Faults:

Not much.

The carberettor and inlet were replaced (I bought the car as a project) but due to a bad choice of inlet, the car always had a slight flat spot. Other than that, nothing.

It could have done with a new cam and some big end shells, due to the engine having 250 000+ miles on it, but it still cruised smoothly.

General Comments:

It's a large car, and feels it. This is however, no bad thing, as it means a smooth comfortable ride.

Comfort is superb, a split bench front seat means plenty of room, and it has a great ride, very smooth.

These cars drive great, very light smooth steering (despite this, directional stability is excellent) good brakes (re-built) and superbly smooth transmission.

The back seat is especially comfortable.

My Cutlass was origionally a V6, however this had been swapped for a Chevy 305 V8 (a factory option) before I bought the car.

Despite the engine having over 250 000 miles on it, it was still very smooth and sounded great. the lifters rattled a little, and a rod knocked for a second or so on start up, but never got any worse.

Faults:

The usual stuff, it has had to withstand Canadian winters, but rust has not been a problem.

Mufflers, shocks, belts.

Electrical system seems to have a mind of its own sometimes.

The ceiling fabric fell down, had to be replaced.

The radio doesn't work anymore, but they don't play anything good on radio anymore anyways.

General Comments:

I'm surprised by how many 82's I see on the road in Toronto. They seem to be able to take a real beating, and my mechanic says that it's a breeze to work on, and that if I maintain it properly I should be able to put 500,000 Kms on it. I was really fortunate in that this really was a "little old lady's car" when I bought it, and she gave me a fantastic deal (ie I have cowboy boots that cost me more than this car)

Faults:

A/C compresser froze long before I bought it.

Very reliable car; engine went to 100,850mi. and trans. started to get a little slugish, stalled occasionally (in other words, it needed a tune-up).

General Comments:

The most solid car of that size that I have ever driven. Got into an accident with a drunk guy running a red light. He was driving a Pontiac 1000 hatchback, and I was going 63mph before I slammed the brakes and hit him, I walked away with a light bruise on my shin where it hit the bottom of the dash. Loved that car.