New Motor Mount Installed - Car Is Like New

Same here, except I did it myself at home for the cost of the parts ($94). I used a jack and wood to lift the engine, then took the old mount off. Put the new one on, jacked it up a little more, then tightened up the bolts. It took me about 15 minutes and it's like driving a new car!

I owned two Ford Pintos. I only wish my Saturn's engines were as well made and ran as smoothly.

Ed

Actually, they were worse oil burners and had bad cams (soft).

Pintos were some of the highest mileage cars I had seen at the time. I grew up in Atlanta and Pintos were quite numerous. I had seen many with over 150K on the odometer. I helped worked on a few as it was such a simple engine to service. Looking back, the Pinto was a near 1970s Model T.

Not mine. I can't speak to all Pintos, but the ones we owned were terrific little cars. I sold one to a friend. His children drove it for years (got them all through college). I do know people that didn't bother to change the oil and/or used the wrong oil had some problems with cam wear, but that was true of a lot of early 70's vehicles. For instance Toyotas of that era routinely ate timing chains when not properly maintained. Of all the cars I have owned, I'd have to say the first Pinto I owned was the most cost effective vehicle I ever bought. Between me and my Sister we owned the car for a decade and over 100k miles In all that time the only failure was a bad strater. And that most likely failed becasue I purchased gas at a station that included a couple of gallons of water. For a couple of weeks everytime I went up a hill the car would stall. I had to lean on the starter repeatedly to get the car going. Eventually I had to remove the tank and clean it out. After that the stalling when away but the starter has a bad spot and eventually quit working. However, it was still under warranty and the problem never reooccured. And for as long as I owned the car, I autocrossed it a couple of times a month. I was not the best of drivers, but I held my own in class. I have a lot of fond memorys of my Pinto. I only wish my Saturn will be as good. But at least the Saturn has AC and an FM radio.

Ed

In Atlanta, maybe. In Minnesota they all dissolved into piles of rust at about 120K. The old Chevy Cavaliers were much more durable.

Chevrolet did not start selling Cavaliers until 1982. Ford quit making Pintos in 1980. So you are comapring a car designed in the late

60's'early 70's with one designed in the early '80. I would only hope that the Cavaliers were better.

Ed