Water pump needed to be replaced.
Car needed a new clutch, but gave me 5 months warning.
I paid $500 for my car, and I love it. It is quieter than most new cars, gets 35-40 mpg, and is as smooth and quiet at 80mph, as it is at 45mph. I live in Savannah, GA, and have driven this car to Detroit MI and back, Key West, FL and back, Miami, FL (seperate trip) and back, as well as many trips to Atlanta. I drive 83+mph on the interstate. I never have to worry how I'll get where I'm going. This car works 365 days a year. I have even delivered pizzas in it. It is the best thing I have ever bought.
I bought mine for $350 in Feb. of this year, I am building it and I got it to race. I still runs good with the 198,139 miles it has. It has got a racing exhaust and other stuff, still beating cars.
Ps. This is my first car. I am only 17. It is red and 5 speed.
Yep, I have an 83 (exactly the same) Perfect and 252000 miles, no oil burn, no trouble running EVER, and no engine work ever, other than maintanance... a Perfect car, and yes, I get 38mpg, and top out at 115 MPH.