1992 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible Review - A Nostalgic American Drop-Top!

[@1524mike]

5:48 That’s to hook up boot to cover the roof when the top is down.

[@ModelA]

The interior on that car is so filthy, the cockroaches are wearing flip flops.

[@geeksimmer2488]

The bed bugs brought their own sheets to sleep on

[@McElroysMotors]

They provide butt growth food.

[@genericsomething]

20 minutes with a paint brush and some mild cleaner would make a huge improvement.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

Right? At least have the courtesy of taking some cleaning wipes to the steering wheel and center console before handing your car over to someone who's going to film it for KZbin.

[@ModelA]

@@jonathankleinow2073 Right! I wasn't going to surprised to see a lit cigarette smoldering in the ashtray.

[@Dyscreet]

Just bought a 92 Lebaron 3.0 V6 with 61k miles and in excellent condition, almost new. Only 1 owner dating back to 92, an 80 yr old couple for Sunday driving. Always garbage kept and general maintenance. I absolutely love it!

[@JeepsOnTheRun]

@5:48 There is a "Boot" that covers the top when the top is down for a finished look. In fact it's the boot that you see in the trunk of that vehicle. It locks in around the outside edge like you would imagine a pontoon boat cover, and finally locks in under that latch which you show.

[@rainbowmangarage]

This is cool. I have a 89 Chrysler TC by maserati

[@tupapirafa]

I hope to buy one of those someday in the near future

[@igormac88]

funny is how the trunk seems to be the cleanest part of the cabin

[@marklucas3140]

College girl didn't smoke weed in the trunk!

[@angrygorilla2197]

I bought one yesterday and it was owned buy an old dude , it has 100k miles is sooooo clean . I bought it for 2500

[@doug6191]

5:40 - When the top is down, that's where you secure the cover that goes over the folded top.

[@omostim2385]

Back in the 90s my dad rented a red Lebaron when we visited houston from the KSA. It was an updated one with fixed headlights though. I remember riding round and round the 610 loop listening to E-40’s Sprinkle me on the radio😅

[@sneakerfreak2002]

As a child , we were on vacation in Florida . The hotel was next to the rental car holding lot & it was filled to the brim with these cars

[@chrismackenzie4841]

Transmission issues were generally limited to the 4-speeds of the era, in particular the ultradrives. Much of the issues dealt with maintenance of course, but not always a lack of it. While a lack of maintenance could doom the ultradrive, a more common cause for failure resulted from using improper fluid. Many shops use a base ATF fluid and add supplements to bring up to code w/ mopar ATF specifications; but because of base oil incompatibility, it usually caused failure of the transmission within 10's to 100's of miles of service as the bands kept adjusting and eating themselves up. The 3 speed autos paired with 2.2's, 2.5's, and the turbo versions of these engines did not suffer these problems and thus had fairly typical to good reliability for the era.

[@johnregan9708]

Would u recommend buying the v6 3.0 as a first car

[@forgottendailiesllc]

This is a base model Lebaron. A tach was available on the next trim level. We have a 1989 GTC and the windows all work fine. It is a common issue but fixable. The Lebaron was redesigned in 1987 and had a square dash until 1990 when they updated to this style. The label in the trunk is to lock or unlock the release lever beside the seat.

[@highlycaffeinated6864]

I think those clips in the back seat are where you attach the convertible cover for when the top is down.

[@tommitchell2055]

Too bad nobody makes cheap non sporty convertibles anymore

[@GermanCarGuyMN]

I agree. The only thing close would be an ecoboost Mustang, but still kind of sporty; the only non sporty ones are luxury cars like the new Benz CLE but those are obviously expensive and starting to become sportier

[@marklucas3140]

Non sporty. Hmm.

[@omostim2385]

The Buick Cascada but I think those are gone too

[@RustyZipper]

Fortunately you can pick up a “used” Toyota Solara or Chrysler Sebring for pretty cheap.

[@TheFalseProdigy]

Nobody would actually buy it though

[@davidp2888]

"I have a long bottom." That's...something I never thought I'd know about you, Zack.

[@theschof96]

He has a lot of long ass days.

[@thomaskreke4635]

My best friend had one of these growing up. It always felt like it was just about to fall apart but never did. So much nostalgia!

[@Blackout_1692]

My dad had one of these back in the day funny story about it he broke the front axle going over a bad set of railroad tracks

[@arabicelvis]

Hideaway headlights looks like my Lincoln Mark vi love it!

