Head gasket blew at 135,000 miles.
Fan needed to be replaced at 150,000.
Purchased this coupe as second car. We had to replace the head gasket upon purchase, but after that it ran like new. It's great on gas and started up every single time. We sold it about 6 months ago to a friend and hear it's doing well with it's new fan. It's very reliable and safe. It has excellent visibility! The only drawbacks I see are it's small cabin size. Very difficult to get in and out of.
Happy with my cavalier. Head gasket blew at about 140,000, but that's the only problem I've had, of course I'm the 3rd owner though, so I don't know what happened to it in its previous life. She runs great though, and what I like most about it,...ITS PAID OFF!