Pinhead Larry We are wasteful people, and everyone is out to beat the Jones’s so newer is better and old is garbage in the modern way of thinking. The same people to recycle their plastics are the same ones to buy a new Cadillac Escalade and tell others to “live within their means” but also “stay off my lawn”.
@@MXguy95 Can't agree with you more. Society full of hypocrites and blind followers. But I will say that the "sideways" exhaust was factory on these cars I believe. If you catch a Plymouth Sundance "Duster" (or Dodge Shadow ES) with the twin tipped exhaust, they're pointed sideways too. I believe these base 4cyl models were the same way.
its status too, who the heck wants to drive around in a 30 yr old IACCOA CAR when U can buy a new one and have payments too?? Not me, drive a 10 yr old vehicle and like it, no payments and we keep it up..
Well the best K cars I think are the Chrysler New Yorkers! Lots of goodies to stop working, but man they have comfortable seats and are great road cars! I enjoyed my '88 New Yorker even though the Mitsubishi V6 with 130k miles used a quart of oil every 1k miles!
@@johnnydeville5701 The NYers/Dynastys/Imperials had those shitty Ultradrive transmissions that would go into limp dick mode even if a bird plopped on it.
former GF had bad belts on her 88 sundance, she went back 2 the dealer for 3 belts and he ripped her off for 120 bucks when she wanted OEM but the dealer instlled PARTS STORE DAYCOS
Trivia points; the instrument panel backlighting was an aqua blue, there is an illuminated ring around the ignition switch, and the car is actually a "Notchback" (hatchback that is styled like a coupe/sedan), the rear seats fold nearly flat I had an '92 Dodge Shadow, I loved that little car, utterly reliable if that was a manual, i'd have been tempted, but no bloody automatics for me...
I am one of those people that buy a $500-$900 car and drive it until it dies :) they usually go for multiple years, i end up selling them at that point for exactly what i paid for them or more.
It's amazing what people are willing to give up for $300-$1,000 sometimes. If a person knows what to look for and doesn't mind doing a few minor repairs his or herself, then buying a car under a grand is the way to go. Glad to see you aren't of the throwaway and keep-up-with-the-Joneses mindset like so many other people. 👍 Good for you!
I'm driving a 98 dodge 1500 pickup that I paid 1500 about 7 years back. 184K miles and only minimum minor repairs. Truck before it was a 95 dodge w/diesel, 303K miles drove 11 years and before that a 88 chevy with 301K miles drove for almost 11 yrs. Yep, I oaid less for my home than they want for a medium car now adays..........
I actually bought a brand new 1989 Sundance 2.5 turbo RS auto. It was black cherry paint with gun metal dark gray on the bottom portion. It had a burgundy cloth interior. It was a beautiful car, but the build quality was horrendous and more squeaks and rattles than you'd dare imagine. I used a lot of silicone glue to quiet the thing down. For its time it was a very fast little car. I managed to put about 80k miles on it. It was still very pretty and strong and made someone else a great car.
This car always holds a special place in my heart. My late mother drove a Black Cherry '92 Sundance America. She had gotten it brand new about 9 months before I was born, and it ran like a champ until I think I was almost 13 or 14 years old (I'm 26 now). The steering column fell apart and we didn't have the money or a handyman to repair it so it pretty much got junked. Despite being a kid I remember this car needed very little maintenence and was very dependable! It's a shame because these cars are becoming harder to find through the years.
My sister had a '94 Sundance w/AT (also had the 2.2L) that she bought during the late '90's from a rental agency for $3000 when it had 60k. She drove it to a little over 200k before she junked it. We called it her "God car" because we both thought that the Almighty miraculously kept it running.
Why do people give you thumbs down ? If they don't like what your doing they don't have to watch. Keep up the great videos. They are my favorite ones I always watch first
Pretty good little cars! Used to work for a pharmacy and we went all over North and West Texas with a 93 Dodge Shadow (same thing). I think the engine finally died at around 350k! Body was still in great shape. It was a blue two door. Ran like a sewing machine!
FMR friend of mine a female had a 1991 2 door, a real Dealer install OEM OCD phreak and needed belts so dealer installed 3 GATES from parts store to tune of 125.00 bucks...................................
My first car was a maroon 1986 Plymouth Turismo. I owned it from 1995-1998, and it was no Chick Magnet but it ran forever well over 100K that I put on it. I remember that I went through 3 set sets of outside door handles, because of the cheap ass plastic they kept breaking off during the freezing weather. I learned how to climb through the hatchback, because both door handles had broken off. At the time I was so glad to get rid of it, because I had just bought a Pontiac Formula. Looking back I actually miss that old Plymouth.
my grandfather had one of those. He passed away, so my brother got it, but he was unable to get it certified because there was frame damage. it was a crying shame, because it was a clean car
Just amazes me what people scrap today...we recently scrapped 2 1995 Dodge Aries cars and a 1993 Plymouth Acclaim. Still have the 88 k Car but needs some wiring work. Great little cars!
The Dodge Shadow Plymouth Sundance were not K cars. They were partially designed by Mitsubishi 4 Chrysler in the late 1980s and represented the last decent small car offered by the Chrysler Corp.
