2002 Daewoo Nubira CDX review from Australia and New Zealand

What things haven't gone wrong with it?

This car is the biggest lump of crap I have had the pleasure to drive...

The engine blew up 5 kilometers from the Daewoo dealer (no joke). They placed a new engine in it which took 46 weeks to arrive (yes 46).

Power steering pump broke.

The front and rear suspension collapsed when I drove over a speed hump when driving my boss to work... the car could not make it over any more bumps or lumps, and in the end the body just fell flat against the road...

The car doesn't travel in a straight line, and after telling the dealer about it numerous times, it still hasn't been fixed.

Cup holders broke.

CD player buttons stay stuck if you push them, and the radio itself cannot find a station to play.

Crap korean made tyres wore out to bare rubber after driving on them for 15,000km's.

The interior light globe blows after around opening and closing the doors 50-60 times... this I am told is due to the battery sending the lights too much power (where'd the dealers pull that from?)

The air conditioner needed to be replaced after it conked out on a summer afternoon.

The paint just fades and peels off, even though you park it in the shade.

So far 3 out of the 4 door handles have fallen off.

The tail light bulbs blow all the time and are expensive to fix.

Brake pads had to be replaced at 5,000km's because they warped.

Radio/cd player was stolen!!! (what a joke... its crap house). It was only then given back to police with a note with my number plate no. and a sentence saying... 'it isn't good enough to flog off'

Power windows jam even though the dealer has sprayed numerous amounts of easy slide on the glass.

The exhaust pipe fell off the car and dragged along the road for two hours before I realised... I thought it was the noise from the drivers seat.

Central locking door system is stuffed.

The interior fabric lining on the roof has lifted off the cardboard it was stuck onto.

The list goes on and on and on..

p.s. I forgot to mention that the light fuse blew on the car... the fuse that blew was the one that powered the interior dash board lights... so I was driving in the dark for 1 1/2 hours.

It was a limited edition model and had a very nice leather steering wheel on it.. pity what it is connected to.

Lacks refinement handling and quality.

Colour of fabric in the car is disgusting.

I am scared that a big gust of wind will put a dint into the side of the car... it will only add to the many that are results of leaning on the cheap tin can metal the car is made out of.

I don't want to take it up a mountain because I fear that the brakes won't hold under the pressure when coming back down.

Headrests are too short.

Plastic hub-caps crack and fall apart... expensive to replace... replaced them four times on the fifth time I went to k-mart and got some for $4.99 each and they have lasted 6-times longer than the Korean junk.

The list just goes on with problems.

It seemed like a bargain... what a joke!!!

The Daewoo dealer service is shocking, they are rood and as dumb as wombats.

I will not buy a piece of junk like this ever again!!!

I am going to buy a brand new Suzuki Liana GS which is ten times better and has awesome reliability. I warn you... do not by a Daewoo Nubia in any case, do not buy any Daewoo at all.