1999 Daewoo Lanos from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

29th Jun 2001, 09:23

"Citrus fruit"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Too many too name - from seals around the door breaking, plastic trim falling off and worst the fuel consumption - 13 litres per 100km, unbelievable for a 1.5 litre car. OK it's auto and we mostly do short trips with the air con running, but this is ridiculous.

The dealer initially stated that it was a problem, but after 10 services and Daewoo Australia taking the car for 3 weeks, they decided that 13 l/100km was normal!!!

We also had oil with the consistency of mud (normal again according to Daewoo) due to 17% petrol in the oil. Yes, we have the analysis from Mobil.

Seats are badly worn after 2 years. Plastic scratches easily.

I have very little if anything, positive to say about this lemon.

General comments?

Utter rubbish. At $18000 Aus I did not expect a Rolls nor did I expect what we got.


9th May 2005, 21:13

If you run an engine for short periods, water gets in the oil. You are supposed to run a car for at least ten miles a trip or change the oil more frequently.

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