Should I give the old Dodge Aspen another shot? Had one very similar to this that may have been the most aggravating piece of machinery ever made by mankind. Only $3K but I think the seller is hucking - "runs great". I doubt it ran great the day it came off the line in Hamtramck.
http://davidsclassiccars.com/dodge/114936-1978-dodge-aspen-3000-obo.html
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Recalls and reputation Edit
The Volaré/Aspen were recalled numerous times; for the 1976 model year, there were at least eight serious recalls alone.[5]
They included:
Potential failure of a component in the front suspension, which could cause the suspension to detach from the vehicle frame under hard braking;[citation needed]
Possibility that the secondary hood latch could not properly hold the hood closed;[citation needed]
Front brake lines, routed underneath the battery, that could corrode from spilled battery acid and lead to brake failure;[citation needed]
Seat belts that could fail to latch during hard deceleration (such as an accident or hard braking), thereby preventing them from protecting the occupant;[citation needed]
Misrouted fuel vapor line that could rub against the alternator drive belt, possibly resulting in a fire;[citation needed]
Replacement of front fenders that corroded prematurely (sometimes in less than a year) because of an ill-advised cost-saving decision not to install front inner fender shields;[citation needed]
At least one recall to address chronic stalling and driveability problems.[citation needed]
Chronic problems with stalling and poor driveability led to a horrible reputation that the Volaré/Aspen quickly gained as new buyers were to discover for themselves; premature rusting problems soon followed.[6] In 1977, 1,300,000 Chrysler Corporation models were recalled for these driveability problems.[citation needed] It is possible that much of the product-defect difficulty with the Volaré/Aspen models could have been avoided if Chrysler Corporation had taken more time to fully develop the cars before offering them to the market, but in an effort to boost sales and get a badly needed infusion of cash, Chrysler Corporation launched the Volaré/Aspen models as quickly as possible.[citation needed] This reputation for poor-build quality led to a decline in sales[7] as the Volaré/Aspen twins became the most-recalled automobile models to date at that time.[8] Winners of the Motor Trend Car of the Year, the Aspen and Volaré later received the Lemon of the Year award from the Center for Auto Safety, the consumer watchdog group founded by Ralph Nader.[9]
