1993 Ford Probe GT from North America - Comments

I have only had this car for 5 months and since that time much has gone wrong with it. I bought the car with a bad transmission which costed $1700 to fix.

The exhaust then needed to be replaced. ($250)

I put a new paint job on it because it was badly faded.

A month after I had it the distributor then went. ($300)

Almost exactly two months after the distributor was replaced that one broke, along with the brain which will cost me another $500. (My mechanic told me this will be a reoccurring problem)

I also right before I put the car on the road had $1500 in service and repairs done at Ford.

I also had problems with the door panels staying in place and the rear hatch staying open, as many others noticed.

I love this car. It's appearance makes it a real head turner.

The car also handles superbly and loves to take the corners.

It is very comfortable and the interior is styled nicely.

Since I was told however that the distributor will be a reoccurring problem and the large amount of money I have already invested I am forced to sell it. : (

Don't SELL IT,,the dist. won't be reoccuring. sometimes mechanics try to sound smarter than they really are.

All the parts you replaced should have 1 year warranty and 90 days on the labor so reoccurring problem or not shouldn't cost you anything.

I owned the car for 7 years and spent around $6000 in total on repairs so far. It now has 350,000 km. I replaced the water pump, the distributor (the dist. twice within 2 years). The front suspension either breaks or needs aligning yearly (some say it's due to the heavy Mazda engine). The sunroof leaks. The alternator belt squeaks - had to replace it twice. The power steering bearing had to be replaced. The car now needs a new manual transmission - slips out of 3rd and 5th gears. I changed the front brakes twice and the rears once.

The car is now at 350,000km. I used it to toe my boat for the past 3 years. I never owned another car so I can't really give you a biased opinion about the Probe.

What I can say though is that it is a nice ride, was rated the sexiest car of the year in 1997...It has a powerful and reliable 2.5L V6 Mazda engine... and the car definitely needs constant TLC (i.e. repairs)...You gotta love it to buy it and to keep it.