Fantastic save! These k cars are really unappreciated. Love these little things. Hate to see a wonderful example go to waste. Save the k cars! Chrysler won't be around much longer at this rate lol
The reason the fuel cap is where it is because of where the exhaust outlet is so if the exhaust exits left then fuel filler on the right etc all for safety
Man this brings back some memories because the last time I saw one of these cars was back around 92-94 when our next door neighbor at the apartment we lived in brought home a 2 door version of this car..I believe it was a 94 Plymouth Duster coupe or could have been a 92 or 93 model but this was between 92-94 when they got it...and it was the neatest car I ever saw because it was like a turquoise color with the duster logos down the side and even though my memory is foggy I still remember that little coupe and how neat it was..I had not seen one since then so i guess they are all but fading away!? anyways still not sure if it was a Dodge,Plymouth or Chrysler but I believe it was a Plymouth Duster and I know it was a coupe...either way it is totally cool to see this video because it brings back some good memories of back in the days when cars was cool! Thanks for taking me down memory lane!
This car is totally worth 500 bucks! Runs and drives, everything seems to work! I would definitely get that valve cover gasket replaced. I'd also check to see if its got a head gasket issue too since it does seem to be puffing some white smoke. Might be some coolant getting into the oil.
Practical, sensible, logical - "plain jane" , good gas mileage - love it. Goes to point A & back for little cost. You have to clean it up and resell it Jay - you have too!
Brings back memories. I had an 88 LeBaron GTS hatchback... Loved that car... Super reliable, comfortable seats... Could drive it all day long, I miss it. :(
A snail went into a Chrysler dealer and said " I will buy a K car under 2 conditions" What conditions? Ask the dealer. The snail responded. Condition number 1 is I want a 440 hemi with a 4 speed and 513 rear. Ok, said the dealer. The snail continued, condition 2 is I want the K emblem removed and a S emblem installed. The dealer looked puzzled and said to the snail; I understand the running gear upgrades but why replace the K with a S? The snail replied, So when I go flying down the road people will say "DAMN LOOK AT THAT ' S CAR GO!'"
That odometer probably quit working years ago, notice how the trip is all zeros? That means someone reset it and because the gears inside are broken, it quit counting. Super common issue on K cars.
That little Sundance is in great shape. I had two Dodge Shadow's a 1990 red one and a 1993 Shadow ES in teal. I loved those cars. I hauled all kinds of stuff in them including drywall and plywood.
I had an 87 Plymouth Sundance 2 door hatchback and I loved that little car so I was taking offense to you ragging on that one, mine broke the timing belt one night and the next morning we put a new one on and drove it home.
My first car was a 1993 Sundance 4door my grandmother left me when she died and she had owned it since it was new so I grew up in these cars and the caravans, love this, sadly it was too rusty to pass inspection and we scrapped it in 2016.
This brings back some memories,my Mom got a used 1992 Dodge Spirit in I think...'97? The car was tan,all season thin whitewalls, plastic hubcaps,column shift auto and a brown interior, I know when it wasn't road worthy anymore because I kept the plates,sticker dated May 2007,the reason it went off the road is because the block cracked,but still,fond memories of the same sort of interior,thanks for the video!
That white smoke tells the story by itself🤣🤣 You can see that the radiator hoses had been recently replaced due to overheating along with the radiator and thermostat. It's still in remarkable condition for it's age however other than the head being warped. It's going to need a full head overhaul to put it back on the road, and most people looking at a car like this to drive can't afford to pay the bill to fix it right. So that's why it's in a salvage yard
I saw the exhaust too and I had the same thought. My 95 Acclaim was a Piece Of Shit, 3! Times it was in to Russ Darrow Chrysler in Waukesha Wi for a leaking head and once when they had it THE TRANSMISSION FAILED..Oh I forgot to mention that I bought it at a year old!
That car is in great condition, too great to be sitting in a junkyard, I hope it gets saved, especially with 98k original miles, two months ago, we finally had to scrap our 1992 Buick Century after the steering column was torn up by vandals, it had around 98k-99k miles on it when we bought it back in 2011, and it had about 130k-135k when it was scrapped, which some people consider low for a 1992 model vehicle, we were all sad to see her go, but at least she went under her own power. :'(
My family had one of these while I was growing up. It lasted 20 years, but was so rusted through because we live in Northern Illinois that we had to get rid of it. Good car.
I owned a '91 Sundance, bought it with about 12k miles on it. Basic transportation with automatic and AC. The test drive revealed an annoying rattle in the dash. The dealership claimed they fixed it, but they never really did. Bought an extended warranty for it, which wasn't a bad idea since the AC needed repair every few years. Blew its head gasket at about 105k. Valve cover gasket needed service a couple times. Had it rustproofed but the bottom inside door panels developed rust anyway. Sold it after 13 years of ownership with about 120k on it.
This was the first car my dad got when he first came to America, he got it for $200 back in 2002. He took me driving in it a lot when I was 1 and having trouble sleeping, and would drive me in it until I fell asleep.
My mom had a turquoise 1994 Plymouth Sundance. It was a great car. I wish I could get this one... There aren't many of these left that I know about Jay...
