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