Thank you for coming to check out my ride!

This is my funkalicious 1986  K-Series, Plymouth Reliant 

I got this car in early 2005.  It had some slight front end damage and a freshly blown headgasket, which is not uncommon for chrysler vehicles from this era.  Aside from the previously mentioned damage, the car was in good shape and had only 56,000 miles on it.  it was owned by an elderly woman who drove it to church and the grocery store and had the car decently mantained.  I needed a back-up car for my nissan and this just happened to come along.  I repaired the headgasket issue, got the thing on the road, and haven't looked back since. 

It has been a glorious 3 years since i first started driving my k-car and i don't regret getting it one bit.  i have had to do general upkeep on it and the occasional bulb replacement.  I rain-x all the windows and keep it vacuumed and clean on the inside.  i have not washed it, ever, but it always looks pretty good, i guess the rain does a good job.  Across the 3 years that i have owned this car and all of the miles i have out on it, here's a list of things i have done.

Headgasket (duh)

2 tires

transmission flush and fill       

front and rear brake lines

front rotors and pads

distributor cap and rotor

spark plugs and wires

air filter

muffler and some minor patchwork before cat

main fuel line

one fuse for the tail lights

tailight bulbs

this car now has 86,000 miles on it!                I guess they weren't kidding :P

i have driven it for 3 years and 30,000 miles since i got it and it freaking rocks!

people sometimes stare and wonder what this kid is driving around in this pos car for, but it has been the best damn financial decision i ever made.

Now for the good part,  i love my k-car so much i decided to drop some coin on it and make it a little nicer.  if it wasn't a chick-magnet before (and it was), well then it sure is now.

First i installed some high performance fake vents, for cooling and aerodynamics.

Before                                                             After

Mounted a custom center console, I got tired of not having cupholders.  Made a wood box, wrapped it in black pleather, bolted right to the floor and mounted the console to that.  You can also see a little of the extreme chrome racing pedals in the background. 

The I installed a sweet head unit from pioneer, with Ipod connection and satellite radio.

 Along with the head unit, i threw in some very nice Pioneer speakers, had to custom fit the front 4 x 6 speakers cuz chrysler didnt think i would need them and only made room for 3-1/2" roundies.

in the rear deck there was cut-outs for the 5-1/4" roundies i just had to custom run wires back there.

i forgot my camera that day :(

 And all good stereo systems need a cherry on top so i decided to throw down and pimp my trunk out

ewwww.                                                     plywood & liquid nails                                                                                     

who says you can't do custom hardwood in a k-car?

2- 12" JL's.  bump in the trunk, a milk crate for jumper cables and ice scrapers, soccer stuff, and room for groceries!!  chrysler knew granny would want subs some day.  Plus a little bling.

topped it off with some fuzzy dice.                   BIG PIMPIN!

The awesomeness of this car does not lie within all the great mods and paint and engine work. it is simply my car to get me from here to there, it starts up every morning and gets me to work on time, regardless of weather conditions. it gets me around town without putting miles on my baby. it is reliable enough to take on trips and fit 4 friends. it has functional air-conditioning and manual windows that never fail. it is incredibly easy to maintain, doesn't use oil, and gets great gas-mileage. if i had to pick a car this would be it, the generally unappreciated, taken for granted vehicle in your life that never fails and gets you around. while my nissan is all cozy in my heated garage being pampered and loved, this one is out blazing the streets knocking through snow banks and taking all the abuse like a champ.

so to all you wonderful people who beat the crap out of your nice cars in that wintery weather, or cram your friends in the miniature back seat of your s13 or respective 2-door vehicle. shame on you for not having a k-car, maybe after you get your pretty car demolished by a blonde soccer mom in an explorer talking on her cell phone driving through the snow who isn't paying any attention to the road you will understand. but as for me, i'm not taking that chance. because i have a k-car :P

exhibit A:

Folks, I am sorry to say that after 4 years of service, i believe my beloved k-car to have blown another headgasket.  however trivial this may seem to some, this marks the end of my romance with this car.  she will be missed.