1982-1992 / Sedan / Estate / Sweden
Rust blisters, holes, structural rot behind the plastic trim.
Water and mud collect behind the wheel arch liners and rot the metal from the inside out. The sills also trap moisture.
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Submit an updateRust at the bottom of the wings, especially where they meet the sills. Battery tray corrodes and the battery can drop through.
Oil puddles under the front of the engine, sometimes dripping onto the exhaust manifold and smoking. The valve cover gasket weeps oil down the side of the block.
The engine dies instantly, often with a loud slap or clatter. Won't restart. If you're lucky, it just stops; if you're unlucky, bent valves and a destroyed head.
Rough idle, oil leaks from every seal, oil in the intake tract, sometimes a whistling noise from the crankcase breather.
Blue smoke on startup or under boost. Oil level drops a quart every 500-1000 miles.
Sweet smell in the cabin, puddles of coolant under the car, overheating, fogged windscreen that won't clear.