1987 Dodge Colt DL Hatchback from North America - Comments

New clutch at 125,000 miles.

Totaled in a crash shortly after.

This car did everything well! Comfortable, great handling, cheap to run; BUT the body's a bit flimsy; someone hit me head on in a Caravan at less than 20 MPH (on 5" of snow) and the Colt was totaled; the Caravan was barely dented.

I might still be driving it otherwise. Then again, that thin metal might have rusted.

Note; this car was made by Mitsubishi, not Chrysler.

This car owner complained about issues that are the DRIVER'S fault, NOT the car's. For example, the clutch. Maybe if the driver used it correctly, it wouldn't have needed to be replaced. Also, 120,000-plus miles on a clutch is pretty good. I do not view this comment as a legitimate complaint. Some drivers would view this as a selling point (going that far on a clutch).

Ditto on the crash. Getting hit head-on at almost 20 mph is actually a pretty hard crash. That this driver did not mention any injuries speaks to the fact that this car is very safe -- NOT "flimsy." There are NO specifics on when the accident happened, or what exactly was damaged. I assume that with an older car like this, almost any damage would total it out just based on insurance standards.

So again, these are NOT legitimate complaints. In both cases, the "negatives" are actually positives: the clutch lasted longer than some cars' engines, and a bad accident resulted in no noteworthy injuries. Hurray for the Colt!

I wrote the original review, and in response to the first comment;

1.Clutch. I agree, 125,000 miles on a clutch is good- if it was the original. Either way, I didn't blame the car- but it wouldn't be a truthful review if I didn't mention it.

2. Crash. I said "less than" not "almost" 20 MPH. That's only known because over 20 MPH the other car's aribag would have gone off. For the record it was after dark and seriously snowing.

No, I don't blame the car for those things.