Earlier this month, we shared a mint-condition 2000 Chevy Metro that had generated nearly $20,000 worth of bids through online auction site Bring-A-Trailer. At the time, we said the Metro was notable because many cheap, small commuter cars from the early 2000s were used as daily drivers and were thus not very well taken care of. Now, we’re back with yet another unlikely subcompact Chevy survivor car – a 1986 Chevy Sprint.
This ultra-clean 1986 Chevy Sprint Plus could be the best-kept example of this vehicle in existence. It has just 9,000 miles on the odometer, is virtually free of any rust or body blemishes and comes with a clean CarFax report and original manufacturer’s literature. It was originally registered in New Jersey, but later made its way down to Florida, where the current selling dealer acquired it in September of this year.
Power in the 1986 Chevy Sprint Plus came from a 993cc Suzuki three-cylinder engine, which produced a paltry 48 horsepower and 57 pound-feet of torque. The Chevy Sprint was sold with a standard five-speed manual, but this model features the optional three-speed automatic. Other notable equipment on this model includes a rear window defogger, an electric cigarette lighter, two ashtrays and manual crank windows front and rear. It was not sold with a radio when new and as such features a blanking plate in place of a traditional radio deck.
Some less-than-perfect aspects of this otherwise mint 1986 Chevy Sprint include a scuff on the left rear passenger compartment ashtray and a stain on the front passenger seatback. The selling dealer also recently replaced the exhaust from the catalytic converter back and replaced all the fluids in preparation for the sale.
Check out the auction listing at this link. The gavel will fall on this mint 1986 Chevy Sprint Plus later this week.
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>>> had a 1988 Suzuki Alto similar to this, loved ! Unfortunate it was robbed by a Suzuki Car Dealer … made my € 700 headaches … it was new 17 years in garage with only 600 km in 2005 … difficult to spring in cold days, many injures to leave in streets … 3 years … 3 cylinders but indeed loved the tiny car … unfortunate could not have until today … pity
For a Chevette sure, front engine RWD and surprisingly easy to shove a V8 into while maintaining a stock appearance.
The car looks nice and clean, but….A three cylinder engine with no passenger side mirror? Wow.. talk about 80’s frugality
’bout three fiddy
Which is worse:
The person that bought that thing originally?
The person that kept it THAT nice and didn’t drive it – WHY HAVE IT? (probably the same as above?
OR
The person who is going to pay a stupid amount of money for it?
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Answer:
ALL OF THE ABOVE
This car has the structural integrity of a Coors Lite beer can. Drive at your own risk.
Maybe a grand ma bought it new and lived in a mobile home park just drove it 2 miles to the store and back to church on Sunday ,these get 40-50 mpg at $5 gal gas Econo cars might be the next craze I parked my hemi and riding my bikes more
Had a 4-door 1985 Sprint just like this one but, thankfully, with the 5-speed. Top speed with the a/c on was 75mph but it did get an honest 45 mpg. Can’t image how slow the automatic is. It was cheap but reliable and ran many, many years. That 3-cylinder did shake quite a bit, though!
Does 0-60 in 17.3 secs, the quarter in 20.7, and top speed is 88 mph…nearly the same stats as the VW bus. zoom zoom !
I owned this car brand new straight out of high school. It was the cheapest car at the time. The gas mileage and hatch back made it functional. I grew up in a Pinto hatch and Chevettes so I guess you could say I was predisposed to ugly economy cars. I paid about 6000 with payments of course. Under $100! Gas was approaching $1 in ‘86 and by the time I retired it 13 years later it paid for itself many times over. That 1986 manual 4 speed (I think) red car (no turbo) with the pop button hood went cross country three times and functioned in the mountains of New Mexico coming from the east coast of MD. You could tell I was coming if you saw two greyhound asses in the rear window and heads hanging out the sides. Wish I had a picture.
My next car was a brand new PT Cruiser that I pre ordered! The most glorious of hatch backs.
I am looking for a combination switch for a Chevy sprint 1986 two door
I am looking for a combination switch for a Chevy sprint 1986
Omg Cowcar wasn’t just my first car but my first loveeee the seats and even the plates had cow prints. All my friends and neighbors learned how to drive in that 86. My windshield wipers stopped working so I would have one of the neighbor kids tag along to wipe the windows while I would drive to yum yum donuts. My fav part of about the car was I used a brick to prevent the car from rolling down the driveway. I replaced the speakers with my old PC speakers. Who needs passenger mirrors it was like having a rear camera back then. And there was never a limitation on passenger load.
HANDS DOWN I LOVED MY 1986 manual trans Chevy sprint. Great gas mileage and I absolutely will always love it I’m looking to buy one now with the prices of gas in. California