sucked into the aftermarket high flow fuel pump destroying the pump.
Over all the conquest are so unique and fast it is worth buying just to see it in your driveway. I stopped counting the number of people that asked what the car was.
You could get the same effect by driving a Renault LeCar.
The level of automotive ignorance in the general public is appalling.
I have had a 1988 Conquest since 1989 LOVE IT! Every year I am asked repeatedly if I would like to sell it. It looks as good today as it did the day it rolled off the line. It still smells new inside and runs great. You have to drive it to understand how it feels.
I just bought a 88 conquest for $500 and even if it has no slave cylinder, no interior, and the kid who I bought it from could not fix a car to save his life I think it was one of the best cars I could have bought.
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