@@robsrandomness7824 Yeah I know 90's Chrysler and Dodge vehicles had a problem with the paint coming off. I believe the whole time she had the car it kept most of the original paint. That was from 1994-2001 I think. It was still running and driving when it was kind of side swiped by a truck causing some damage to the front quarter area. The insurance company totalled it though because of the age and mileage. It had 120k+ on it when it was totalled out though.
Hi . I rented a 1994 Plymouth Sundance to drive to Janet Jackson Janet shown in Charlotte NC in 1994 . Very good performance. I enjoyed the Plymouth Sundance .
I had a 84 Aries with the 2.2.Bought it for $50 because the timing belt ,and 1 lifter were bad.$1 for salvaged lifter,and $50-ish for the belt.Had 150k+I had it couple years and sold it to bud so he could put the motor in his car,which had no rust,My rockers were Gone.
I saw some video from Germany and there they sent to scrapp beautiful VW Golf Station Wagon in silver metallic without any little scrap or dent ,with original 47 000 kilometres ( 29 000 miles !!!)...Everytihg worked,everything was OK,but this car came into junkyard....I was so sad ...
thanks for making this video. it really takes me back. my first car was a 90 sundance. i had forgotten about that ping noise when you close the hood. mine finally died when a dry rotted fuel line started a fire. it was a piece of crap but i still miss it.
My parents had one of these back in the early 90s. Thanks for posting this. Like a time-capsule back to my childhood. But yeah, why would anyone scrap this? Looks like it's running fine. I personally could live with the cosmetic issues. I'd drive this.
I had a 2 door 87 Sundance my first car, plastic passenger window, moldy leaky trunk, busted muffler and a radio that wasn’t ment for the car and I made fit cutting the dash up and got my first bit of nooky in it. It all came flooding back to me when I saw the video title.
Be careful on that engine. I had two and both the bolts on the water pump pulley came loose. You can guess what happened with the water pump not spinning correctly. So be sure to check the pulleys and belts periodically. The shadow with 2.5 was much nicer than the Sundance with 2.2 turbo. I enjoyed driving the heck out of both. Unfortunately the valve cover gasket is separate rubber and cork pieces. Where the pieces come together it will leak. Some permatex spray gasket cement helps. Anything else will just squeeze out when assembled. Cheers and nice ride. 😊
The Sundance/Shadow was the unofficial car of Delaware teen drivers for the longest time and I've always wanted one. Hopefully this one found a good home.
The white smoke out the tailpipe might be the headgasket going out, in typical Chrysler 2.2L fashion. That might explain why no one could sell it and it wound up in the scrapyard.
Years ago I had to pick up the mail for my workplace, and used a company Dodge Shadow. I was stopped at a red light, and out of nowhere a voice came on the speaker announcing, "Your windshield washer fluid is low". Scared the crap out of me!!! Very hi-tech back then!!!
Most of those cars usually good for 125,000 miles in them before the engine has to be replaced. After the motor is replaced the car is usually good for another 125,000 miles till the motor brakes down and ether it has to get a 3rd engine or it would have to go to the dump.
About 2 years ago, back when I was within my first year of using Craigslist, I found a lot of Plymouth Sundances and Pontiac Sunbirds for $300-$800, and because of that, and that I really like 1980s and 1990s cars that not many other people like, I have wanted one since then. Most of the Sunbirds I found were white coupes, and one Sunbird I remember was a red convertible that was $300.
A friend in high school had one and I swear it only lasted as long as it did because his grandparents would spend the money for new transmissions because he'd do Neutral drops for days. I think he went through 3 or 4 Transmissions before he got rid of it because they told him No more. It's still running around here.
This has the older guage cluster from the 1980s which is similar to the one in the Plymouth Voyager. They updated the gauge cluster in the 1991 Voyager.
We had one of these; I got it in high school and then passed it onto my brother. It went through 6 years and 75K miles of two teenage boys and in all that time we had just two problems with it; the paint started chipping off and the eject button on the CD player crapped out. That's it. We might even still have it if my idiot brother hadn't crashed it into a guard rail - don't worry, he walked away without a scratch. Although when my dad got ahold of him...
The steering wheel and the climate controls are very similar to the one in my Sister’s 1993 dodge dynasty, that she inherited from our great aunt who died at 98 and only drove it to church and the store and it only has 61,000 miles with all the service records in showroom condition.
That '91 Sundance is a decent auction flipper! If I were you, I would clean it up, paint the bumpers, replace the VC gasket and front shocks, fix the radio and AC, remount the missing dash piece, and you may double your estimated flip price. The gas cap is located on the passenger side so that you can put a gallon of gas in it away from the road without becoming roadkill if someone sideswipes the driver's side. My sister had a '94 Sundance that she drove up to 200k before she junked it. BTW, I posted an ode to you on Corvette Ben's "Will It Run? 1953 Oldsmobile part 12" video comments.
These K cars have become a really car with the teens up to the mid 20 somethings as JMD style builds out here in the Southwest and West. I live in the Southwest Triangle (Northwest Arizona, Southern Nevada, Southeast California) and they are ALL over out here and even have a couple of clubs that just for these cars.
Cars with a single exhaust just about always have the fuel filler on the opposite side from the exhaust. The 60s-70s Dart, very much the precursor to the Sundance, was a rare exception.
