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Originally Posted by etla
Honorable mention: 89 GrandAm with ABS. The ABS boost motor went and not only are they unobtainium used they cost $4000 new.
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My former '88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe had that same ABS system, pretty much every car manufacturer used it before the early 90's. I sold the car to my sister, and of course a solenoid in that pump module immediately crapped out. Apparently my dad found a place that sells rebuilt modules for "only" $750.
My worst car was a '93 Mercury Cougar. The car itself was pretty good, but it was saddled with the POS 3.8 V6. I knew about that engine's propensity to eat head gaskets all along. I thought I could extend its life by driving it gently, changing the oil every 2500 miles, and changing the coolant at least once per year. Nope. It blew a gasket at 65k miles. I had it repaired and sold the car 10k miles later. I ran into the person who bought it from me and evidently it blew AGAIN 3k miles after I sold it.