1986 Plymouth Reliant review from North America
"One Unstoppable Vehicle"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Power steering pump blew (my fault), exhaust fell off (again my fault).
Right front tire was pushed into wheel well (my fault).
General maintenance to keep it going.
Sending unit in gas tank went for about three weeks.
General comments?
My dad gave me the car as a field car so that's the reason for all the things going bad.
I would take it off jumps and that caused the tire to move backwards.
This car was unstoppable in the snow I only got the car stuck once by driving into a snow drift in my backyard. The sending unit did not work after this for some reason, but we got it going again.
I eventually tore the CV joint out of it and it had to go to the junkyard or else I would probably still have it to drive around in.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1986 |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 litre Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 180000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 230000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 31st December, 2005 |