Like any automotive part, if yours are ok, there is no need to purchase them. Unfortunately, the first owner subscribed to the mud-puddle-water-for-coolant school of maintainence-it manifested itself in head gasket problems before we traded it in. Finally in 1990, the America edition was dropped. They are on the short list of everyday old cars that I watch for, hoping one day to find an original survivor in very good nick. Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic, translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the automobile-catalog. Dealer 2 said they always replaced both bearing and housing.
Most Omnis were eventually equipped with the standard corporate 2. Although I never got around to test driving one, I did actually consider the purchase of an 024 based on the excellent fuel mileage. It has been said that the Dodge trademark brand most especially the Dart may soon go into greener pasture much like its slightly cheaper cousin Plymouth almost 15 years ago. I got mine with the automatic. We drove it from Ohio to California and back very comfortably in its first year.
In its last year, a driver-side airbag was added, along with rear-seat shoulder belts and a revised climate-control system. The car's looks promised more performance than the engine could deliver, and the car was not as practical as the Omni. I also threw away those useless rear seats. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the site. In 1975, I was made head of the Whitley Technical Center and we did another European Car of the Year in 1978 — the Chrysler Horizon. My dad brought it home to my mom in early 1983 to replace a well worn 1972 Impala. Door handles, carb issues, the window lovers fell off.
Trouble spots in the Shelby Charger are the shift linkages cheap to fix, but bothersome. I remember it as a comfortable car, basically dependable but beset by some electrical issues. Dart would have worked for the Dodge. This was my last experience with Chrysler. Quick access to automobile-catalog website - type in a browser: a-c. The Custom package replaced the Miser and Euro models. Never once did any of the three have a transmission related issue.
This one still has what appears to be a factory-installed sport stripe. As always, Shelbys also had a graphics package, extending into the interior. The rest of the car is perfect, especially mechanically. Not sure of the year. Between 1984 and 1986, the Turismo sold in the high 30K- to low-40K range despite minimal changes. Dealer said that meant the gearbox was probably the problem and I decided to buy and fit a remanufactured unit. It was a cute little bugger, silver with red cloth buckets.
Plus parts are easy to find because things are relatively unchanged over the years. Mine was maroon with tasteful gold pinstripes. The under-nose air dam of the Turismo provided a 3. Even with its diminutive size the little truck had double wall bed construction with galvanized steel. VeeDubs burned oil and had a lot of electrical gremlins. Other than that, mine was stripped.
The car seemed willing enough on a 4 mile or so loop. . It also rode poorly and bumps and frost heaves in the road became menaces. It was also a lot more comfortable with better seats and sound proofing. I installed new struts for her at 100k, but the engine and transmission were still running strong.
Overall top gear ratios on the automatic were 3. Chilton Total Service series and System-Specific Repair manuals focus on specialized areas of auto repair providing more detail and theory. It went to the local dealer for repair and came back just as bad. I had added a digital stereo and 6×9 speakers in the back in each of those inset panels in the rear seat. Welcome to 1980s new car quality control. Initially I wondered what the button on the interior panel was for, and then I realized that it must be the release for the fold-down back seat.
Other than that, it ran well the rest of the trip. The 024 was a tough, dependable car but when we traded it in, it was about dead. If anyone reading this has any reasonable suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Apart from the low mileage and Firestone provenance, the fiberglass front and rear aero fascias and deck spoiler are really the only things that make this car unique…. This was the same time the Charger had the big stripes down the side. They were quite good against corrosion and as we can see here, the interior materials proved to be quite durable.