When I got this car I had to replace the head gasket.
The car has 5 rust holes in the body; 1 on the hood, 2 under the trunk, 1 under the back seat, 1 under the drivers side.
The car will not go up a minor hills past 25.
Both doors are crooked when closed.
Right brake light never works even thought it has been repaired 2 times already.
The car clanks and clunks when making turns.
It tilts almost to the point of scrapping when making a turn.
The car automatically revs itself when in park.
The hatch has to be held up by a 2x4 piece of wood.
The car spends more time in the auto shop than on the road.
I have already put 3 times as much money into the car to get it running than I spent on it.
Everything, but the engine and the transmission has been replaced and it still won't run properly.
When I got my Shadow, I also had to replace the Head Gaskets. They were a pain to get to. I also almost had to replace the head, but then it would have been worthless. We also had to replace the radiator. The owner before me had replaced the transmission. So much work for not the best car. But hey, It purs like a kitten!
Anyone who buys a 12 year old vehicle with 177xxx miles on it should first of all know they are buying trouble, and unless the tend to start putting money in to it, they shouldn't buy it. There are no 12 year old vehicles with a 177xxx miles on it that don't have any mechanical problems. Also maybe you should have test drove it, instead of buying it without even test driving it to see how it drives?
Maybe the transmission's next. I once bought a 1986 car with 140,XXX miles on it that did what your car does when going uphill. Turned out it had transmission problems.
God could have fixed it, but He didn't want to. All prayers are answered, and sometimes the answer is "No".
I bought a 1992 Shadow as scrap, four years ago. The car ran, so I started to drive it back and forth to work. Other than having to replace the pads on the front brakes and the rear exhaust pipe, I have never spent a cent on it.
The odometer shows 297k and gets pretty good fuel mileage for and old car, but the body cancer on it, is beginning to get to the final stages and I'm afraid I may have to invest another 100 bucks for another to take its place.
Overall, this is a great little car that always starts and runs and if not for the body rot, would likely be hauling me around for the next ten years.
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