1998 Daewoo Lanos Reviews from UK and Ireland

Reversing light switch has packed in.

Engine sounds a bit noisy on its tappets.

Screws where the parcel shelf attaches to the back window have come undone and gone missing.

Drivers window motor is noisy at times.

Brought this car as a stopgap for my sister after she had an accident in her Clio.

Driving it home from her paying for it, it's very quick.

And for £1100, for a car with power windows and mirror and air con, it isn't too bad.

Also my sister managed to drive it about 5,000 miles without any oil in the engine, and it still carried on going.

This car has been great since I got it. No problems at all.

The last Daewoo I had I loved, but the oil pump and auto gear box both packed in on the same day. But I still love daewoos even though that happened to my last one.

I don't think it is a common fault with them, was just bad luck.

This car is a very smooth ride, but can be a bit heavy on petrol on short runs.

It all looks good inside the cabin, but the seats are a bit hard.

It also has some speed on the motorway and is very fast off the mark.

ABS Sensor failed at 23000 miles cost to replace £55.00.

Very cheap car to own and run now GM have reduced the spares by 94%

Bought second hand, so far I have had to clean wiper fluid filters. Have done 22000 miles in six months with no breakdowns or faults.

Wellll, I blew the front stereo speakers out, but they had been pushed way beyond all sensible limits.

First off the interior is this car's weakest point. Ugly fabric and seriously cheap looking plastic everywhere.

The controls are functional, and do their job with little or no style.

The driving position is flexible with adjustable steering column and loads of head and leg room, but the seats seem narrow and can be uncomfortable during a long (60+ minutes) drive due to poor lumbar support.

Lack of such frills as powered windows is in part balanced by the anti-lock brakes and duel airbags as standard on this model.

The outside looks good for a car this cheap and with a few customisations (14" alloy wheels, spoiler, racing mesh over radiator grill, fog lamps) it looks great.

Handling is great around town, but very bouncy and a bit wobbly on fast roads.

The engine delivers good acceleration and seems very quiet except when pushing maximum acceleration.

The car seems to be coping with the 40000 mile-a-year foot-to-the-floor pounding I'm giving it with no reliability issues yet. I commute 160 miles (city and motorway) per day and get just over 2 trips from the smallish petrol tank.

There is nothing particularly outstanding about the Lanos, but no major flaws either. It is quick, reliable and an ideal town car. With some tweaks (sports shocks and padded seat-covers) it's great for motorways too.

Nothing has gone wrong yet.

Good performance, reasonable fuel economy, comfortable and a great car to drive. I would recommend the car to anyone.

Nothing up to 14,000 miles.

Well above average performance, well above average equipment, and I`m in the trade as a Motor Engineer so I drive a lot of different vehicles.

An excellent and extremely well equipped and safe vehicle. Performance is well above average for a car of this class and comfort is of a high standard.

Nothing at all (rental for a month).

Great runabout, but absolutely terrible above 50 mph. It is very noisy.

For a 2nd car or runabout - not bad.