1987 Chrysler Fifth Avenue from North America - Comments

Power steering has failed a while ago. Doesn't bother me a bit; good upper body workout! (or maybe I'm a little lazy, I only fix the major stuff)

Otherwise just brakes, exhaust, regular wear items.

I absolutely love this car! A true testament to American made V-8 cars. Odometer is creeping toward 240000 miles and she still starts and runs like a dream. Gas mileage is adequate if you don't push her too hard. Close to 20 mpg. Nothing I have ever driven cruises as nice on the highway. They just don't design interiors like this anymore. I could drive this car for 12 hours without stopping to get out and stretch.

She is showing a little rust, but nothing major. My 86 Jeep Cherokee looks much worse, and the Chrysler sits out and the end of the driveway all the time too. It makes me wonder where Chrysler went wrong. I hear so many bad things about the 90s era front wheel drive sedans, but my 87 Fifth Avenue is an unstoppable TANK!

The 5.2L Mopar 318 is a true GEM of an engine. I'm a busy guy and don't give her the maintenence she deserves, but she never complains. Oil changes sometimes come at 10,000 miles or more, but never an issue with my baby!

The bottom line is that iron block rear wheel drive V-8 sedans may be inefficient in design, but that design will hold up to the rigors of daily punishment better than any other arrangement ever used. Talk to me about fuel economy, transfer of power, slippery conditions traction, etc., but when it comes down to reliability, I will take a rear wheel drive, carbureted V8 powered full size MOPAR sedan any day!

Here I was, thinking I was the only one who thought like this!

I have owned 7 of these fine cars, and it is only because I find one I like even better! My dad has been giving me a hard time since I bought my 1st, (he's an import guy),citing poor fuel economy, size or just the fact that it's "old". No logic involved, he swears it will just "break down". That's where good old maintenance applies. No major engine or transmission work, just wear items that fail on all cars.

Take care of a Mopar, and it will take care of you! I have put at least 300,000 miles on these 7 cars together over the years, and I have NEVER been stranded, from the desert of Arizona, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I will drive these until the day I die, and I am only 25, so long live these fine Mopars!

I also thought I was the only person who loved these cars, drove a 2005 Magnum, I'd take a Fifth Avenue any day. May well be best built car by Chrysler ever. I've driven a lot of them.

I have one and I love it as well. I call it the Voodoo Kitty because its got about 9 million lives. No matter what happens a simple repair is usually all it takes to get it back on the road.

My previous car was 94 Chrysler Concorde and it was pretty, but poorly built. I spent more on repairs than I did buying it. The transmission went twice and I gave up.

After having the Fifth Ave, I won't drive anything else. It just goes and goes and goes. Drove it 800 miles in a day to North Carolina and it ran great the whole time.

My boyfriend and I recently purchased a 1987 fifth ave. It only has 70,000 original miles and one owner. This car has been great and very reliable. I understand why people say that this car is comfortable and have no need for stretching. We haven't had any problems other than we noticed a slight miss when going up hills. We put new spark plugs and wires and she runs like a champ again!

I have a 1991 Chrysler 5th Avenue, and something is wrong with the transmission sensors or my computer. I can`t down shift to 2nd gear. I wanna know if ya`ll can give me some info on which one is messed up on my car. I have a 3.8 motor in with power windows and seats.

Hello, I just picked up my first 5th. ave. from second owner. The car has only 46k miles. on it, but I'm having transmission issues, and I don't know if this has a lock-up converter, and what trans. will interchange. if anyone knows, it would really help. thanks.

I started with the fifth ave about 4 years ago and haven't looked back. I didn't think I was the only one who loved mine this much as I get so many compliments. I influenced my friend into buying one after I have been giving him a ride to work, now he loves his just as much. 2 years ago I rolled my 1st 5th ave then bought another one 3 weeks later, just had to have another one. I'm 31 years old and I'm keeping mine until I check out... great car!

I am on my second 1987 Fifth Avenue. I live in Ontario Canada and in the snow belt area north of London, lots of salt and sand applied to the roads in winter.

I bought my first one in 1993 with 65 000 kms on it and took it off the road in 2005 with over 300 000 kms on it. I traveled all over Canada and the US pulling a small camping trailer. It was the most reliable car I ever owned, and I have been through a few. The motor did not burn oil and the transmission was still good at the end.

I failed to dripless oil the underside annually though and the bottom softened and that was the reason I gave it up.

As I was searching for another vehicle I came across another 1987 in someone's backyard. It had been there for five years in the open after the owner passed on. It was thought that someone in the family would want it, but no one did. I purchased it cheaply to use temporarily for parts, but discovered there was still a solid car under the algae growth. It had 62500 k's on it and I used parts from the first Fifth Ave to replace anything defective or worn on the second. The "new" one has been to Florida twice and now has 120 000 ks on it. I'm oiling this one annually and hope it will outlast the first one. Repairs are only needed occasionally and usually just maintenance. I love my mobile living room:)

Hi Chrysler fan, I just bought this 1988 Fifth Avenue with 125K on it, and let me tell you it runs like a charm with its under coating rust proof. I live near Ottawa, Canada. Cold weather, salt and snow did not affect the body at all. I wish to have it for another 20 years.

I just bought a 1987 Fifth Avenue, and so far so good, runs like a beast.. Only has 107,000 miles on it. Got it for dirt cheap.

Only problem that it has.. Minor dents and rust.. and a mini hole in the fiberglass rear bumper.

I have been looking all over for a spare parts vehicle and am having the hardest time finding it.

I live in Maine and my email is Andrewm_4u@hotmail.com if anyone of you know whereabouts I can find a scrap parts car.