2000 Daewoo Lanos review from North America
"Consider any other vehicle"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Started off 3 days after I bought it, transmission blew, at 7900 miles.
Seat safety recall.
Alignment, new tires, alignment, new tires...
38,000 transmission blew.
57,000 transmission blew.
Heater cable snaps.
62,000 timing belt, valves, pistons aka, the works.
Bonus, it's leaking oil from some unknown location into the spark plugs.
General comments?
Worst car I have ever owned, and that's saying something since my previous car required a complete engine replacement.
Cute, sure...
Affordable, at first, but once you add on repair costs, loaner car costs, towing costs, missing work, and the fact that it's worthless on the market my $8000.00 car just turned into a money pit.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model Year | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
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| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Distance when acquired | 7200 miles |
| Most recent distance | 62000 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge Shadow |
| Date of Entry | 17th February, 2005 |