Sister got a 93 Sundance Coupe in the burgundy metallic to replace the 87 Hyundai she got from mom that got badly totalled eventually. It had the 2.5 and it didn't even have the piston slap all of those had. It started out a great little car but quite a bit into its life with us it somehow ate its head gasket and that grooved the block. She ended up putting a good used engine in it for more than the car was worth and shortly afterwards the heater core plugged up and then both windows stopped working and even the air quit. Pretty frustrating so I gave up and eventually she replaced it with a 99 300m. We sold it to my coworker for 300 and he drove it till it yet again blew the head gasket on the new engine about a year after he got it. My step dad had a 87 Shadow and he put a ton of miles on it, piston slap and all. I think he finally got tired of it and they got a nicer, bigger, car but his was almost bullet proof and same 2.5 motor. I don't recall them ever being known for bad head gaskets but the piston slap was a known but non fatal issue for the bigger motor. If you like them the coupe 2 door was a much nicer and sporty looking car but aren't very common even when new.
Used to have a 92 Sundance, and an 88 Reliant K--drove both until the floors were gone and the wheels literally fell off...Chrisler buckets of this era were the most comfortable
Used to drive an 87 I think maroon sundance in highschool had the turbo motor mine was a pile would barely move in reverse. This one is in way better shape.
In my mom’s grand marquis, you can take the key out of the ignition while it is turned on. I don’t think you’re supposed to be able to do that. It’s a ‘96. My great uncle’s lesabre has 97,500 miles or so and the seats are like new just like this car. The lesabre overall is in great shape, but it doesn’t run because my sister was borrowing it like 5 years ago and she didn’t take care of it.
I had a 92 Sundance. 2 door, 5 speed. My mom bought it new, and we had it until probably 2002. Michigan winter finally killed it after 200,000 miles
I KNOW RIGHT THE RUST IS JUST BULL SHIT AND THE WEAR FROM THE ROADS
What a wasteful society, who scraps something with this milage? loose the ricer pipe and you'd be good
Pinhead Larry We are wasteful people, and everyone is out to beat the Jones’s so newer is better and old is garbage in the modern way of thinking. The same people to recycle their plastics are the same ones to buy a new Cadillac Escalade and tell others to “live within their means” but also “stay off my lawn”.
@@MXguy95 Can't agree with you more. Society full of hypocrites and blind followers. But I will say that the "sideways" exhaust was factory on these cars I believe. If you catch a Plymouth Sundance "Duster" (or Dodge Shadow ES) with the twin tipped exhaust, they're pointed sideways too. I believe these base 4cyl models were the same way.
I'd daily this thing. I'm sure someone could get many years of service out of it without too much trouble.
@@Stressless2023 Can confirm that this is the original exhaust design. Why? No idea, but they were all this way
its status too, who the heck wants to drive around in a 30 yr old IACCOA CAR when U can buy a new one and have payments too?? Not me, drive a 10 yr old vehicle and like it, no payments and we keep it up..
Such a beautifu...good looki...such a car.
It's a box with wheels. Not much more.
@@stevejenks8892 Like any car, basically.
POS Iacocca ca ca ......................YEEEEECH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@gertraba4484 right mine is in better condition for the interior great car dead ass they made the srt4 that we know and love today
This was a P car. The K car was the Aries/Reliant.
Still a K variant though.
@@Stressless2023 Yup. That's why I am giving Jay a pass on calling it a K.
Yup
Well the best K cars I think are the Chrysler New Yorkers! Lots of goodies to stop working, but man they have comfortable seats and are great road cars! I enjoyed my '88 New Yorker even though the Mitsubishi V6 with 130k miles used a quart of oil every 1k miles!
@@johnnydeville5701 The NYers/Dynastys/Imperials had those shitty Ultradrive transmissions that would go into limp dick mode even if a bird plopped on it.
Man that needs saved. Iv always had a soft spot for these early 90s era Chrysler cars..And i dont know why.
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@@beens2640 you know you want to touch the "spot"🤣
That is the kind of car I would put a ten thousand dollar stereo system in.
Absolutely. And 28 inch rims. But never touch the motor or paint.
LS6-SS 😂😂😂😂
former GF had bad belts on her 88 sundance, she went back 2 the dealer for 3 belts and he ripped her off for 120 bucks when she wanted OEM but the dealer instlled PARTS STORE DAYCOS
@@gertraba4484 dayco belts are oem quality. Ive been in parts and service for years. Oem Chrysler parts are garbage
Trivia points;
the instrument panel backlighting was an aqua blue, there is an illuminated ring around the ignition switch, and the car is actually a "Notchback" (hatchback that is styled like a coupe/sedan), the rear seats fold nearly flat
I had an '92 Dodge Shadow, I loved that little car, utterly reliable
if that was a manual, i'd have been tempted, but no bloody automatics for me...
Somebody needs to get RegularCarReviews to buy this lol
Subie I'll share this with RegularCars
I am one of those people that buy a $500-$900 car and drive it until it dies :) they usually go for multiple years, i end up selling them at that point for exactly what i paid for them or more.
Tara Lambert I'm with you on that. I do the same. People who want to drive new and fancy just have more debt.
