Struts and shocks.
Starter.
Alternator (twice!)
Head gasket.
Underpowered (2.0L 4 cylinder engine).
Basic, no frills car.
A/C and heater are excellent (important in Canada!)
Approx. 30 mpg on average.
Horrible wind noise and rough idling.
The Cavalier is a good car if you keep it up. The only thing that bothers me is that it idles rough and the fact that almost every other week I've got to put something on the car. It's good on gas, mileage, and other fluids. This is a very good model car and I would get another one, but maybe this time a newer model.
The Cavalier is the most dependable car I have ever owned. It is excellent on gas mileage. I have owned my Cavalier for eleven years, driven it in snow, heat, rain, up and down mountains, and still it keeps running strong. It has 180,000 miles and all of them are mine.
The only problem I have with the Cavalier is that it is front wheel drive. The front wheels are doing all of the work for the car, and that causes them to wear too fast.
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