Besides the lawnmower engine (Suzuki) under the hood, everything went wrong. Timing belt, oil burning, gas fumes, rust, electrical, automatic transmission (won't shift right), & recalled several times.
Looking in all my Chilton manuals, this car by far has the smallest engine compared to all cars ever made. No power, transmission will downshift on the tinyest hill. Bought brand new & kept up with oil changes & such - but only lasted 58,000+ miles (warranty ended at 50,000 miles), the cheap aluminum block warped (which lost compression & would not run). Junk yard gave me $75.
Just bought a 1985 in 2002. It's been beaten senseless by a previous teen owner.
It won't pass the test smog due to valve and carb. related issues, which I will fix.
The aluminium block requires special treatment this owner must not have known about. Frequent adjustments are a MUST.
I will rebuild this Sprint and my son will drive it, because it's simple; the engine only weighs 185 lbs. There are but 3 cylinders. Runs rough? SURE. So what?
My first car was a Honda 600. I loved it. This is another one of those cars-to-fall-in-love-with IF you can do your own repairs and maintenance.
And baby it. Mine has 114,000 miles. Still runs, no smoke, after teen-abuse. What ELSE can I say?
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