It's amazing what people are willing to give up for $300-$1,000 sometimes. If a person knows what to look for and doesn't mind doing a few minor repairs his or herself, then buying a car under a grand is the way to go. Glad to see you aren't of the throwaway and keep-up-with-the-Joneses mindset like so many other people. 👍 Good for you!
@Tomasz Klisz At least have a profile pic if you're going to try to pick up girls on TH-cam lol.
I'm driving a 98 dodge 1500 pickup that I paid 1500 about 7 years back. 184K miles and only minimum minor repairs. Truck before it was a 95 dodge w/diesel, 303K miles drove 11 years and before that a 88 chevy with 301K miles drove for almost 11 yrs. Yep, I oaid less for my home than they want for a medium car now adays..........
@@Plumcraziness
There's a lot of good low mileage older cars out there to buy, That's all I buy and they run good for years.
I actually bought a brand new 1989 Sundance 2.5 turbo RS auto. It was black cherry paint with gun metal dark gray on the bottom portion. It had a burgundy cloth interior. It was a beautiful car, but the build quality was horrendous and more squeaks and rattles than you'd dare imagine. I used a lot of silicone glue to quiet the thing down. For its time it was a very fast little car. I managed to put about 80k miles on it. It was still very pretty and strong and made someone else a great car.
This car always holds a special place in my heart. My late mother drove a Black Cherry '92 Sundance America. She had gotten it brand new about 9 months before I was born, and it ran like a champ until I think I was almost 13 or 14 years old (I'm 26 now). The steering column fell apart and we didn't have the money or a handyman to repair it so it pretty much got junked. Despite being a kid I remember this car needed very little maintenence and was very dependable! It's a shame because these cars are becoming harder to find through the years.
Owned a 5 speed shadow as my first car. Now I have a 94 Sundance (last model year) automatic. It’s my daily, my EJ1 is obviously my fun car.
My sister had a '94 Sundance w/AT (also had the 2.2L) that she bought during the late '90's from a rental agency for $3000 when it had 60k. She drove it to a little over 200k before she junked it. We called it her "God car" because we both thought that the Almighty miraculously kept it running.
Why do people give you thumbs down ? If they don't like what your doing they don't have to watch. Keep up the great videos. They are my favorite ones I always watch first
Pretty good little cars! Used to work for a pharmacy and we went all over North and West Texas with a 93 Dodge Shadow (same thing). I think the engine finally died at around 350k! Body was still in great shape. It was a blue two door. Ran like a sewing machine!
Shit, that thing is CLEAN! if I lived nearby and had the cash I'd buy it just to keep it from being crushed out!
I agree. If I lived closer....
Jay's always far away from everyone that wants to buy the cars he reviews.
@@roadwarrior114 Yup. I guess they haven't heard of shipping companies.
shipping would cost more than the damn car. lol@@LuisRamirez-ln3cj
I hope someone will buy and take it to cars and coffee!
93 hp of Fury. Last decent thing Chrysler made!
FMR friend of mine a female had a 1991 2 door, a real Dealer install OEM OCD phreak and needed belts so dealer installed 3 GATES from parts store to tune of 125.00 bucks...................................
My first car was a maroon 1986 Plymouth Turismo. I owned it from 1995-1998, and it was no Chick Magnet but it ran forever well over 100K that I put on it. I remember that I went through 3 set sets of outside door handles, because of the cheap ass plastic they kept breaking off during the freezing weather. I learned how to climb through the hatchback, because both door handles had broken off. At the time I was so glad to get rid of it, because I had just bought a Pontiac Formula. Looking back I actually miss that old Plymouth.
my grandfather had one of those. He passed away, so my brother got it, but he was unable to get it certified because there was frame damage. it was a crying shame, because it was a clean car
I love how your videos are usually short but when you see a good K car BAM a 21 minute long video... on a Plymouth Sundance 😂. GOLDEN
Once those P/K-cars get into your blood, it's hard to not get the shakes when you see one. lol
"This..........car" is the best description of this motor car
Panda Mcmuffin this car is such a car
My mom had a two door Sundance when I was growing up. It was ultimately got donated to Goodwill when it overheated and the head got warped.
Just amazes me what people scrap today...we recently scrapped 2 1995 Dodge Aries cars and a 1993 Plymouth Acclaim. Still have the 88 k Car but needs some wiring work. Great little cars!
The Dodge Shadow Plymouth Sundance were not K cars. They were partially designed by Mitsubishi 4 Chrysler in the late 1980s and represented the last decent small car offered by the Chrysler Corp.
Fantastic save! These k cars are really unappreciated. Love these little things. Hate to see a wonderful example go to waste. Save the k cars! Chrysler won't be around much longer at this rate lol
Delicious interior. Door panel design is totally gorgeous.
The reason the fuel cap is where it is because of where the exhaust outlet is so if the exhaust exits left then fuel filler on the right etc all for safety
What happens when there's dual exhaust? Why would exhaust have anything to do with the safety of putting fuel in?
