1991 Chrysler Dynasty review from North America
"Sleeper hit"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
32 days after I bought it, (1 after 30 day warranty expired) the engine blew due to a water jacket leak. This was a 1600$ repair/ block replacement job.
Front right brake piston crumbled at about 165000 km. These are Kelsey-Hayes and piston was made of bakelight material. Fixed this myself for about 100$.
Speedometer gauge stopped working due to a flat spot on the gear in the transmission, 25$ at a wreckers to replace.
Dash lights are now working intermittently, a loose wire that needs to be tracked down.
General comments?
This car runs well especially on the highway where I get approximately 100km/7L.
This beast also loves to eat rice-boy cars from light to light.
Its been more costly than I anticipated,4000$ purchase and over 2000$ spent so far. but should be more economical to run this year. Because I couldn't afford to do the engine right away it sat for 8 months before I could afford the new block.
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| Excellent first car for student |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.3L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 140000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 175000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Pontiac LeMans |
| Date of Entry | 30th January, 2003 |