The dash lights didn't work when I got it.
The valve cover gasket leaked.
I bought this car for $600 from a neighbor. It is probably one of the most reliable and most inexpensive to operate cars I have ever owned.
Most of the little problems with this car are ones that you would expect in a 13-year old economy car and were easily repaired in my driveway.. And parts for this car are cheap, too, as many of them are already in the junkyard so spare parts are readily available!
Update-The Le Mans now has 200,000+ miles on it and I still love this car!
I have had to replace the cam, rocker arms and lifters (No.1 intake compensator stuck and wore out the cam lobe-but with no noticeable performance loss-drove from Connecticut to Canada with it banging away-This is a very good valve train design. Very forgiving.
I have upgraded the sound system (many goodies).
I have had the car repainted (Black) as the original paint had seen a lot of "industrial fallout" damage.
Replaced the CV boots with "quick boots" and repacked CV joints at 196,000 miles.
Still gets about 45 MPG on the highway.
The only gripe I really have with this car is that the interior could've been made of tougher plastic... things just disintegrate eventually.
Still, it's a small price to pay for such a reliable car.
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