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Just like some of the others, my window whistles very loudly when I go 100km/h or higher. Had the window seals re-glued for $50 and so far so good.
Has a delayed response when I drop a gear and floor it. The dealership told me I needed to replace the coil pack at a cost of $750. Which was a crock because I found a used one at an auto wrecker for $150 and installed it myself. This still hasn't solved my delay problem, but it did stop my sputtering problem.
I've put 30,000kms on it and have replaced the spark plugs twice. All of the spark plugs were completely toast.
The windshield wiper arms are absolute crap, the minute you start driving the wipers lift away from the windshield. I even put the really expensive wipers with the wind tunnels for added pressure they still don't touch the windshield.
Other than all those problems, it handles incredibly well. So far its been a cheap car to buy and maintain.
Chevrolet did one thing right by putting the 2.4L engine in it.
I have been able to beat quite a few 5.0L Mustangs and Camaros with it. Quite shocking for a guy in a muscular car, when a girl in a Cavalier can kick his butt. Ha. Ha.
This car also does incredible on gas, I can easily get 650km per tank with city driving.
I would like to see the cavalier Z24 that could beat a 5.0L Mustang in any sort of race.
Beating a 5.0? 140hp vs. 275hp give or take. Highly doubtful.
First of all I didn't say all 5.0's or Camaro's I said a few.
Second of all if you've watched any kind of racing a front wheel drive car is very capable of taking most rear wheel drive cars off the line. My problem begins when the "more powerful" car gets traction, which seems to be a big problem with a lot of 5.0 owners. They "beef" up their engines, but don't think about modifications to enhance their traction so a lot of them sit at the start line wasting rubber and that's where we "little" car people get an advantage.
Sorry I must point out to you that the stock 5.0L Mustang mid 90's had an actual horsepower rating of 205hp to 225hp not 275hp. Also for a fun learning experience take a trip to your local track and find a modified 2.4L and watch it race. The first time I saw a 2.4L beat a 5.0L was at the track and I was quite shocked. I thought maybe the guy in the 5.0L was just a crappy driver, until we put a chip in and did some timing adjustments. All I can say is WOW!!
Sorry, my dear. No matter what you say, you absolutely DID NOT beat a Mustang or Camaro of any kind. I owned a 1994 Camaro Z-28, and there was no way a Cavalier was going to take me. Even with mods, that engine won't even compete with a V-Tech, let alone a small block. No B.S., please.
Yea I've got a z24 same year and have also beat a few camaros so dude no b.s. from u.
I love it when people with small, inferior cars get called on their bs, and then immediately resort to talking about some mythical, "modified" car that they read about or heard about once, the same model as theirs before some guy turned it into a $50,000 pro street or funny car, that blows away everything at the track. Therefore, so can theirs, the reasoning goes. Just because you passed a Mustang or Camaro at the stoplight before he got rolling when the light turned green doesn't mean that you beat them in a race. Modified, modified, modified. You could modify it by strapping a Saturn V rocket to it and blasting it to the moon, but it would still just be an old Z24 Cavalier.
I will have to agree with her, my 2000 Z24 and stomp my dads z28 at the line (about 100ft) depending on his traction. But also I would have to say it most unlikly that a Cavalier can beat any muscule car. I would rather have a Camaro.
I have a 2000 z24 and I've also beaten 5.0s with it, and all I've got in it is a K&N cool air intake and a flow master exhaust kit on it, so bring your 5.0 to the line anytime buddy.
This isn't that complicated just go look up some times/specs for these cars and compare, that will tell you which is faster.
I also have a Cavalier Z24 and I am always the first one from the lights, 150h.p. may not seem to be a lot, but put that much into a compact car and it does.
My dad has a 1986 Ford Mustang V8, and I have beat him from the line with my 2001 Chevy Cavalier Z24, the Mustang has a ton of horsepower, but it has no traction so he just sits there and spins the tires while I have already met the finish line. I love my Cavalier and I wouldn't trade it for a Mustang or Camaro any day...
I have a 2000 Z24 Cavalier with a cold air intake, headers, and a ractive exhaust on it, and let me say this..."It fly's!" I have beaten a '96 Eagle Talon Tsi (AWD Turbo) in a sprint from 0-90mph. The Talon has 210HP, but low torque..
Also a blue '98 Civic Si has been trying to race me lately and I must say that those VTechs are pretty pathetic. 160HP and 98ft./lbs. of torque wouldn't even beat a stock Z24's 150HP/155ft./lbs.of torque.
As for the mustang's...those Fox body 5.0L are more bark than bite. with about 225HP and a whole lot more weight than a Z24...it is possible to beat one in a sprint from 0-70MPH...after that it is all about gearing. My friend has a 5.0 mustang and I beat him all the time. My car has been dynod at 195HP, and 210ft./lbs. torque, which is more than enough to leave a 302c.i. mustang behind... especially when you factor in the car's weights.
Its rather easy to beat a fox body mustang when those old 5.0s put out 300 lb/ft of torque coupled with a light rear end.
You beating an AWD turbo talon is nearly impossible. Unless the talon was an automatic or the driver missed a shift.
This whole thread is ridiculous. I have friends that have modded engines and bored them out in there z24s gutted and all. Even with a 100 shot of nitrous, the best I have seen from a Cavalier is a 13.8. BEST.
And the whole beating a 96 Talon is rubbish unless it wasn't running correctly. Please don't BS on a forum, it doesn't make you more of a person and it gives other z24 owner false hopes.
1995 Eclipse GSX 328HP to wheels
1999 Dodge Dakota R/T yet to be dynoed.
I'm still with her... I have a z24 and I've beaten numerous 5.0's with it. I'm not saying all of them, each race has different factors that go along with it. But I am saying it's not impossible and it's done more often than you know. Just because you may not have been beaten, doesn't mean you won't. We aren't trying to say that our 2.4L are the best out there because we know that they aren't. We just want the credit for what we do have and what we can do without having to argue with people who weren't there and are stubborn and close-minded.