1987 Plymouth Horizon review from North America
"The best car my mom ever owned"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
After about 15 years the transmission cooler sprung a leak.
All she ever did was brakes, fluids and tune-ups.
The engine once caught on fire at a gas station, but luckily I was there to
quickly put it out.
The block heater once sprung a leak, again I happened to be there and bought some bottled water at a store and took it directly to a shop.
A couple of weeks ago a garbage truck backed into it and the insurance company wrote it off. Mom cried for two days.
General comments?
The car was still running original parts.
It had not ever been parked in a garage and after 16 years had not a speck of rust.
It was always hard to start and would stall if you didn't keep your foot on the gas for the first couple of minutes.
This car was plenty peppy in it's younger days and if you stabbed the pedal it would light the tires right until the day it died.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 1987 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2 litre Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 135000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Buick Century |
| Date of Entry | 4th August, 2003 |