Only minor things, windshield wipers, power rear-view side mirrors, alternator belt, rear brakes wear a little quickly.
If you're looking for very low hassle and extremely low operating costs, this car is the way to go. Very cheap to buy, insure, keep full of gas, and maintain. It's slow, slow, slow and not so attractive, but that can wait until I have more than my feeble income.
Parents: DON'T buy a super-fast sports car for your kid's first car. This kind of car is great.
I won an 88 tempo which is slow, but a great car.I've owned it for a year and have had no problems. I put a racing muffler and a air intake. It's a slow car, but is a great car cheap to maintain and own. I like it very much.
What's all this SLOW SLOW SLOW stuff!?! :)
A previous commenter is absolutely correct when he said this is a perfect car for parents to get their kids. Super cheap, super reliable, super SUPER ugly (less chance of your teenage son getting the head cheerleader "in trouble"), and relatively safe. As for speed though, I'm a speed-freak, and I regularly use my '88 Tempo as a pacifier to avoid getting tickets (I have a Alfa Romeo 164), and to keep me from killing myself or others. But don't let this ugly little 8-valve fool you. I've been beating on my baby for well over a decade. In that time, It's required exactly 2 tune-ups, and it can VERY easily do 80 MPH on the local highways without you knowing it (BTW: I'm that idiot who passes you at 140 MPH on the highway because the Alfa can do it...sorry! That's why I drive the Tempo mostly.). Still, there's no way your high-schooler's gonna' be able to do donuts in the 7-11 parking-lot.
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