Man this brings back some memories because the last time I saw one of these cars was back around 92-94 when our next door neighbor at the apartment we lived in brought home a 2 door version of this car..I believe it was a 94 Plymouth Duster coupe or could have been a 92 or 93 model but this was between 92-94 when they got it...and it was the neatest car I ever saw because it was like a turquoise color with the duster logos down the side and even though my memory is foggy I still remember that little coupe and how neat it was..I had not seen one since then so i guess they are all but fading away!? anyways still not sure if it was a Dodge,Plymouth or Chrysler but I believe it was a Plymouth Duster and I know it was a coupe...either way it is totally cool to see this video because it brings back some good memories of back in the days when cars was cool! Thanks for taking me down memory lane!
Was a Plymouth Sundance w/ the Duster pkg. You could get a V6 in them, too. The Dusters were comparable to the Dodge Shadow ES. Same thing.
Them 2.2L and 2.5L K engines where very durable
needs to be saved. not many k cars left AFAIK....
This car is totally worth 500 bucks! Runs and drives, everything seems to work! I would definitely get that valve cover gasket replaced. I'd also check to see if its got a head gasket issue too since it does seem to be puffing some white smoke. Might be some coolant getting into the oil.
Trance88 I assumed the light smoke was due to the cold morning I filmed this on.
Didn't Chrysler have an "ES" version of the Shadow/Sundance? They put the Mitsubishi 3.0 V6 in it? Kind of cool actually
A great cheap car for a young person for their first car.
Hell yeah!😂🤣! "You start here and work your way up to a Dodge Challenger!🤣! Kids ain't cheap😎👍!
no way. A car from the 00s will be much safer.
@@onometre na the 2000s ain't good
@@FuckSlowShit what? There are plenty of great cheap cars from the 00s
Yes, love to buy that for my 17 year old nephew!
Practical, sensible, logical - "plain jane" , good gas mileage - love it. Goes to point A & back for little cost. You have to clean it up and resell it Jay - you have too!
Brings back memories. I had an 88 LeBaron GTS hatchback... Loved that car... Super reliable, comfortable seats... Could drive it all day long, I miss it. :(
Man, next to the wagoneer, this has to be one of the coolest in the yard
Yall selling this one? It certainly needs saving and put back on the road. Its such a cool car, ive always liked them too.
A snail went into a Chrysler dealer and said " I will buy a K car under 2 conditions"
What conditions? Ask the dealer.
The snail responded. Condition number 1 is I want a 440 hemi with a 4 speed and 513 rear.
Ok, said the dealer.
The snail continued, condition 2 is I want the K emblem removed and a S emblem installed.
The dealer looked puzzled and said to the snail; I understand the running gear upgrades but why replace the K with a S?
The snail replied, So when I go flying down the road people will say "DAMN LOOK AT THAT ' S CAR GO!'"
That odometer probably quit working years ago, notice how the trip is all zeros? That means someone reset it and because the gears inside are broken, it quit counting. Super common issue on K cars.
That or the fuse gave out and needs to be replaced.
I like the Plymouth Acclaims better since they have the front split bench seat.
This is like the corolla of that.
That little Sundance is in great shape. I had two Dodge Shadow's a 1990 red one and a 1993 Shadow ES in teal. I loved those cars. I hauled all kinds of stuff in them including drywall and plywood.
“Smoker teeth yellow varnish” 😂
Hell yeah a work car or a car for a Truck driver to go back and forth to the Truck yard. Good first car for a teenager learning how to drive.
I had an 87 Plymouth Sundance 2 door hatchback and I loved that little car so I was taking offense to you ragging on that one, mine broke the timing belt one night and the next morning we put a new one on and drove it home.
Mike's hand service It was a freewheeling engine
My first car was a 1993 Sundance 4door my grandmother left me when she died and she had owned it since it was new so I grew up in these cars and the caravans, love this, sadly it was too rusty to pass inspection and we scrapped it in 2016.
This brings back some memories,my Mom got a used 1992 Dodge Spirit in I think...'97? The car was tan,all season thin whitewalls, plastic hubcaps,column shift auto and a brown interior, I know when it wasn't road worthy anymore because I kept the plates,sticker dated May 2007,the reason it went off the road is because the block cracked,but still,fond memories of the same sort of interior,thanks for the video!
That white smoke tells the story by itself🤣🤣 You can see that the radiator hoses had been recently replaced due to overheating along with the radiator and thermostat. It's still in remarkable condition for it's age however other than the head being warped. It's going to need a full head overhaul to put it back on the road, and most people looking at a car like this to drive can't afford to pay the bill to fix it right. So that's why it's in a salvage yard
I saw the exhaust too and I had the same thought. My 95 Acclaim was a Piece Of Shit, 3! Times it was in to Russ Darrow Chrysler in Waukesha Wi for a leaking head and once when they had it THE TRANSMISSION FAILED..Oh I forgot to mention that I bought it at a year old!
I just assumed that was because he just started it. Would need a better look I guess.
I filmed this on a cold morning. I assumed that was the reasoning for the light smoke . It goes away once warmed up.
That car is in great condition, too great to be sitting in a junkyard, I hope it gets saved, especially with 98k original miles, two months ago, we finally had to scrap our 1992 Buick Century after the steering column was torn up by vandals, it had around 98k-99k miles on it when we bought it back in 2011, and it had about 130k-135k when it was scrapped, which some people consider low for a 1992 model vehicle, we were all sad to see her go, but at least she went under her own power. :'(
My family had one of these while I was growing up. It lasted 20 years, but was so rusted through because we live in Northern Illinois that we had to get rid of it. Good car.
