1993 Dodge Colt review from North America
"Cute car with great gas mileage and very reliable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Needed New brake pads every year
Vinyl seats ripping from heat
Needed new engine at 110,000; not worth it.
General comments?
This car is VERY basic, but VERY reliable.
I had a stick and was pretty easy to drive.
Quite small car, but great for students and driving around town.
Trunk actually larger than it looks.
Had car for 4 years and only needed to get new brake pads every year. No other expenses really (besides oil changes and the usual stuff like that)
Great gas mileage!
Cute, sporty look for its age.
Vinyl seats are not very durable... they started to crack from heat during the first year I had car and just got worse and worse.
Needed new engine after 4 years (11 years old at the time) and would have cost at least $1800 to fix... just not worth it to me and I got another car.
If thinking about purchasing a colt make sure it has LOW miles on it... will most likely need a new engine around 100,000 to 150,000 miles.
I overall recommend this car.
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| It's my baby - I love it! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1993 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2004 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 45000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 110000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 3rd March, 2005 |