1988 Opel Kadett Caravan LS review from Finland
"Basic car for budget-oriented"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Needed to replace exhaust pipe, when it broke down.
Cabin ventilator stopped working.
A lot of rust in wheel casings and borders of doors. Also the bottom of the car was in bad condition.
Motor needed too much oil, it escaped through upper insulating strip.
Automatic choke worked occasionally.
General comments?
The car was my first. It was most important that it worked, it was a car with big freight space.
It used very small amount of gas, after the fuel-air blend was tuned to use lower amount of fuel.
When driving the car, it feels sluggish, because the transmission is fine-tuned for low consumption in highway driving, the performance suffers significantly in city driving.
Interior was very ascetic, and it wasn't the most comfortable car to drive, although the steering was very sharp. But the creaks, squeak and low quality of manufacturing everywhere annoyed me.
The best part of the car was the cheapness of owning it, parts were cheap, technology of the car was old-fashioned (which was also its downside) and it used only 5 liters fuel for 100 km.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1984 |
| Year of manufacture | 1988 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.3S Manual |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 300000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 310000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 6th July, 2005 |