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Patrick;
I spotted one of those early 90's Imperials in a
used car lot in town here; ironically enough it's the newest used
car dealer in town. The car looks complete and in nice cosmetic condition,
but as you may have heard it's the mechanical details that can make these cars a
dog. I think that the car is a 93' model for which they want the princely sum of
$4500. Given all of the expensive things that can go wrong with one of these
cars, I would want to see repair and rebuild receipts for everything from the
ABS to the transmission before entertaining such a price.
My mother's 94' Intrepid has the same 4 speed
automatic transmission in it, it blew up and cost over $3500 for a rebuild. I am
quite convinced that this is the worst transmission that Chrysler ever made, so
much so that they redesigned and strengthened much of it in later years. If you
think a new one might be cheaper think again, Chrysler quoted them $5000 dollars
for a new one! These cars just aren't interesting enough to me to dump that kind
of money into.
Yep, those modern fuel efficient cars sure are
economical to operate aren't they? Yet for under $2000 bucks I can buy the
C-body of my choice and never have to do anything with it other then feed it
gas/oil and routine maintainance. I figure that if you want total
economy, and don't want to pedal, get a moped or a small scooter, they're
more fun anyway.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Tailight Bezel and other trim
parts.
1975 Chrysler Newport
Soon to be acquired.
1978 Puch Newport
Soon to be back on the road.
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