1985 Chrysler New Yorker 5th Avenue e-class review from North America

Engine blew at 130,000 miles, was very expensive to rebuild, spent about 7000 on this car. Catalytic converted supposedly plugged up, causing engine to blow on a steep grade. This was $700 if it was a California car, it was originally from Delaware, so it was $440.00. For the Chrysler-built engine, this would have been about $100.00. This car had the Mikuni carburetor, which only one place in Santee California could tame (Dooley"s), another professional carb shop rebuilt this carb about six times, until I gave up on them.

Engine blew a second time about 196000 miles, upon which I gave it to a fellow car salesman (as I was selling Ford's at that time). Ironically, I was trying to prepare for eventually having to replace the transmission, which never did need any repairs, even as the car approached 200,000 miles on it--all I did was have it serviced every year or two with fresh, factory transmission fluid and a good transmission filter.

A nice comfortable car, I loved the electronic talking dash, with it's LED readout instead of dials and gauges. However, it doesn't feel nearly as "solid" as my Mustang does now.

I also would not buy any car with an engine made by Mitsubishi, or a vehicle made by them either. They seem to simply extort money out of people on repair parts, and to over-engineer their products, making them more complicated than necessary, with no real benefit to doing so.