Re: IML: IML. Spotted one (1991?)

[Laurent Daudelin <laurentdaudelin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 08/11/04 23:53, A. Foster at monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx wrote:

> 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.

Yep, I guess it depends on the condition of the car. I've bought a 93
Imperial with 85,000 for $2250. Everything works well. I initially had to
convert the air conditioning system, but everything else works fine and I'm
pretty happy to ride such a fine car for the price I've paid.

-Laurent.
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