Plymouth Breeze

Price Paid:  $6000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 Breeze

Summary:
Whatever you do, I don't care how cheap it is or how good of a deal you THINK you're getting- do not buy this car, you are making a horrible, horrible mistake.

Strengths:
rear defrost works good still- and its got lots of room inside- not quite enough to live in unfortunately, which I may have to do, cause it's stolen all my money.

Weaknesses:
The Head gasket was replaced before I bought the car, so I guess I'm the only one who didn't have that problem, but I got mine, don't worry. The water pump went, the heater core went, the Rack-o-pinion (thats how it sounds- don't actually know how to spell it- only that I almost died then had to sell my first born to fix it), its got all sorts of electrical problems and the locks and ignititon constantly stick. This car is reknown among mechanics as being a serious pain in the as*(can I say as*?) to work on- and yes, I know it's old- but this is ridiculous. When I bought the car, it looked in great shape, I had an inspection, it had been well maintained ect. All in all- this car is a weakness, its cold, its broken, its a waste of time, a parking space, and lots and lots of money. Instead of selling it and having it plaugue some poor high school shmuk until he can save up enough from his Wal-Mart paychecks to buy something new, I'm taking it to a derby.

Similar Products Used:
Focus- Better, Stratus- also sh*t

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $0.00 from My dad.

Year / Model Reviewed:
1996 Breeze

Summary:
My dad bought this from a friend in August. He did a lot of work to it, most of it was just for precautions. I love this car. Only thing I have had to pay for is the head gasket ($500), a headlight, and an antifreeze cap...Currently, it needs an oil pan gasket and the motor mount needs to be replaced.

Strengths:
nice looking, i have had no problem with the handling, smooth ride, plenty of room.

Weaknesses:
Price of labor to change the oil pan gasket. :-(

Similar Products Used:
1996 Dodge Stratus-my mom had this for YEARS, no problems was a great car.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $3200.00 from private

Year / Model Reviewed:
1999 plymouth breeze expresso

Summary:
I bought this car used three years ago and realized, not a week after I bought it, the head gasket was leaking oil into my coolant. I have been driving it for 3 years like this and its just now starting to overheat when I idle. Other then that, its been a good car.

Weaknesses:
head gasket- almost every review I've read about this model has to do with head gasket problems. Hello-recall!

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Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $500.00 from From Sister-in-law

Year / Model Reviewed:
1998 Plymouth Breeze

Summary:
I bought this car from my sister-in-law last year. It had over 100,000 miles on it and it currently has 163,000 miles on it now. If did have oil problems when I first bought it and I do notice that the oil gets low between oil changes, but I don't usually put oil in it unless I totally go over my next scheduled oil change. I do need my tie rod replaced, but all in all this is a good car. This my first car.

Strengths:
Reliable, and good on gas - can go about a week on normal driving before next fill up. Gread for road trips, smooth ride.

Weaknesses:
Need tie rod replaced, have to force the car to accelerate, and acceleration is even slower when AC is on

Similar Products Used:
I love Methuselah!

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $13000.00 from Chyrsler Dealer Ship

Year / Model Reviewed:
1997 Breeze

Summary:
We purchased this car when it was only a few years old but already had 60,000 miles on it from the previous owner. After we got it the front main seal went out, after replacing that the headgasket went out, then the front main seal again left us followed by an oil pan gasket gone bad. In the last year however, nothing has gone wrong wiht the car. It's transmission is starting to die. There is about a 1/2 second pause between the time you push the pedal down and the rpms go up and the time that the transmission catches and the car takes off. This can be VERY unnerving when you are trying to turn onto a busy street since it's not an instantaneous thing. It's much more of a delayed action. It has quite a bit of grip from it's relatively wide tires. It's handling is Horrible though, it will understeer relentlessly unless you deliberately cause oversteer through strong trailbraking. It's not a very good drivers car, at speeds the steering wheel vibrates and the controls all become very floaty.

Strengths:
Takes abuse very well ok gas mileage Large tires

Weaknesses:
Oil related problems VERY SLOW with the 2.0 engine coupled to the automatic 4speed transmission. Handles like a vacuum cleaner Braking performance can be inconsistent (this is probobly the brake pads fault however) Cheap interior construction Oil pan is lowest part of car, so if you bottom out you can hurt it Fat person seats, very unsupportive on corners Engine bay is VERY cluttered and lacks throttle cable adjustments. Engine makes HORRIBLE noises when asked to work hard

Similar Products Used:
2005 Hyundai Elantra (far better in my opinion) 1996 Dodge Neon (far worse)