1989 Chevrolet Beretta Reviews

I can't complain about my '89 Beretta GT. I owned it for 19 years, & had no major problems. I kept the oil changed, transmission fluid changed, and performed other routine maintenance.

There are two issues I would change: the seat belts and the door handles. The seat belts are unsafe because they are attached to the door, and not to the body. The door handles break.

The car was quick, sporty, and sounded real good. It had 169,380 miles on it when I sold it to get my daughter a new car. It was a Chevy also, a Malibu; a nice car also.

THE BIG T

DALLAS GA.

The first thing that I needed to fix right when I bought the car was the computer and a couple other small things that ran a bill up to 1 thousand dollars. then the brakes, spark plugs,. After a while of driving the car I needed to replace the alternator and the radiator hose.

It is a great car if it is keep it in good condition and replace parts as it needs it. it's a small fast car that is cheap. The car is very loud from things being loose when you are going at a constant speed. but other than that it's a very great car.

I bought this car for $1,200 eight years ago. Since then I have had the paint or the clear coat come off in spots. Last year I had the ignition switch replaced, because I could not turn off the engine when it was put in park. The dash has cracked, the driver seat bracket that holds it to the floor broke. The door panels have also started to come apart. Last, but not least, the digital instrument cluster has just started to have problems by not being responsive. I know this sounds like a lot of things that have went wrong. However this has been a dependable car. It has never left me or any of my family stranded. Even tho I have had to repair all these things, (except the instrument cluster, I am still trying to figure that one out) I will keep this car as long as I can. It is fun to drive, a lot of power, and it just looks good!

If you can get one of the GTs that has been took care of get it, you will have fun with it.

Something went really wrong with the car at about 149,000 miles. I couldn't come to a complete stop without stalling. I always had to rev the engine to keep from stalling. One time I stalled in the middle of a busy intersection and I could hear the car behind me squeal his tires to avoid hitting me. Before I could turn the car back on I had to put it in park. Eventually someone suggested I drive with both feet. This made driving tolerable and I didn't squawk tires everytime I had to stop.

Later, even when I didn't come to a complete stop, if I just slowed down, the car would move at idol speed until I put the pedal almost to the floor. Eventaully the car would only accellerate if I had the pedal to the floor.

The auto shop teacher at my high school said I had a cracked head. Maybe he was right. Who knows? Many, many parts were replaced before finally replacing something with the computer. This fixed the problems.

There was a also massive oil leak. Another embarrassing feature. I had to add nearly a quart a week. The leak was in a hard to reach spot that would require so many man hours to fix, it was uneconomical to try.

This car was purchased for me for $900 when I was 17 by my father. I guess he felt bad because I wrecked my Ford Explorer on an icy road (and he was tired of hauling me everywhere).

I wanted another 4x4, but my dad picked a car because he thought it would get better gas mileage. Shortly before selling the Beretta, I tested the gas mileage -- less than 15 mpg in a combination of city and hwy driving. Most full size trucks get better mileage than that!

One small point -- the power window buttons are on the center console. Odd...

Had I been doing the buying, I would have research the Chevy Beretta a little more and discovered the dismal reliability.

It is a pretty quick little car with the V6, but I would never own another one or recommend it to anyone. Don't buy it, no matter how small your budget. The cheap comes out expensive.