[@andrewplantagenet5811]

I had a 1988 hard top. Blue and it had an airbag! Mine was the 2.5 4 cylinder

[@PaulKranich-d9s]

I had that exact same car except for the hubcaps. After about 180k miles and 16 years on it I had to get rid of it because of rust. I loved that car !

[@JeepsOnTheRun]

my 1st car 1994 Chrysler Lebaron. It was mint.. 17" white mag wheels with white leather interior. This video brings me way back. Lot's of memories in that car!

[@GermanCarGuyMN]

What color exterior?

[@JeepsOnTheRun]

@@GermanCarGuyMN It was White, with white mag wheels, white leather, and a black top. I have still yet to see one ever like it again -none ever had the same wheels.

[@peterchen9763]

I drove a 1995 LeBaron in the late 90s and put about 70k miles on it, and currently own a 82’ LeBaron. So the rear side windows are an afterthought added in 1984. They never failed on me since my car was only 4 years old when I sold it. The problem is the window motor is located at the bottom. Since these cars are over 30 years old, the drains are always clogged and the window motors simply rusted out. Because these cars aren’t collectors car and not worth much, very few owners are willing to spend the money to fix rear windows. This is why so many surviving LeBarons have broken rear side windows. The later J-body LeBarons such as this one have the exact same dashboard as the Dodge Daytona, no doubt a cost cutting measure. It also reflects the change of buyer demographics Chrysler was aiming for. The top trim 1982 LeBaron was sold for $15,000 new, when you could have bought a new Mustang or Camaro for only $10,000. The 1995 LeBaron MSRP was about $17-18K. Consider inflation, it was a much cheaper car aiming for a much younger demographic with less income. As you said not as luxurious because it was no longer aiming for the silent generation buyers.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Looks very nice when headlights are on & headlight doors are open...

[@marklucas3140]

Anything wrong with the headlamp doors that you could see?

[@BuffedUpWorldwide]

@5:48 those are for the boot cover when you drop the top

[@briantruck2284]

Interesting

[@ManiaMusicChannel]

My dad had a Spirit with that same engine and no transmission issues that thing survived 3 accidents

[@aenoymotors]

Spirit's were great cars! I've owned many!

[@alistairblaire6001]

I wouldn’t touch a Chrysler with a 10 ft pole nowadays but I do miss 80’s and early 90’s Chrysler. My first car was an 87 Dodge and it was a great vehicle for a high school kid. Plenty of pep and somewhat reliable for its time. At 100k the only repair it needed was a water pump.

[@wmalden]

Nice that the top is cloth lined. A luxury touch lower priced cars did not have.

[@OldFordTaurus]

I’ve not saw a car with those wheel covers in a loooooong time

[@joepenguin657]

I'm sorry you had to review a vehicle so filthy. One good detail would make that a whole new car and it's a pity the owner isn't able to do that. Love your stuff and keep up the good work! Best part of my week! 😁

[@aenoymotors]

Hey now, blame the dumb college girl who treated it this way! It's how we acquired it and in the short time we had it before Zach came out we fixed it mechanically. It was properly cleaned before it was sold.

[@marklucas3140]

If Zach wants to review a car before it gets cleaned...

[@ericper9393]

@5:48 it is to latch down the tonneau cover when the top is down. Given the condition of this vehicle I am certain the tonneau cover is long gone.

[@bwofficial1776]

There's a nonzero chance this car was built in my hometown. I almost wish cheap coupes and convertibles were still a thing. The K-car was showing its age but it did the cheap and reasonably stylish thing well enough. Apparently, Chrysler even tried to sell these in Europe. Collecting LeBarons. I'm glad someone does it. Someone has to show these disposable cars some love.

[@kevinwong6588]

Newark (DE)?

[@davinp]

This is one of the models built on Chrysler's "K" car platform which were boxy cars. The "K" car platform help save Chrysler. Chrysler products have suffered from poor build quality and reliability. Lee Iacocca had demanded better quality cars. He even starred in commercials in the 1980s saying their cars are just as good as the Japanese

[@peterchen9763]

Not exactly. The 1987-1995 convertibles were built on the J platform. It was a stretched K Car.

[@Mike28625]

:: close-up hard stare into the camera:: "If you can find a BETTER car?... BUY IT!"

