The car ate alternators, batteries, front brakes/rotors.
The A/C failed twice.
The speakers buzzed after 2 years on the "top of the line" Delco EW cassette.
Went through 4 sets of Eagle GT+4 Goodyears in 75,000 miles.
Paint flaked off at 3 years old; got Chevy to repaint it for nothing.
The interior started falling apart after 5 years.
The exhaust rusted out at 50,000 miles (no snow here).
The transmission leaked at 70,000 miles, along with the rack & pinion and engine. Finally died when a main seal blew on the I-10.
The LAST Chevrolet I ever bought. It was my wife's car, and she was not hard on it. Turned out to be a money pit. My father had good luck with several Impala/Caprices, but the Beretta was garbage.
I had better service from my Renault Alliance, which everyone said was a piece of crap. Heartbeat of America? If so I'm goin' to Vancouver.
Well there is no such car as a gt z26...also my paint came off early too, that sucked, however, my beretta went over 200k miles and I barely put a dime in it.
Just curious? What was the cost of the Beretta back in 1988? I owned an '88 for over three years and I paid $2000. for it. It is just a regular 4 cylinder automatic with no options. My email address is moultonsasha@hotmail.com. I would love to know what they were worth in their day!
I must comment on your disrespect toward American vehicles. I would ask that you not base your entire American car experience on one car. Particularly a Chevrolet. Ford makes some very fine automobiles. Very dependable and affordable. Perhaps you just put your eggs in the wrong basket.
Maybe if your wife knew how to drive and was not so hard on the car it would have been more reliable! My Girlfriend bought a 96 berretta used with 40k on it and it runs like a top.
I don't own a Chevy and never have, but my mom has a '95 z26 and it's awesome. A buddy of mine has a '94 z26 and loves it. Every car has the potential to be junk regardless of model and make. It's all the luck of the draw. Maybe if you knew what to look for you wouldn't have the problems you have. Just my 2 cents! BTW you forgot to complain about having to pay for the gas it uses!
Just to answer a few questions:
Yes, there was a Z26 package for the GT... it consisted mainly of suspension upgrades iirc.
We paid about $13,000 for it new, all options except digital dash and rear defroster.
I've owned several American cars, this was one of the worst.
My wife rarely breaks 40mph, as she never drives out of the city. She's on her 4th car in 56 years.
Last guy's right you know. Z-26 is a typical GM idea of a so-called "sports car". (HAHAHA) You know, Add bigger tires and a few decals and PRESTO!!!: It's a "performance car". Just like Grand Prix, Grand Am (chuckle), Monte Carlo,...
And on and on and on. Hey General Motors, SPARE us!!! It's a miracle they never made a Chevette SS!!! HAHA.
Den.
Have a 95 z26 with 84k on it and it's still running strong
wish they still made them.
Well I'm glad your going to If so Vancouver. you'll never tear-up another beretta ever, it makes me want to cry that you could even drive a beretta hard enough to break it, gosh did your wife drive around with the e-brake on and he food on the gas and brake??
There was no Beretta Z26 for this model year. Are you shure you know what car you're talking about?
Look through any option book for 1988 Chevrolets and you'll see the Z26 sport package for the Beretta.
I agree that the Beretta was a hunk of feces. GM built over a million Berettas & Corsicas - where are they now? (see that soda pop can on your desk?)
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