Summary:
Cheap but awful
Faults:
Would die when started cold (3500km) and had to be revved hard for a minute just to stop itself from choking. Fixed under warranty - a faulty choke.
Glove box kept opening by itself.
Rattles and squeaks galore.
Transmission oil leak at 7500km.
Window handle stayed in my hand (12000km).
Sucks fuel dreadfully - 9L/100km on the open road! That equals a V6 car!
General Comments:
I only bought it because my poor Bravo got wrecked and I needed something cheap quick. Bad mistake and I warn everybody not to buy these bombs.
The deals they offer are tempting, but it is badly made, not particularly comfortable and performs like a tank - the engine delivers more like a 1.1 than a 1.5. And that horrible fuel consumption.
On the good side.. the wheels didn't fall off.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 2nd November, 2000
20th Feb 2001, 15:30
Why would you have gotten a Lanos? My brother had one, he said it went more like a washing machine than a car. You should have gotten a Hyundai, they're a lot better.
19th Mar 2003, 17:12
I Have a Daewoo Lanos and it acts the same way as his did. It eats a lot of fuel, car starts chocking at a stop light and then cuts out. I took it to a auto garage to see what was the problem, so the did a service and changed the ECG valve to see if that would fix the problem. Of course the problem was still their, so they changed the fuel pump and spark plug leads. At the end of that I spent over $1,400.00- the problem is still there. I will check on chock next. Thanks for the info. Dennis, Bermuda.
27th Aug 2004, 19:57
In regards to the fuel consumption... what do you expect? It is a cheaply made Korean car with an inefficient motor. On the other hand, it is one of the poorest cars in regard to safety (source: ANCAP crash tests)