Fuel system failed - car would jerk uncontrollably in traffic. Required about a $300 fix.
Design issue with brakes. Rotors and pads were replaced in rear for about $300 only to go out again immediately.
Passenger door lock was almost impossible to open/close.
Passenger window was almost impossible to open/close.
A/C went out - a fuse blew that controlled the fan, but after I replaced that the actual unit never seemed to work again either. It would blow but not cold (sucks in Florida).
Battery died.
No pickup at all.
Manual car but didn't come with tachometer.
It was my first car. I paid $1200 for a car that had only 65000 miles and was really clean, so I thought I was getting a nice deal. I put in at least that much money into repairs in the year that I owned it.
I guess it was an OK first car, but it wasn't really reliable. It did get good gas mileage though. Back in 2000 that really didn't matter because gas was cheap, but perhaps that would be a bigger issue now. Either way, I would not recommend the car.
Thanks! If anybody is ever in the market for a 19 year old - Korean built, Opel designed econo-car with a Pontiac nameplate, they will think twice before buying one now.
Hey the review was for old times' sake. It was my first car, and I bought it by myself with no help from my parents :-) These cars are highly desirable, so it's my responsibility to get the info out to the consumers.
Actually gas was a lot more expensive in 2000 than it was in the previous years, I remember gas was about $.35 higher in the summer of 2000 than it was in the summer of 1999, 1998 was the last time we've seen gas prices under $1 per gallon.
"These cars are highly desirable,"
Really? Who is highly desiring them? Is that why they can be bought dirt cheap now?
To 26th May 2009, 07:09 - regarding the "highly desirable"
He was being sarcastic... you were being sarcastic, weren't you?
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