When I first watched this video almost a couple of years ago, it got me really liking older chryslers (especially the sundance)
I owned a '91 Sundance, bought it with about 12k miles on it. Basic transportation with automatic and AC. The test drive revealed an annoying rattle in the dash. The dealership claimed they fixed it, but they never really did. Bought an extended warranty for it, which wasn't a bad idea since the AC needed repair every few years. Blew its head gasket at about 105k. Valve cover gasket needed service a couple times. Had it rustproofed but the bottom inside door panels developed rust anyway. Sold it after 13 years of ownership with about 120k on it.
This was the first car my dad got when he first came to America, he got it for $200 back in 2002. He took me driving in it a lot when I was 1 and having trouble sleeping, and would drive me in it until I fell asleep.
My mom had a turquoise 1994 Plymouth Sundance. It was a great car. I wish I could get this one... There aren't many of these left that I know about Jay...
Nice, but how long until that turquoise paint flaked off? It was a big problem with a few colors, incl. that one.
@@robsrandomness7824 Yeah I know 90's Chrysler and Dodge vehicles had a problem with the paint coming off. I believe the whole time she had the car it kept most of the original paint. That was from 1994-2001 I think. It was still running and driving when it was kind of side swiped by a truck causing some damage to the front quarter area. The insurance company totalled it though because of the age and mileage. It had 120k+ on it when it was totalled out though.
I wanted one of these back in the day that was a 2 door turbo , that car was quick !! Black and gold 5 spd turbo . These are good little gas sippers
Does the Vin start with a 1, or 3? 1 means it was made in Sterling heights Michigan, 3 means it was built in Toluca Mexico.
Neotank22000 fuck mexico
Hi . I rented a 1994 Plymouth Sundance to drive to Janet Jackson Janet shown in Charlotte NC in 1994 . Very good performance. I enjoyed the Plymouth Sundance .
I had a 84 Aries with the 2.2.Bought it for $50 because the timing belt ,and 1 lifter were bad.$1 for salvaged lifter,and $50-ish for the belt.Had 150k+I had it couple years and sold it to bud so he could put the motor in his car,which had no rust,My rockers were Gone.
I saw some video from Germany and there they sent to scrapp beautiful VW Golf Station Wagon in silver metallic without any little scrap or dent ,with original 47 000 kilometres ( 29 000 miles !!!)...Everytihg worked,everything was OK,but this car came into junkyard....I was so sad ...
My grandmother had one of these in a bold, yet light-ish, green.
My mom used to drive a maroon colored one. She loved it
Its rare to see any Chrysler product made before 05 up here excluding the trucks.
thanks for making this video. it really takes me back. my first car was a 90 sundance.
i had forgotten about that ping noise when you close the hood. mine finally died when a dry rotted fuel line started a fire.
it was a piece of crap but i still miss it.
Nothing wrong with a good honest car
14 inch tires are getting hard to find these days at Wal-Mart... At least around here
My parents had one of these back in the early 90s. Thanks for posting this. Like a time-capsule back to my childhood. But yeah, why would anyone scrap this? Looks like it's running fine. I personally could live with the cosmetic issues. I'd drive this.
My neighbor had one of those. She bought it new and drove it for years and years.
I had a 2 door 87 Sundance my first car, plastic passenger window, moldy leaky trunk, busted muffler and a radio that wasn’t ment for the car and I made fit cutting the dash up and got my first bit of nooky in it. It all came flooding back to me when I saw the video title.
Be careful on that engine. I had two and both the bolts on the water pump pulley came loose. You can guess what happened with the water pump not spinning correctly. So be sure to check the pulleys and belts periodically. The shadow with 2.5 was much nicer than the Sundance with 2.2 turbo. I enjoyed driving the heck out of both. Unfortunately the valve cover gasket is separate rubber and cork pieces. Where the pieces come together it will leak. Some permatex spray gasket cement helps. Anything else will just squeeze out when assembled. Cheers and nice ride. 😊
Breaking News - Lea Iacocca has died at age 94 - he was the man who saved Chrysler in the 1980s with the K car platform and the minivan
The Sundance/Shadow was the unofficial car of Delaware teen drivers for the longest time and I've always wanted one. Hopefully this one found a good home.
The white smoke out the tailpipe might be the headgasket going out, in typical Chrysler 2.2L fashion. That might explain why no one could sell it and it wound up in the scrapyard.
Years ago I had to pick up the mail for my workplace, and used a company Dodge Shadow. I was stopped at a red light, and out of nowhere a voice came on the speaker announcing, "Your windshield washer fluid is low". Scared the crap out of me!!! Very hi-tech back then!!!
Omg "god awful grey" very fitting lol
Dodge shadow was the only car i would drive I'm not old but i know someone that had one they are comfortable
Most of those cars usually good for 125,000 miles in them before the engine has to be replaced.
After the motor is replaced the car is usually good for another 125,000 miles till the motor brakes down and ether it has to get a 3rd engine or it would have to go to the dump.
