Pinion bearing needs replacing.
Spider gear stripped at around 250,000.
Wheel cylinders and calipers need replacing.
Front and rear bench seats badly worn.
Front fenders had to be replaced due to rust.
Some small holes in undercarriage and trunk floor.
Needs a paint job :-)
This car has rescued me from supposedly "better" cars more times than I care to count.
It has outlasted a Chevette, a Volvo, and two Honda's, and that's with daily use, not sitting under a tarp.
It has never once failed to start, nor has it ever left me stranded at the side of the road.
The slant six / four speed auto combination is absolutely bulletproof.
I've been told that this engine could easily last 500,000 kilometers with regular preventative maintenance and I believe it!
If you calculate reliability per dollar paid, this car is easily one of the best you could ever buy.
This is really one of the best cars I have ever had!
My 1980 Dodge Aspen SE that I bought in summer 1983 is still running good and passes inspection every year with minimum repair and maintenance costs. I think it will run for another 25 years. Greetings from Tommy, Torrevieja, Spain.
I have owned a 1980 Volare. When the rear end ave out I bought a1980 aspen R/T for a wrecker for cheap. I'm a student so I put the old slant six in the dodge, which has nearly 400,000km on it, and I drive it everyday to school gotta love these cars I plan on making her one of a kind hot rod.
Carl from Canada.
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