1985 Chevrolet Cavalier Reviews - Page 2 of 2

Tires are always going flat, but that could be because their second hand.

Rusts like a dream, ugly even with my custom paint job with Tremclad (not recommended)

Bad gas mileage.

Heater went due to old age.

If you don't mind a ugly, slow car that is bad on gas this is a great deal for you, over the 5 years I have owned the car it has never broken down, started right up in -25 C weather on the ski mountain last year when no one thought it would start, great in the snow/rain, and off roading.

Alternator/starter. New muffler needed after losing mine to a road bump. Engine finally lost oil one day while driving and overheated, causing the engine to seize and spit parts on the street.

This was the first car I ever owned, and it still haunts me to this day. I purchased the vehicle of an older guy for 500$ to drive back and forth to work/school when I was 17. My dad recommended this one, and I curse him to this day for this one!

This car was a continuous nightmare and an eyesore. Its pumpkin orange color repelled all girls within a 50 mile radius, and it acted as a nasty two-tone compliment to all the rust that was festering. The performance was terrible, I could have lost to a 16HP lawn tractor.

The car liked to die at the most inopportune times. I didn't want to sink a lot of money into the thing, but if I kept it, I knew it would have been a money pit. The transmission shifted poorly and leaked oil/transmission fluid all over the driveway. Overall, it was a good bargain and it more or less served me well for 7 months. But in those 6 months, I spent a lot of time pulling out my hair and calling tow trucks.