Clutch, two alternators, Lucas electrics, etc. etc.
Posted on 03/15/2014 1:04:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Mr. niteowl77
Wow.
I was happy when I got my car back from the shop.
The Nissan was depressing.
The fiat that was offered would have been worse!
My second or thrid car was a X1/9.. So this had to be late 80’s.. Car was mid/late 79’s I think, or early 80’s.. anyways. Minnesota being the rust belt had taken it’s toll on the car, but on in the usual wow look at that rusty car way.. from the outside it looked pretty good. few spots here and there...
then at 60 MPH (I know, it was not exactly quick getting there) the engine fell out..
Mounts rusted right off the car.
last Fiat I ever owned.
So, what happened? Did the windup spring snap or did the squirrels in the treadmill cage go belly up?
My Spyder also had electrical problems. As far as corrosion, it was fine when garaged and only driven in nice weather, but the first winter I had to use it started rusting badly.
Then there was the night in winter I left a pack of club soda in it. The bottles exploded shooting a jagged glass top through the ragtop and leaving the interior covered in frozen foam.
Fiascos.
Unresponsive acceleration out of a 130-hp Sentra? Those continuously-variable transmissions must be duds.
This thing was brand new and my 2001 jetta vr6 with 130k miles had better acceleration.
This Nissan wallowed on the road, and responded to the throttle by pondering the input for almost a minute before deciding to increase velocity in lagging proportion to pedal input.
Kickdown?
This thing never heard of it.
Acceleration to highway merging speed was white knuckle affair every time.
35mph to 65mph was accomplished.. in about thirty seconds or more.
Meanwhile there are semis aiming at you..
It could not handle the ramp at speeds above 35, it did not inspire confidence.
Brand new.
It was a rental, and I was very happy to get my car back.
Oh..and it was metallic baby poo brown.
Reading up on that particular car, yes the second gen CVT it had was rather lame.
Two out of three reviews I read panned its acceleration and noise.
The guy that did this rebuild (Ed China) is over 6 ft tall and it was a challenge. It's a tiny car. He also did a BMW Isletta 300 ... even smaller.
Fix It Again, Tony
I read that these little crap cans are built in Serbia.
No thanks....
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