1989 Chevrolet Corsica review from North America
"Very reliable and sporty car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This car is a very good car. My mom bought the car back in 1989, she gave the car to me as my first car. I put 25 thousand miles on it in less than 4 months. We have had some problems with the car, could of prevented these problems, like at 90,000 miles we had a chipped cylinder head and an intake gasket go out, this was caused by overheating. At 110,000 miles I had to put all new injectors into the car, this was cause by a large amount of water in the gas tank.
General comments?
Like I said this is a very good little car, haven't had one bit of problems out of it since the injectors. It always starts right up, no matter how cold or hot it maybe. I have also raced this car against many many other car's, it hangs in there pretty good. I would have to say I'am very happy with the 2.8 multi-port engine that comes in the 89 model. This car still runs perfect, which I am surprised because this is my first car and I know I have been really hard on it. This car can really take a beating and after the beating is done, it does not even faze the car, like I said 25,000 miles in less than 4 months is A lot of mile, and everyone of them mile's have been really hard on it. I wouldn't of choose another car for my first.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.8 muti port engine Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 125000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 2nd March, 2003 |