The Luminas seem to EAT alternators. I am on my fourth, luckily I bought the lifetime alternator warranty so it hasn't cost much. The alternators can be had for about $100 (for the lifetime warranty) and are a pain in the butt to replace.
The EGR valve is about $180 (aftermarket) and fails about 85k miles.
I haven't had the brake problems that others seem to, but I don't have ABS so maybe that's it.
The best thing about this car is the safety, I hit a pick-up (full size) on a slippery road at about 35mph and didn't get a scratch. That alone has got to be worth something.
I just bought a lumina 1990 and I find that for a car that old that it's a verry nice compfortable ride going in it compare to some other brand card that I've seen to the sane years car of course I had sum little trouble with the machine buts we cannot forget that a 1990 was manifactured in january 1980 so in 2003 it's a verry good purshase for a car that old they are on todays market some cars that are petty compare too those good old chevy.
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