Tires needed to be replaced.
Starter went, but was cheap to fix.
Engine seized, but this was my fault for not putting oil in it on a long road trip.
I absolutely loved my Granada. It was my first car, bought with low mileage and the original stereo, and it was the perfect first car. It did have some trouble around sharp turns, but what big old boat doesn't?
The front seat was a bench seat so however close my seat was to the steering wheel was where my passenger had to sit. But the Granada was roomy so this usually wasn't a problem.
The only reason the car died was because it was my first car and nobody told me you had to put oil in it. I loved that car so much, I cried the day we donated it to the Kidney Foundation.
I feel your pain. The same thing happened to me when my grandmother gave me her '86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Sport Coupe and then I gave it to my cousin who needed a car. He completely trashed it and didn't even tell me thank you for giving to him. Life goes on though.
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