Originally Posted by
rsbob
Mine gave up the ghost when some transmission part was no longer available (supposedly back in ‘82). Also compression was going and needed a complete rebuild costing more than the car was worth. Was perpetually repairing interior bits but didn’t mind because the car was a blast to drive. Had a custom exhaust so it made a nice roar on acceleration. Love driving and the acceleration. Still miss that car.
Was yours a stickshift? Those were fun to drive. Probably some German transmission. I wanted to buy a Jeep pickup years ago when it was traded in with a bad transmission. I checked into buying a trans and it was waay more than the truck was worth.