Faults:

Replaced front brakes.

Carburetor a bit temperamental when cold, never bothered fixing it.

Rust like it was no tomorrow, complete crazy.

General Comments:

Got it from my grandfather, paid about 800 Euro for it then (8000 NOK). It looked like new inside, but a bit smelly since he smoked a pipe and had 2 hunting dogs that always followed him. Incredible cool car, 2 door coupe, I thought it looked sporty. Not much wrong with it either, main issue was the carburetor in the winter, you had to idle it for a couple of minutes until it ran normal. Before that it would run uneven.

The major issue with it was rust. Completely crazy. He had it partially repainted when it was 2 years old, but the rust would pop up absolutely everywhere, there were even rust spots on the roof. Sills and inner wings started to get badly corroded when I bought it. I sprayed it with saw chain oil and grease to stop it. So it was structurally safe, but looked really scruffy. Lost interest and sold it to a mate that wrecked it the first week he owned it.

Actually a bit uncertain about what this model was called. I know it was called Lancer Celeste in some markets. But people called it Colt here. The badge on the coupe just said Celeste as far as I can remember.

Faults:

Nothing serious. Never got stranded.

Frequent brake maintenance.

Rear boot steel rod broke at 205000km.

Engine overhauled at 196000km due to excessive oil burning.

Crank shaft nut broke at 170000km, but took me home safely.

General Comments:

Out performs many new cars in acceleration and hill climbs.

Very very hardy, good ground clearance, and can go on terrain meant for 4X4.

Faults:

Nothing, except for minor wear and tear that you expect from a car that's 27 years old.

General Comments:

Lightweight, compact and reliable thanks to its engineering simplicity.

Known as the "King of Cars" in Africa because it dominated the Safari Rally in the 70's which during it's time was the biggest rally in the FIA World Rally Championship, stretching over five days and a gruelling 6,000 km.

Old Lancers never die... this car is already a Legend.

Faults:

1.Leaking radiator at 200000km.

2.Broken clutch cable at 200000km.

3.Hand brake adjustment system is worn out and should be replaced. Rear braking doesn't seem to operate normally.

General Comments:

This car is now exactly 25 years old, (older than me actually) and still manage to keep up with new cars like the Evolution etc. Never owned a car like this before because it's so COOL! I have only done body repair and painting ONCE, and it still draws attention of people! And I should give a comment on it's acceleration, SUPER! Does 13.8km per liter of fuel with air conditioning on. Spare parts STILL available! I also wish I had bought 2 at the time! All 1979 Lancer users, Happy 25th Anniversary!

Faults:

The automatic choke stuck open at 70000 kilometers. However was cheap to fix only $100.

General Comments:

A fun and easy car to drive as it has responsive handling, good gear ratios and brakes.

The Lancer has a pleasing amount of power although being small and reasonably low it might feel more faster than it is.

I recommend the 5 speed manual as it has exelent gear ratios which allow it to pull well up a hill even in 4th gear. Mine was originally 3 speed automatic which was good for its age and the size of the engine, but nowhere near as good as the 5 speed gearbox which I got out of a Chrysler/Mitsubishi Sigma.

Also the instrument panel is good adding to the sports feel of the car.