1996 Plymouth Breeze Base review from North America

Weird noise from the camshaft at 2800rpm.

Power steering went out at 140k.

Thermostat went buggy at 150k.

The transmission slipped a lot.

Fuel filter went at 140k.

All for cylinders leaked oil (every spark plug was always covered).

Lost nearly a quart of oil every week out of the back of the engine.

Both ball joints went out.

The only things I had fixed were the fuel filter, because the car wouldn't start, and the ball joint, because I couldn't drive it if I didn't.

I had this car for 4 years, bought it for 2k, and abused the hell out of it.

Everything that went bad or buggy, as long as the car started, I ignored.

I replaced the oil filter 4 times in the 4 years I had it, and just added oil to replace the stuff that had leaked out of the back of the engine.

I literally did not care about this car, I wanted everyday for it not to start or to die on the road.

When it had 160k miles on it, I drove from Metro Detroit to Yellowstone National Park (1800 miles one way), I worked there for the summer, and rented the car out and drove it back to Metro Detroit. In those 5 months over 15k miles were put on the car.

The point of this horror story of abuse to a car is to prove a point.

Chrysler can build a car that lasts!

Every mechanic I talked to about his car laughed and couldn't believe the trans lasted past 180k, let alone with this kind of abuse.

If you want a cheap car that will hold up through literal hell, this is the car for you.