CD player jammed first day. Replaced under warranty.
Darn fast for a family car.
Factory tires only lasted 35,000. Next set still look decent at 92,000.
Perfect car for me (I'm in sales). Roomy, good trunk.
Comfortable on long trips. Approaches 30MPG even at 70+MPH.
I wrote this review 3 years ago and my car is now at 166,000 and still going strong. I've had a few repairs: both front wheel bearings and brakes & rotors all around. I considered trading it in, but I still like the car so much I decided to keep it on for a while longer and just put 4 new tires on it. Fuel economy is still in the high 20's and just yesterday I took a day-trip with my wife, admittedly driving at a leisurely pace, and got 31MPG -- not bad for a car this size. Now do I invest in a paint job? New England winters can be harsh on the paint.
Welcome to the wonderful world of American cars as they really are. I get so tired of reading the "I'm GONNA TRADE IT FOR A JAPANESE CAR" rants from the abusive drivers who have minor problems with their American cars. My wife and I are in our late 50's and have owned over 30 cars since we got married. The only cars we ever had a second's trouble with were 2 Japanese cars and one German car. Several of our American cars went over 100,000 miles without a single repair, and one went an amazing 240,000 miles with no repairs other than two timing belts and two brake jobs. We currently own 2 GM cars (A Pontiac and a GMC) and one Ford. None of them has ever required a single repair.
When you get a good one, hang onto it!! Several years ago I sold my '90 Dodge that had 200,000 miles on it and bought a sporty little Japanese car. A year later I saw the guy driving my old Dodge and was tempted to buy it back!!! The Japanese nightmare has long since been traded for a real car (in other words an AMERICAN car) and we won't make that mistake again. Nothing will outlast a well cared for American car.
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