Quote Originally Posted by eblank View Post
Its cuz its a DSM.... lol

Its kind of understood by owners that if you have one you're going to have to work on it. a lot. That being said, I'm not saying don't get one, since they're super fun and pretty cheap to buy/work on. I've thought about getting another at some point and building it up, but have other cars higher on my list.

Also, as an FYI for those who aren't aware, Talons, Eclipses, and plymouth lasers were all DSM's and pretty much the same and have a lot of interchangeable parts.
You're right. It's like any other car though. Most have problems to begin with without even taking into account the fact that most people do zero maintenance on their cars. Hell, my VX could easily take $2,000 in new parts. Can I do it all at once? No. Some cars will go on for 300,000 miles and some will die at 100,000. I believe it depends more on the driver and owner and about how the cars are driven. Sure, if a car is used to race everyday, they will break parts and need more service. I'm not buying one of these for a racecar, i'm buying it to just cruise around town. Knock on wood, hopefully all my cars will make it closer to the 300,000 and above marker.