1990 Eagle Talon Reviews - Page 6 of 8

Lower balancer shaft bearing came loose and the balancer shaft had to be removed (This was fine by me because it's considered a performance upgrade). It cost me $600 CDN only and added 15-25 HP. That price also included a new oil pump.

Amazingly fast car, handles great in the Canadian winter, I haven't been able to get it stuck anywhere yet.

This car seems extremely tough, I rev it to 6200rpm in every gear and drop it from 4500rpm off the line a lot. It just keeps going and going I love it. For how reliable this car seems to be, when the engine dies (if it does) I will have it rebuilt and the car will go forever again.

Rear brake knocks at times.

Timing belt.

Oil seals went bad.

For the base model and a non-turbo, it looks good with its glossy red body and black trim. With some window tints and some euro stickers the car looks like a rocket ship. But it's not. It's a good first car.

Very bad in snow!!!

Parts aren't cheap!

- Air conditioning.

- Water pump.

- Alternator.

I loved my Talon, it could take 5.0L on the road no problem, and keep up pretty decent off the line. It was very sharp, and since there are very few around where I live, it looked pretty exotic.

It handles superbly. With $400 Goodyear directionals, you couldn't throw that car off the road.

It was very reliable for me, and never left me on the side of the road. I bought the car with the head needing to be done over (the lady before me hadn't read about the timing belt recall). I was able to get the head done over for a very reasonable price, and put the engine back together myself.

If there is one bad thing to say about the car, it's that the things are horrible to have done around the engine. And the timing on them is nothing less than a nightmare.

I plan on buying a '95+ this summer. Reason for selling my '90, I succumbed to the need for a rumbling V-8. Now that I've gotten it out of my system though, back to the bullet-proof Talon.