[@landonbenford8369]

Thanks to its partnership with Mitsubishi called Diamond Star Motors right here in Illinois, some of his cars were half Japanese. Haha.❤😂😅

[@aenoymotors]

Glad you got the catch that one before it left! Sorry it was so grungy... That's how we got it minus the seat covers and floor mats. The sticky pop was our friend though, it blew the fuse for the cigarette lighter which also made the transmission not work hahaha. Got the gunk out of the cigarette lighter, replaced the fuse, and it shifted beautifully.

[@aenoymotors]

Also, we saved this car from being scrapped. The owner was going to junk it since the city was sending them parking violations for it being there. In the short amount of time between us getting it, fixing it so it would behave properly, and Zach coming out to film stuff we didn't get a chance to clean it. It was cleaned up nice afterwards before we sold it to yet another college girl who will hopefully not treat it like the previous owner.

[@marklucas3140]

She will though, and it will go die in a junkyard in an even grungier state. Hopefully we can find it and document, to haunt these folk's dreams with grunge forever!

[@aenoymotors]

@@marklucas3140 I should have the VIN here so we'll have to keep a lookout for it. I can ask Bob every so often to run a report on it to see where it ends up.

[@marklucas3140]

That's awesome.

[@chrismunro3624]

The Budget sticker says Ft. Myers (Florida) on it. I drove a burgundy one of these as a rental car in Florida around 1992. They were fantastic cars at the time. You missed showing the puny little turn signal stalk that is attached to the left side of the dash below the buttons. It can be seen if you zoom in at 8:24.

[@RichardinNC1]

That’s the base LeBaron. That generation was based on the G body. In fact has the same dash as the Daytona of the same year. I looked at the 90 LeBaron coupe to replace a Daytona but went with a TBird instead. The guy really needs to spend $100 on a good interior detail.

[@aenoymotors]

It was saved from getting scrapped. Didn't have time to clean it before it got recorded. I did clean it up before it got sold a few days after this.

[@jacobtonge5386]

A true survivor

[@williamsinger4124]

Do you see two LeBarons here? I only see one LeBaron Freddy

[@marklucas3140]

My favorite shirt has Tom Green screaming "WHERE'S YOUR LEBARON??"

[@1voiceofstl]

The 3 speed tranny was good. The new 4 speed had the problems.

[@cardiffchris]

5:48 Soft top cover attachment.....I'm think. The thing in the trunk at 6:43

[@petepeterson5337]

What a shame that the company that created the magnificent A727 (and no-slouch 904) became the company that "Just couldn't get it right" with their transmissions.

[@American_Voyager101]

the V6 = YEAHHHHHHHHHHH the Ultradrive = NOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@johnregan9708]

would u recommend the v6 one as my first car

[@johnregan9708]

Like do you think it would be reliable

[@1524mike]

Sweet, I had a 1990 LeBaron convertible. I loved it.

[@BRYCONIC]

5:48 Timestamp. We had a burgundy Lebaron GTC with the new version headlights. That clips where the convertible top is held down when it folds back. If you guys were able to opoerate it, you'd have gotten the chance to see.

[@dave11686]

I had the opportunity to drive one of these in black on black it was really neat

[@marklucas3140]

I saw one in triple black with leather years ago in the junkyard. That's what I want. Either swapped to A-670, or A-543. Preferably with the digital package.

[@jamesedwards2437]

I also have a '92 (blue/white top) with the v6. Kept in the family/fun car to have. Only one rear window works😂. It's so old now that people treat it as a classic!!

[@cardiffchris]

Such great styling, even better than the Maserati/Chrysler Convertible.

[@marklucas3140]

Nothing wrong with that drivetrain when the 3.0 is mated to the A-543 manual.

[@Anderson-ky6ps]

pô meu que carro maneiro lindo de mais um conversível é super da hora 👍😁🇺🇸🇺🇸🎤🎤

[@kiraleaf]

I remember this Cake song! 'She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen'

[@damilolaakanni]

I almost thought this was a Chrysler TC by Maserati, they look so similar and that's one reason why the TC eventually failed.

[@marklucas3140]

😆 The TC was designed significantly earlier, then came out later. Too much espresso, gelato, and sex!

[@rainbowmangarage]

This is a nice base lebaron

[@JakeTerch]

This car reminds me of the LeBaron Ashton Kutcher’s character Hank had in Cheaper By The Dozen!

[@robertdiehl9003]

Nice car. Looks great!

