The battery cable came loose twice and it would not start.
The clear coat started to peel and dirt got between the layers of the paint and left spots.
Very cheap and reliable.
The engine is very efficient and once you reach the power band that starts at around 4,000 rpm, it can hold its ground with most cars.
I also have a Honda Del Sol. Mines cursed though. I've had it a year and its been hit at a bar, my house, my work, blockbuster video. How can people not see the Bright green Car. I put a skull and cross bones on the back bumper after that. Now that all that has happened. The transmission is slipping. I think mines done for. Oh yeah after being hit at my work the hood was never the same. Wish I knew who the 3 people that did the most damage were. HIT AND RUN! Fun car other than that. Just doesn't like me I guess.
Aug 2005
208,000 miles
The car started having trouble starting and eventually wouldn't start. It gave me fair warning and got me home before completely dying though. I replaced the igniter in the distributor, and runs perfect again.
Cost: about $70.00
work: 10 minutes,8 Phillips screws.
These problems related for your vehicles (in the original as well as the follow-up posting/s) are very minor and should never have been a problem in the first place had your vehicles been maintained properly.
01. Loose battery cable connections?
02. Distributor cap rotor and contacts?
Simple maintenance could/should have avoided these problems.
Amazingly, when I first purchased my car some five or six years ago the first problem I had was with the battery after driving it off of the car lot from where I purchased it.
I had the dealer deliver a new battery to me and I've yet to have to purchase another battery for my now five or six year old car.
However, I periodically check the battery water level and both positive and negative battery cable post connections to ensure that I have no lose contacts.
If you have an older automobile this should be standard procedure just as it should be with regard to checking the air in your tires.
Most Sincerely.
Svelte Bat (name of my car)
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