1970 Plymouth Road Runner Sport Satellite review from North America
"Classic Plymouth Muscle"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Well first off the car was 30 years old so anything that went wrong with the car was ages fault in my opinion.
About half of my trunk had rusted before I repared it, half of my rear quarter pannels had rusted out.
The air and heat and defroster never worked when I got it, but that was because the guy before me disconnected it and I removed it all together except for the heat.
One of the freeze out plugs gave way in my driveway a week after I got it from rust and the windshield wiper fluid holder craced from age.
What finally put christene in the showroom in the sky was I couldent afford new tires and my master cylinder was going too and on the way to school in febuary on an s turn in ice I lost it and after trying to correct (AND DOING IT WELL I MIGHT ADD) twice I turned too far out of the skid and the car just slid foreward on my bald tires and hit a tree doing 40 mph. The frame bent and I hit the motor so hard that it knocked the transmission off its mounts and put the rear axle through the gas tank.
That car was my first car and probably my greatest memory to this date. I loved that car more than life itslef.
General comments?
I was in the long island mopar power club eventhough the car was a work in progress when I had it.
I upgraded the 2 bbl manifold and carb up to a 4bbl 600 cfi holly with an LD4B edlebrock aluminum manifold. I removed all the smog equipment and air conditioning and any other weight the car had to speed it up. added m/t valve covers with valve extentions so I could adjust the valves if need be.. What a beauty it was.
The suspension even for being 30 years old handeled like a dream. chrysler really knew what they were doing with torsion bars.
If you have one of these beauties don't be stupid and leave the car at home untill you can afford some tires and a master cylinder for me please.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1970 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1999 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.2L 318 cid Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 120000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 129000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 24th April, 2003 |