rob@hpfcla.UUCP (rob) (10/17/84)
I have a '79 Dodge Colt. It's fairly reliable (except for something
I'll mention in a bit) and gets real good gas mileage. What I don't
like about it is that it is a "rinky-dink" car - that is, it's a little
box of tin with a little engine not suitable for even a lawn mower. It
has precious little power for acceleration, but can peg the speedometer
without trouble ( >>85mph). On the positive side, the brakes are
fantastic - I can stop the car much faster than the speedometer can
react to it: I've seen it read 35mph when I wasn't moving anymore. With
new steel-belted radials, it can even handle respectably.
Now for a major problem I've been having, probably not related to Colts
or Dodges, but just because the car is older. Occasionally, the car
hesitates or surges, usually when accelerating from 0 in 1st gear. It
will sometimes even stall. What causes this type of behavior and what
can I do about it? I just had a tune-up one week ago.
I'm not sure how relevant this is for your purposes - the 1985 Colt
might well be totally different than a 79. But for what it's worth...
Rob Gardner Hewlett Packard
{hp-pcd,hpfcla,csu-cs}!hpcnoa!rdg Fort Collins, Colorado 80525