About 2 years ago, back when I was within my first year of using Craigslist, I found a lot of Plymouth Sundances and Pontiac Sunbirds for $300-$800, and because of that, and that I really like 1980s and 1990s cars that not many other people like, I have wanted one since then. Most of the Sunbirds I found were white coupes, and one Sunbird I remember was a red convertible that was $300.
A friend in high school had one and I swear it only lasted as long as it did because his grandparents would spend the money for new transmissions because he'd do Neutral drops for days. I think he went through 3 or 4 Transmissions before he got rid of it because they told him No more. It's still running around here.
This has the older guage cluster from the 1980s which is similar to the one in the Plymouth Voyager. They updated the gauge cluster in the 1991 Voyager.
1991-1994 Plymouth Sundnce
Wow! We literally just sold ours this weekend!! Such a rare car I never thought I'd see another one again!!
my sister had a dodge shadow. These were tailored as the cheapest cars you could get with an airbag.
We had one of these; I got it in high school and then passed it onto my brother. It went through 6 years and 75K miles of two teenage boys and in all that time we had just two problems with it; the paint started chipping off and the eject button on the CD player crapped out. That's it. We might even still have it if my idiot brother hadn't crashed it into a guard rail - don't worry, he walked away without a scratch. Although when my dad got ahold of him...
I had a 91' dodge shadow. That car took me everywhere no problem. Keep it.
The steering wheel and the climate controls are very similar to the one in my Sister’s 1993 dodge dynasty, that she inherited from our great aunt who died at 98 and only drove it to church and the store and it only has 61,000 miles with all the service records in showroom condition.
My sister-n-laws family had a two door Sundance if I remember correctly and it was a manual and my aunt had a Dodge Shadow convertible.
That '91 Sundance is a decent auction flipper! If I were you, I would clean it up, paint the bumpers, replace the VC gasket and front shocks, fix the radio and AC, remount the missing dash piece, and you may double your estimated flip price.
The gas cap is located on the passenger side so that you can put a gallon of gas in it away from the road without becoming roadkill if someone sideswipes the driver's side.
My sister had a '94 Sundance that she drove up to 200k before she junked it. BTW, I posted an ode to you on Corvette Ben's "Will It Run? 1953 Oldsmobile part 12" video comments.
I need one of these. I’d get the ac fixed in her and she’d be a good daily driver.
Jdm style on that car would be nice
These K cars have become a really car with the teens up to the mid 20 somethings as JMD style builds out here in the Southwest and West. I live in the Southwest Triangle (Northwest Arizona, Southern Nevada, Southeast California) and they are ALL over out here and even have a couple of clubs that just for these cars.
You are so right about the pastel flat colors of cars nowadays. I agree completely
I'd drive it. I had a stick 2-door Sundance America like this one, and liked it. I paid $500 back in '98 and drove the "Faded Apple" for years.
Cars with a single exhaust just about always have the fuel filler on the opposite side from the exhaust. The 60s-70s Dart, very much the precursor to the Sundance, was a rare exception.
Sister got a 93 Sundance Coupe in the burgundy metallic to replace the 87 Hyundai she got from mom that got badly totalled eventually. It had the 2.5 and it didn't even have the piston slap all of those had. It started out a great little car but quite a bit into its life with us it somehow ate its head gasket and that grooved the block. She ended up putting a good used engine in it for more than the car was worth and shortly afterwards the heater core plugged up and then both windows stopped working and even the air quit. Pretty frustrating so I gave up and eventually she replaced it with a 99 300m. We sold it to my coworker for 300 and he drove it till it yet again blew the head gasket on the new engine about a year after he got it. My step dad had a 87 Shadow and he put a ton of miles on it, piston slap and all. I think he finally got tired of it and they got a nicer, bigger, car but his was almost bullet proof and same 2.5 motor. I don't recall them ever being known for bad head gaskets but the piston slap was a known but non fatal issue for the bigger motor. If you like them the coupe 2 door was a much nicer and sporty looking car but aren't very common even when new.
ppl hate them now but watch another 10-20 years this car would be worth so much
DAT Blue Husky right again Mr. Husky! *pats your head*
Nice fursuit
That's very optimistic.
That's the cleanest Sundance I've seen. You scored big time with this one!
Oh the nostalgia, I had a 1990 and drove the heck out of it. It was a good little turd box.
Definitely right about a MASSIVE fuel gauge. That thing is ridiculous. 😂
Used to have a 92 Sundance, and an 88 Reliant K--drove both until the floors were gone and the wheels literally fell off...Chrisler buckets of this era were the most comfortable
Used to drive an 87 I think maroon sundance in highschool had the turbo motor mine was a pile would barely move in reverse. This one is in way better shape.
In my mom’s grand marquis, you can take the key out of the ignition while it is turned on. I don’t think you’re supposed to be able to do that. It’s a ‘96. My great uncle’s lesabre has 97,500 miles or so and the seats are like new just like this car. The lesabre overall is in great shape, but it doesn’t run because my sister was borrowing it like 5 years ago and she didn’t take care of it.
That thing probably leaked oil from the valve cover since 1992. I believe there was actually a recall for on those for that.