1986 Chevrolet Celebrity CL Station Wagon review from North America
"Fairly good, all things considered"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Steering acts up like mentioned in several other comments. Seems to lose power assist in low speed turning acts (like turning corners on city streets).
The seats (cloth benches) are very comfortable, almost too comfortable for someone like me that is so used to bucket seats.
Radiator developed a leak a while back. Some of that radiator "stop leak" additive slowed leak to a drip from bottom of radiator when system is under pressure. I think I can live with that.
I did have the cooling system boil over one time this past summer. Of course it was on a 97 degree day when I had the A/C running full blast.
The wiring to the center stop lamp in the rear window was disabled a while back (on purpose, I believe). and I have not yet figured out how to get it operating properly (thought I'd like to one of these days).
General comments?
This car has actually been in the family since day 1!
It only has 80,350 ORIGINAL miles. I have most all of the service records as the previous family member who owned the car kept good records.
The other vehicles in our family are newer, more fuel efficient 4-cylinder cars, so the fuel mileage on the Celebrity is lacking for obvious reasons.
If anyone has any suggestions as how to increase the fuel mileage, if only slightly, I would appreciate the info.
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| A good, strong, dependable car |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1986 |
| Year of manufacture | 1985 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5L I-4 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 66000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 80350 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Cavalier |
| Date of Entry | 26th September, 2007 |