[@andyk6796]

You would think the owner would clean the car before allowing you to review it. The inside is NASTY. Pricked with a shard of glass? Makes sense considering the car hasn't been cleaned since 1996.

[@marklucas3140]

It sat in a guys driveway under a tree for years after his daughter got the baby injection in the car and bought a bubble minivan. I wouldn't be surprised if there was jizz UNDER the carpet. That's why the seats are so ripped up.

[@aenoymotors]

@@marklucas3140 HAHAHAHAHA oh dear god that's so awful. I don't remember it being that bad inside there!

[@celsovera91]

I wonder if this Shelbyville was the basis for the Shelbyville in the Simpsons

[@normalizedaudio2481]

Ouch. That one.

[@marklucas3140]

Lockout is for valet service. There is no dedicated emergency release.

[@landonbenford8369]

So if anyone hit the trunk release the decklid stays locked. It only opens with the key.

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

A friend of mine used to have one of these.

[@trentryan27]

My first car was a 83 LeBaron

[@new2000car]

In 1989 if you just by chance drove a celica, or even a mustang, and then drove this in the same year, and you weren’t drunk, you would have wondered how this le baron could possibly be so crappy feeling.

[@kcarman88]

Gotta get up my way brother

[@aenoymotors]

You should just bring that junk down here so he can drive less AND we can go to China Buffet!

[@marklucas3140]

Come polish a Shadow.

[@marklucas3140]

Wait. Two Shadows. Hahaha!

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

My granny had this car

[@tupapirafa]

I have a 94 LeBaron, but mine is clean and everything on it works 😅

[@kwaza8574]

I’m comparison to competition in the late 80’s, early 90’s domestic cars (Eldorado, Riviera, Mark Vll etc…) and not to mention Japanese cars, this car was not a good option. Remember this car in the early 90’s, thinking ‘meh’.

[@Mike28625]

That's kinda cool. Better on the outside i guess. And it's fast. I may be a fool, but i just got myself a 2012 200 convertible; The last generation of the Labaron legacy. The updated Sebring. Am i the only one who thought the Sebring looked really cool for the times?

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 😊

[@jamesmcintire3800]

Chrysler sold a ton of these in the day. They weren’t bad when new but now they tend to be a rolling joke about Chrysler quality control

[@brendansaur2733]

You’d think the owner would at least make some attempt at cleaning the interior before the video.

[@aenoymotors]

Didn't have time. It got cleaned up though before it got sold a few days later.

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

The car for the rich back in the late 80’s early 90’s.. fun fact this car is from my town Fort Myers Florida.

[@runoflife87]

Rich rednecks, you mean?

[@dragon2knight]

Wow, I got the icks looking at that interior---but the car itself overall looks good for it's age, I've seen much worse than this sadly. Agree with the transmission issues, pick a Chrysler from that time period and all of them were going through transmissions almost yearly, they were trash. Thumbs up for having the courage to sit in that thing, I'd have ran away at full speed 🤣

[@bwofficial1776]

It's still running and driving, that puts it above most LeBarons.

[@marklucas3140]

I've had A-413s that did many neutral drops and were still going at like 175k.

[@ronaldmcdonald4103]

Bro that car is nasty lol

[@aenoymotors]

Hey now, blame the dumb college girl who treated it this way! It's how we acquired it and in the short time we had it before Zach came out we fixed it mechanically. It was properly cleaned before it was sold.

[@aaroneichhorn1608]

This was my moms first car! She had a white one

[@Tony_417]

Car owner couldn’t bother to clean the car before having you review it? More over, you still chose to review this vehicle in the disgusting condition it was? Are you THAT desperate to review a car?

[@jimmyjimjims7483]

One day you’ll figure out how to pronounce Mitsubishi Zach lol

[@michaelgoldberg8038]

Very cool!

[@Doshiba]

I love it lmao

[@wmalden]

Meet-su-BEE-she.

[@RustyZipper]

Tow ma toe

[@lostlandmarks8305]

I hate modern cars.

[@mopargm9329]

That's not a cup holder it's an ashtray lol. No wonder it wouldn't fit didn't you see the ashtray logo on the door? And yes back in the day I did have an 89 LeBaron hardtop Coupe

[@aenoymotors]

It's honestly curved to fit a soda can. That's why it's so nasty there... spilled soda all over it.

[@marklucas3140]

It's both!