1974 Chevrolet Vega Station Wagon review from North America
"Very fun to drive"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Cylinder walls were worn away and it burned oil like crazy.
Water pump was replaced at 77000 miles.
Exhaust was replaced at 77000 miles.
General comments?
This car ran great when I got it, it just used a lot of oil (as most of them seemed to do).
It was my first car and I thought that it handled pretty well, and would drive over, through, under, and across, just about any kind of terrain.
It was a station wagon, yellow with woodgrain (Like the "Family Truckster") :-)
I'd love to get another one and drop a 327 in it.
It was very comfortable to drive around the expanses of Texas, until a rod knock developed on Thanksgiving Day of 1984. I was way away from the AF Base where I was stationed and it threw a rod at about 80 MPH and destroyed the motor. Even after all of that, I have fond memories of it, and remember it as being a very fun car to drive and I could haul all of my friends around in it. When we would go camping, if the mosquitoes got too bad, my friends would ask me to drive some laps around the campsite to get rid of them. :-)
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1974 |
| Year of manufacture | 1974 |
| First year of ownership | 1984 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1984 |
| Engine and transmission | 140 - 4 Cylinder Manual |
| Performance marks | 2 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 75500 miles |
| Most recent distance | 87000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 15th September, 2004 |