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Old 05-05-2002, 03:23 PM   #11
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The Plymouth Acclaim/Dodge Spirit cars are pretty decent. My family owned a 93 Spirit V6 and a 94 Acclaim 4 cylinder. While the V6 Spirit was drastically quicker than the 4 banger, even the 4 banger was enough to get you around without feeling unsafe. These cars changed very little in appearance over their 6 year run. They always used either the 3.0 liter Mitsubishi V6, or the Mopar 2.5l 4 cylinder. Our 4 cylinder Acclaim made it to 155k miles before the engine developed all kinds of serious trouble and ended up seizing, but it was solely my dads fault because he didn't change the oil for 11k miles in it's last year. The Spirit we had was totalled by my dear mom at the young age of 75k miles. Actually, in 1991 they put a 2.2 liter turbo as an option in the Acclaims but these were known to be rather unreliable, and are to be avoided.

Eshort, I'd definitely take that Acclaim, you can't go wrong for the price! Just keep an eye on the headgasket........
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