1990 Chrysler New Yorker

Sedan

3.3 V6

Automatic

1C3XY66R7LD825423

Clear

Gasoline

Offered here for sale is an admittedly sad looking 1990 Chrysler New Yorker. This poor old motor has rapidly deteriorating paintwork and there’s even a hole about 5 or 6 square inches)rusted through in the roof at one point, see picture and inside the corinthian leather on the driver seat has worn through to the seat stuffing. The windshield is cracked and 2 hubcaps are mising. As if that was not enough, the odometer is broken and the cruise control no longer works. But wait, before you click from this page in despair or desperation please bear with me. So why would anyone entertain such a sorry specimen from Detroit’s dismal past? Well this miserable looking motor has a metaphorical heart of gold. I mean that. It starts like a champ (first pull every time), purrs like a kitten and glides down the highway like Ali BaBa’s magic carpet. Not tangible enough for you? Well the transmission (known to fail on these earlier Chryslers) was rebuilt in 2004 at approximately 150,000 miles and last year I replaced the front wheel drive axels since I had a clicking CV joint on one side. Also 10 months ago I replaced the catalytic converter and now this magnificent motor (I think we can now say that - right) runs as clean as a whistle and I’ve got the California smog certificate to prove it. I would expect it to sail through smog tests for several years to come but of course no guarantee of that. Now about that broken odometer. Well that gave up the ghost at 131,000 plus miles. Using some modified euclidian geometry (euclid is mostly about straight lines and many roads are not), some modified Einstein theory regarding time and space and a number or two from the ‘road most travelled’ my team of experts came up with number of 225,000 miles most likely traversed to date by this merry monster of a motor. To corroborate this estimate some team members suggested using dead recogning but I demurred preferring live recogning instead which brought us to the same figure. The cracked windshield? Well it is not in the line of vision so I believe that's legal as long as it stays that way. What else? Well the tires are all good, this vehicle has not been in an accident, since I’ve owned it, the A/C clutch has been replaced so has the cam sensor for the ignition system. The A/C works, by the way and has the old R12 refrigerant and will blast you with cold air like a noreaster wind storm from across the English channel. The fan belt and its tensioner have been replaced - 3 times in all. The interior is reasonably clean, I think, for a vehicle this age except for the previously mentioned torn up drivers seat. The glove box latch is broken but now the glove box is secured by a brass plated slide bolt attached to the ashtray drawer. Think of it as a low tech (very low) security system. A few years ago the rear suspension leveling system air compressor exploded it’s resovoir while I was waiting at traffic light one day, momentarily startling the neighboring pedestrians, so I replaced the air shocks at the back with standard shocks and now all is calm from the rear end. So why would you want to part with this marvelous motor you might say. Well I just inherited an automobile from a recently departed relative. We already had bought another automobile from a friend’s mother and we have had a Chrysler minivan for several years. My wife has started complaining about too many vehicles on the property and that's going to continue until I do something. The neighbors are beginning to talk and I see them gathering in their front gardens talking over the fences to each other pointing to our driveway and then looking scornfully at our front door. I was laid off work a few years back (like so many) and no longer need this Chrysler chariot to take me to and from the office each day. So its time for me to make a move on this. In summary most of what is wrong with this motor is highly visible - there’s no hiding the appearance, outside and in. Under the hood though this car is not such a sad story. As for the appearance well.... maybe a few pals on a lazy saturday afternoon, a pizza, a case of beer, a ream of wet and dry paper and a couple of six packs of rattle can refrigerator paint would improve the appearance of this Detroit beast. The hole in the roof ? Well I’ve been keeping it sealed with that chrome like metal tape that sticks to the roof and lasts pretty good - no leaks. But maybe some scrunched up chicken wire, a tub of high quality spackle and a putty knife could improve the appearance somewhat. Probably best thing is to slip a guy with a welder a couple of bucks and have him ‘do it right’. That’s all folks, can't think of anything else right now. I've got some paperwork somewhere to backup some of my allegations here and will dig them out for any prospective buyer. Thanks for bearing with me, thanks for viewing and happy bidding if you are interested.