2001 Daewoo Nubira SE from North America - Comments

Purchaased 2001 Daewoo Nubira with 90 miles on it from dealership. At 6,000 +- miles, the brakes went metal to metal, (two pads fell off). At 15,000 the car began shaking and I was told the front CV axles were bad. Paid to have them rebuilt. The car still shook. The tires that came with it were bad. I bought new ones. At 32,000 miles I had to have new discs and pads put on. The discs warped causing the brake pads to go bad. Now, at 55,000 miles, I had the fore and aft oxygen sensors and the cam sensor changed. And, the engine light is back on. Sigh! I really like this car. I have written off the repairs as an addition to the $7,500 I paid for it with 90 miles on it. I knew repairs were coming, but this last engine light going on is going to bring the price of the car up into the 10 or 11 thousand dollar range... Was it worth it? I'd have to say yes. I bought into it knowing problems were coming. If it wasn't built so cheaply, it would be a great car. Unfortunately it is just a good car, worth what I paid. Hey, I could have bought BMW, but like others, the price attracted me and I took the gamble.

I have a 2001 Nubira that has just under 75000 miles on it. I have had it for many years and have never had any major problems with it. I have only had to replace the passenger window regulators on the front and back! I change my oil regularly and have no problems. I honestly don't see where the others are having such problems, other than they either have someone out to get them, they don't take care of their cars, or they bought theirs used and the person before them dogged it out. Great car!! I'm not a little old lady - I am 30 years old and drive an average of 80mph on highway and frequently speed on other roads! Let's just say I have lead in my foot! ;)

I just got a 2001 Daewoo Nubira SE for a birthday gift and I love it. I have a friend with a 2002 Civic, and his car has a smaller engine, gets worse mileage, is slower, and has nowhere near the same ride quality as mine.

As far as people having overheating issues, LOOK AT THE GAUGE PEOPLE!!! If the temp gauge starts to rise, shut it down and add some coolant. I drove it 30 hours straight from Ohio to Texas and the temp gauge never even tried to get too hot. I was averaging 32-36 MPG at speeds from 65-80 MPH with no cruise, so I was constantly slowing down and speeding up slightly. I love this car and plan on driving it until it won't run.

Look here all you people who are degrading Daewoo, every time the guy drove his car for 30 hours, the car didn't heat up & gave him excellent mileage.

It's true you need to service your car at regular intervals to keep it running like a cream. I own a Daewoo vehicle too (Matiz). One of my friends uncle's drove his Matiz with 5 people inside and a fully loaded boot. The A/C was on continuously for 28 hours, now that's what I call a Daewoo power & performance. Despite being an 800 cc car with excessive load, the car didn't even cause them a single trouble while on the run. You guys need to change your views on Daewoo vehicles.