1994 Plymouth Acclaim from North America - Comments

It's a serious oil burner. I can smell it cooking after a drive.

I replaced the heater core, water pump, and radiator at 85,000 miles. Honestly, I think it was a previous owner who filled the radiator with too much of that radiator fix stuff. Why was the radiator replaced? Because the previous owner had a front end collision. Had these circumstances not been in place, I think there normally wouldn't be a problem.

When I bought the car in 2001, the paint was weak and fading. It really hasn't deteriorated any more in 2 years, so I do not know if this was a reflection of how the car was kept previously.

Decent gas mileage.

Reliably starts in cold weather.

Comfortable ride with a big enough backseat for family.

This car had a history of a front end collision. Even with that I find this car to be a good, inexpensive ride. Personally, I think my car has a history of not being well cared for as well. That can be life or death to a car, and I think mine will have a shorter life because of it. I do feel it is a well built car, not cheap, and a well cared for car would be a good buy.

"It's a serious oil burner. I can smell it cooking after a drive"

Sounds like it is leaking then burning up ON the hot engine, not neccessarily an "oil burner". If you have blue smoke and need to consistantly add oil, then it is burning oil.

Yes, that comment is correct. If it truly is burning oil, I can safely assume you have the V6 model. They are a Mitsubishi engine and did a great job to deteriorate the reliability record of a lot of Chrysler vehicles that were available with that motor in the late 80's and early 90's. Ironically, Chrysler should have stuck to their own engines and not offered the true "Japanese-scrap" engine.