Needed to replace exhaust pipe, when it broke down.
Cabin ventilator stopped working.
A lot of rust in wheel casings and borders of doors. Also the bottom of the car was in bad condition.
Motor needed too much oil, it escaped through upper insulating strip.
Automatic choke worked occasionally.
The car was my first. It was most important that it worked, it was a car with big freight space.
It used very small amount of gas, after the fuel-air blend was tuned to use lower amount of fuel.
When driving the car, it feels sluggish, because the transmission is fine-tuned for low consumption in highway driving, the performance suffers significantly in city driving.
Interior was very ascetic, and it wasn't the most comfortable car to drive, although the steering was very sharp. But the creaks, squeak and low quality of manufacturing everywhere annoyed me.
The best part of the car was the cheapness of owning it, parts were cheap, technology of the car was old-fashioned (which was also its downside) and it used only 5 liters fuel for 100 km.
I got an 1988 gls, very good car. When I got it I drove 6000 kms average of 300 kms a day in summer with a non working radiator. The engine blew and I redone the motor as well as shocks cv's etc. Although performance not good reliabillity is excellent and handling is superb taking that everything is looked after.
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