Lights are weak for night driving. Cannot be corrected according to the local dealer.
Air flow from heat/air condition to the front windshield broken a year ago. Replaced wire, but broke again last September.
Wheel alignment problem. Shows at 110km/hr. Did not improve much after alignment at the dealership.
When driving fast we got high noise level from day one. This was probably from air leak at the windows (cannot feel the wind coming in though). We were told by the dealer that this is not typical for the model, but also not possible to fix.
After jump start a few months ago, air sensor had to be replaced. Mechanic said to jump starting it after disconnecting the sensor.
No serious problems so far. Replaced tires at 2 years (the ones we have are still good), brake pads (40000km), battery and engine belt (50000km) at normal service mileage.
The car is dependable and we are quite happy having it. Driving habits are average family transportation short trips (200km on the average) and daily 20km driving to/from work.
Space available and comfort is above average in its category.
I have just sold my Daewoo Lanos. It was only the basic 1.4S, but I loved it. It was the most brilliant car I have had and the only problem was that because I did not drive it for 2 weeks because I went on holiday, the battery went flat and I have to buy another, but in over 4 years of having this beautiful little car that was all that went wrong.
I only sold the car because of the takeover that is happening by Chevrolet, but was maybe hasty in selling. I would definitely recommend this little car to anyone.
Why would you sell your Lanos just because Daewoo was taken over by GM (not Chevrolet)?
Makes no sense.
As far as the noise is concerned, have you checked if it comes from the radio antenna???
My wife owns a 1.4 SE Lanos of 1998 and, as far as she is concerned, is quite happy with the car.
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