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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Wandering Connecticut
Posts: 9,293
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More info: car was bought from a Pelican member, whose immediate family had bought the car new in 1990. They have all service records.
Car has 238,xxx miles on it, but the top end of the engine was rebuilt at 225,xxx, following a blown head gasket. The oil mixed with the coolant, but no coolant got into the oil.
Car runs great. It is SLOW, though - 2.3liter, 16 valve, normally-aspirated inline four. I haven't looked up the numbers, but I would guess no more than 120hp. I am looking forward to decent gas mileage.
Car came with 4 relatively-new all-season tires, and a spare set of rims with studded snow tires.
It drove 100+ miles today without missing a beat, but on the highway one of the turn signal lenses popped off and scattered away into oblivion. Until I get a new one, I took the other side's off for symmetry.
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