The K-Series based cars are indestructable tanks. Nothing has ever gone wrong with this pig.
Engine blew due to lack of lubrication durring the 200 lap (75 miles) Big Cheese Endurance-race at The LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway.
This car is seriously not quick and seriously does handle like its on a rail, due to the weight reduction. Plexiglass side and back windows, no back seat, light weight trunk, (lightened support beams in truck and rear quarters), and last, but not least 15" aluminum wheels.
This is a list of the things my friends and I have done to this car.
I never checked the oil.
I never checked the coolant.
I hydro-locked twice.
I have had all 4 tires leave the ground 3 times.
Boat trick at least 7 times. (This is where you see how far you can drive your car down a boat landing before it stalls out, do not try this at home)
Mud bogging twice.
Garbage can bowling daily.
Mature oak trees taken on, two.
During this 3 month period of hell, I drove the car daily to work and back, with out one malfunction.
It was worth the $200.
It sounds like you ruined a pretty good car there. But, at least you acknowledge your actions led to its demise, unlike so many reviews here where people beat the heck out of their cars and then malign them when they naturally succumb to the abuse.
I really miss simple, inexpensive and well built cars like this. Now even the least expensive cars are a second mortgage and they self destruct after 100,000 miles.
Nope, not the Iron Duke in this car. The Iron Duke was an iron head, iron block (hence the nickname) 2.5 OHV engine. The Reliant's engine was an iron block, aluminum head 2.2 or 2.5 OHC engine.
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