1993 Plymouth Duster review from North America
"Buy a V6 5 spd and your going to love it!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The only things wrong with the car when I got it was basic maintenance, (tune up, valve covers leaking, needed brakes) like I said just basic maintenance stuff. the car was painted by the previous owner which wasn't too bad of a job so it looks pretty good for the age and the interior is in good shape except for the headliner. basically everything that is/ was wrong with the car was normal for its age.
General comments?
The car surprises a lot of people with how quick it is for an econo box. I've surprised a few fox body 5.0 mustangs.
For such a small car it has a rather roomy interior. its easy to run in and out of traffic on the highway and in town.
My last car was a shadow with the V6 and a Manual trans. it had 240,000 very rough miles on it when it became so rusted that it really wasn't safe to drive, but the engine and trans got put into a spirit... yup he converted a spirit to a stick. my friends mom got the shadow new, then he had it and then I did. non of us are nice to cars at all.
I expect at least another easy 150k out of my duster based on how exceptionally clean the engine was when we replaced the valve cover gaskets.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1993 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.0 V6 Manual |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 94000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 102567 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge Shadow |
| Date of Entry | 6th February, 2008 |