1993 Dodge Shadow Reviews - Page 3 of 9

Since I've had the car:

Plug wire burnt out, due to previous owner thinking he was a mechanic.

Tires.

Ball-joints.

Headliner came down completely.

And some rattles and other various noises, which I hear is common.

This is a very quick and agile car, which surprises most people. You can easily reach 110 in 5th gear with half throttle. This car has been driven by everyone and beat daily. I am actually surprised it still runs. I bought it from a friend for 100 dollars. It's great to see the looks on peoples face when they are passed by a purple shadow. If you buy one of these cars, but a radar detector since they are very easy to speed with.

I had to replace the water pump at 133,000 miles.

The radiator was also clogged beyond repair so I had to replace that at 133,000 miles.

The fuel pump went out on me and needed to be replaced at 142,000.

When I bought this car I took it to a very well-known, respectable mechanic and had the inspect everything before I bought it. He told me that there is a minor coolant leak in one of the hoses. That minor coolant leak turned out to be a broken water pump and clogged radiator, which both needed replacing.

Other than the fact that I spent more money on it in repairs than what I bought it for, I really liked it.

Only about 22 MPG, and a lot of them were freeway miles.

It was very roomy for such a small looking car. I am 6' 2" and I was comfortable.

My shadow was just totaled by a hit and run so I might be bitter about the fact that I put about $1,000 worth of work into it over a span of 9 months and then I can't even enjoy it.

The wheel bearings went at approximately 101000 miles.

The brakes and rotors were replaced at 101500 miles.

The bottom of the car had a horrible rust problem.

One of the straps on my gas tank snapped at 102000.

One of my front speakers was not working when I bought the car.

One of the wiper fluid squirter's never worked.

Gas tank was rusted through and the sending unit was rusted too, which led to the vehicle's end.

Although, the car was very cheap ($500), the stereo was the best part of it.

It may have been a piece of garbage, but I do not think that there are many other cars that could match it in the winter.

The rust was horrible. It had eaten right through both of my rocker panels and most of the hatch.

The gas mileage wasn't very good. I got roughly 20mpg in town and 25mpg on the highway.

It would always start with no problem even at -40F.

It took a while to warm up.