I'm looking at buying an '87 Loyale with 132k miles, the interior is in almost perfect shape, the engine bay is cleeeean, and it seems to cruise on the freeway @ 75 mph no prob. new timing belt, water pump, fluids. It has a/c, power mirrors, tilt wheel, and EVERYTHING works great! it's fwd (2 wheel drive) with the 4 high and 4 low t case.
QUESTION:
I've read some good and bad about the ea82 engines. If maintained well, could this engine get me to Boston and back (3500 mi. one way) this summer? Do they typically do ok on loooong road trips?
at 75mph on the freeway, it's cruising at 3500 rpm's. what rpms is too high? I'd like to push it up to 80 when I can, but I dont' want to wind it up too high. is 4k rpms too high?
What kind of mileage can I expect?
sorry for the questions, I'm a noob to subies. I'm a toyota guy normally. But this Loyale seems sweeeet!