Minor problems like you'd expect from a car with 150,000 miles. The car used to be my father's (he bought it used with 25,000 miles) and he made sure to have all maintenance done on time, one of the reasons this car held up so well.
During the time I owned it, I replaced the radiator and hoses, alternator, water pump, ball joints, and engine computer. That's about it for repairs. Repairs were cheap and parts very easy to find.
I loved this car and still miss it. It never stranded me and always started easily, even in 20 below zero weather up here in northern Wisconsin.
It had very good power from the 2.8 L V6 (a great engine in my opinion).
Inside it was comfortable, roomy, and quiet. I loved the red night illumination on the dashboard!
At 206,000 it still ran great and the transmission worked like new. Even the A/C was still blowing ice cold. Gas mileage was around 19 MPG in the city, 26 on the highway.
Routine maintenance included oil changes with synthetic blend oil, two spark plug changes, new transmission fluid, new coolant, and a brake job.
Overall, the cost of upkeep for this car was quite reasonable. I loved the distributor-less ignition - it really made tune ups easy.
My 1987 is still purring like a kitten with 385,000 k's and rising.
If it wasn't for the fact that the front bumper and grille met with another car on the road and shifted it slightly, it would still look like the perfect black beauty she used to be.
The number of km has my husband worried and he is going to buy me a cellphone for the day she decides to retire on the side of the road, but with every set of hundreds she turns, I only want to have a celebration of each extra km she keeps on going.
Total amount of repairs over the last ten years has been around the 1000.00 dollars not including oil changes, brakes and tires and one exhaust change.
I only hope I can find another one, or drive this one into a GM dealer with 400,000 km and have them offer me a new one so that I can continue to be the best advertising they could get...
e-mail address brendatfannys@gotmail.com
I agree with you whole heartedly my friend. The 2.8 V6 is a great little engine. I have a 1988 Chevy Celebrity with a 2.8 Multi-Port, and it's the best damn car I've ever had. You got to love the GM A-body's.
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