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Topic starter
23/08/2025 12:32 pm
An article in Collectible Automobile.
Around here I see a neglected convertible from around 1983 I guess.
Will ask the owner if he decides to restore it, but I am afraid he just has it for the ride, because I saw it some years ago for the first time and nothing new happened to it.
Too bad.
Any one of you guys had one ?
Tony Perrone and Christopher Moroni reacted
23/08/2025 7:08 pm
1983 Plymouth Reliant, 2 door, 2.2, 5 speed std., bucket seats, bigger tires I ordered it. It was one of the first cars to use the new "Lemon law" in Conn. What a good looking car if you like square [I do], but a junk.
23/08/2025 7:14 pm
"Any one of you guys had one?"
Joop.... if the photo album was handy (I know where it is, but I'm too lazy to dig it out... ) I'd post a pic of me with my newer 1981 Plymouth Reliant K-car.
I was impressed, even at 20, with Chrysler's turn-around and their ALL NEW FWD "modern looking" K-cars, so I bought one - a loaded sedan. I thought I was so cool for having such a luxurious car. HA! It was reliable but man-0-man - it was cheap & underpowered!
AND, being only 20, I was teased mercilessly by everyone. Dates would duck, below the windows, but their grandmas loved it! I had another car - a Chevette - but that didn't score any points either.
Needless to say, I kept the car for a SHORT time a traded it in on a loaded 1984 Pontiac Trans Am H.O. - no one ever teased me again.
My advice: If you have to have the convertible make sure you get a later year - with quarter windows - and get one with LOW miles. Durability was NOT their strong suit; honestly though, I'd look elsewhere. Some of those woody convertibles & turbo Le Barons are cool looking, but.....
23/08/2025 8:29 pm
I had a 1984 Dodge 600 ES Turbo Convertible; I was thrilled to get this car because at the time I thought it was very cool. It was nothing like cool. The worst car I've ever had. I was able to unload it and got an '83 Chevy Celebrity, dealer demo car. The 2nd worst car I've ever owned.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
23/08/2025 9:49 pm
I briefly owned an '83 Plymouth Reliant 2-door Sedan, white with a blue vinyl top. I believe a 4-speed stick and I had a sunroof installed. My wife drove this '85 Dodge 600 convertible until we moved to Texas, in 1991. With decent tires ant the turbo engine, it was a fun car to drive. Not great quality but overall a decent car that served her well.
23/08/2025 11:04 pm
Wow.... I'm really surprised at the number of K-car owners there are (were ) on this Forum. I honestly thought I was the only sucker ... I mean "one." 😉
24/08/2025 5:02 am
Lee Iacocca's baby!
John Bono
North Jersey
24/08/2025 7:29 am
"Lee Iacocca's baby!"
Yes sir, K-cars, the Mustang, 1969 Lincolns, the Minivan and several others - Lee was one-of-a-kind! AND - the new Pope, Leo XIV, looks just like him! 😀 😀 😀
24/08/2025 9:01 am
The K cars are thankfully some I avoided but the Pinto was one that caught my wife and in turn me.
24/08/2025 10:57 am
I had a Reliant wagon with standard trans, an Aires sedan and Reliant 2dr. I know their build quality wasn't great but the wagon and sedan were great basic transportation. Not sure why but the 2dr. was garbage....maybe a Friday afternoon assembly.
29/08/2025 3:41 pm
"Joop.... if the photo album was handy (I know where it is, but I'm too lazy to dig it out... ) I'd post a pic of me with my newer 1981 Plymouth Reliant K-car."
HA!
...as promised, me with my new 1981 Plymouth Reliant K. I was so proud, until I was teased relentlessly 🙄 😫 - then I purchased a loaded 1984 Trans Am H.O. and was never teased again! 😀 😎
Topic starter
30/08/2025 1:06 pm
@chris you wish you still had the Plymouth ?
Christopher Moroni reacted
30/08/2025 1:19 pm
"You wish you still had the Plymouth?"
No, I owned it for almost 3 years, that was LONG enough... it was reliable, but grossly underpowered and very cheap! I was too young for that car; EVERYONE was puzzled when I bought it. As I noted, I traded it in on a loaded '84 T/A H.O. - that made me was "cool" again. 😎 😎
Pete Rovero and David Green reacted
30/08/2025 2:38 pm
Chris, you're right, they could pass for twins."Lee Iacocca's baby!"
Yes sir, K-cars, the Mustang, 1969 Lincolns, the Minivan and several others - Lee was one-of-a-kind! AND - the new Pope, Leo XIV, looks just like him! 😀 😀 😀
John Bono
North Jersey
Christopher Moroni reacted
30/08/2025 3:53 pm
@chris I love the color of your Trans-Am...best of all colors offered IMHO. Your post strikes a chord with me; I had an '85 Z-28 identical to this one. It was a fun ride!
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