1995 Chevrolet Lumina review from North America

It would be easier to list what has not gone wrong with the car. Let's start by saying the original owner was a little old lady who only drove it to bingo and Wal-mart. I KNOW this because she was my mother, so I know it was not an abused car.

When I got it the power door lock on the passenger side was broken and the carpet had a hole in it. My mother had already replaced the carpet once under warranty. This was not due to negligence, it is just plain cheap carpet.

A couple of months after I got the car the battery and alternator failed.

At 38,000 the tires needed replaced, even though they were rotated and balanced on a regular basis.

Next the brakes had to be completely rebuilt.

At 78,000 things got really expensive! That is when the head gasket blew filling the entire block with antifreeze and ruining it. Another engine and a couple of thousand dollars later I was back on the road.

Two weeks ago the battery had to be replaced again. (This is no minor task)

It would be easier to list what has not gone wrong with the car. Let's start by saying the original owner was a little old lady who only drove it to bingo and Wal-mart. I KNOW this because she was my mother, so I know it was not an abused car.

When I got it the power door lock on the passenger side was broken and the carpet had a hole in it. My mother had already replaced the carpet once under warranty. This was not due to negligence, it is just plain cheap carpet.

A couple of months after I got the car the battery and alternator failed.

At 38,000 the tires needed replaced, even though they were rotated and balanced on a regular basis.

Next the brakes had to be completely rebuilt.

At 78,000 things got really expensive! That is when the head gasket blew filling the entire block with antifreeze and ruining it. Another engine and a couple of thousand dollars later I was back on the road.

Two weeks ago the battery had to be replaced again. (This is no minor task)

These problems would not be quite as bad if the car was comfortable or useful, but it is neither. After 30 minutes of driving the driver seat is killing my back. My wife says it is comfortable, but she is 5'3" and I am 6'0". Of course, while writhing in pain from the seats, GM was thoughtful enough to make the car into a sauna since the A/C is only marginally useful on a hot day even on MAX with the fan wide open. (Oh yeah, you shouldn't think you will be able to hear the radio over the roar of the fan)

As far as being, useful the engineers made what appears to be a huge trunk. That is until you try to close the trunk lid with something in the trunk. That is when you realize the trunk hinges take up half the space.