1987 Plymouth Horizon review from North America
"This car served it's purpose, and then some!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Not too much..
The ignition control unit filed early in it's life. But that was replaced under warranty.
After about 8 years and 100 000km, both ball joints were replaced, brakes on all four corners were redone, and the clutch was replaced. The total bill came to about $1000Can.
We sadly had to pull it off the road after 11 years because the sub-frame was too badly rusted.
General comments?
We loved this car. It started up every time even in the coldest of weather.
There were a lot of times on cold days when we would have to jump start much newer fuel injected cars.
The car did not owe us a penny. It did what it had to do for much longer than it was probably designed to.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1987 |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 1986 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1997 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2 gas Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 4 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 180000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Plymouth Horizon |
| Date of Entry | 17th December, 2005 |