jerrymac
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Hello, my wife and I had a 1990 Eldo Barritz that we put 200,000 miles on with very little problems. The biggest issue we had was with faulty ignition switches. The wires for the anti-theft system are poorly located in the column near the switch and shorted out about once a year causing a no start, and another new ign. switch. The last time it happened I just unplugged it at the base of the column and soldered a 1.8 Kohm resister in the circuit to bypass the anti- theft system. Other than that it was a very well built and reliable car. It had the 4.5 liter that had a good amount of power for a small V8. Other than the 4 ignition switches that had to be replaced ( before I permanently rectified the problem ) the only parts, other than your normal, belts, battery tires , etc. that ever needed replaced were the alternater ( at 160,000 and 3 new injectors at, 180,000 to repair a rapidly developed engine miss ). The car also got very good highway fuel mileage for a V8. About 32 MPG on highway. If you find a well maintained Eldo around the 1990's model I think you will be happy with it. Rides great, runs great, and very dependable.
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