Old reliable
Timing belt 120k.
Brakes 50k, 120k, 190k.
Front Wheel Bearings 185k.
Radiator 190k.
This car handles like it's on rails and has been unbelievably reliable even with those cold cranking starts in -40 weather. The only question I have is why did Chrysler stop making these cars and the 2.2 / 2.5 engines.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th April, 2004
Well worth the $600 I paid
Door handles never work right.
Body rust.
The best all-around economy car I have ever owned.
The 2.2 liter motor is more than adequate for the small size of the car.
The transmission is bulletproof, shifts like new.
My mileage is about 27 mpg in the city.
Great heater and well designed interior for a small car.
About the only complaint I have is with the door handles... a very poor design which makes getting in difficult at times.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th December, 2003
I am a 17 year old girl that lives in a middle-of-nowhere town and I have the privilege of owning a 1988 Horizon. The car is not the best to look at, but it has had three drivers before me and it is still running strong after the year I have had it. The problem with my car is that I have a major oil leak and my doors are also sometimes hard to open. My friends always complain because of it and I have to open the doors from the inside for them. Other than that, my car is awesome. We call it "Thee Egg".
I have had many offers for my car called Plmy. She is not for sale
Rust. I never wax. Sometimes I take it through the car wash.
Broken door handle. Cheap to repair. The dealership did not charge me labor, since I had to help. They could not remove the door panel completely due to rust, so I held it open while they replaced the handle. I am glad it broke then before more rust occurred.
Transmission went out at 100,000 miles. I admit that I did not shift it slowly. The lock-up torque converter is very important. Do not get the cheap version. Get the one made by Plymouth.
Dry rotted hoses.
A/C went out. I was not careful about checking this at all. The belt broke and no freon was left by the time I got around to checking things out. The compressor has been disconnected.
Timing belt went out at 100,000 miles. Absolutely no other damage was done. Amazing and thank God.
I love my car called Plmy.
It is very easy to drive and very reliable. The hatchback makes seeing easy.
The repairs are cheap. If something is wrong with the car, you can turn the ignition switch over three times without fully starting it, and the check engine light will flash a certain number of times. The first set of flashes denotes the first digit. The second set denotes the second digit. The codes are posted on the internet and can be found by searching for Plymouth codes on www.google.com. Wow, a car that tells what it needs.
Very comfortable plush seats. Back seat folds down if you need to haul something.
Great gas mileage before the transmission was rebuilt. I strongly advise getting the torque converter designed for the car; the other parts so far seem to be sub standard.
The AC with old freon was incredible before it went out.
Many mechanics have praised these cars.
Its economical look and age do not attract thieves, so you can have a nice stereo system. Not to mention the coat hanger trick of unlocking the doors does not work any more due to rust.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 30th January, 2003
It is an amazing racing car!!
Map sensor, wheel cylinders and brake lines.
I bought this car for thirty dollars and stripped the interior, lost about 300 pounds out of it and ran a quarter mile on it, around low fifteens. I painted it orange and had TKC Custom Graphics place decals on it. Now it looks like a European rally car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 17th September, 2002
Fun ass ride
Needed new brakes.
Power steering.
This car screams now with a hotrodded engine and full fur interior.
It is the perfect teen car with 930 watts of stereo power and a 12 speaker surround sound system.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd November, 2000
4th Feb 2007, 18:06
Just a hunch.. but maybe becasue they didn't break down frequently enough.. the poor mechanics at the dealer were probably getting bored. After all, even the minor repairs these engines did require were simple to accomplish for the most part.