Would die when started cold (3500km) and had to be revved hard for a minute just to stop itself from choking. Fixed under warranty - a faulty choke.
Glove box kept opening by itself.
Rattles and squeaks galore.
Transmission oil leak at 7500km.
Window handle stayed in my hand (12000km).
Sucks fuel dreadfully - 9L/100km on the open road! That equals a V6 car!
I only bought it because my poor Bravo got wrecked and I needed something cheap quick. Bad mistake and I warn everybody not to buy these bombs.
The deals they offer are tempting, but it is badly made, not particularly comfortable and performs like a tank - the engine delivers more like a 1.1 than a 1.5. And that horrible fuel consumption.
On the good side.. the wheels didn't fall off.
Why would you have gotten a Lanos? My brother had one, he said it went more like a washing machine than a car. You should have gotten a Hyundai, they're a lot better.
Hyundia and Kia (same marque - companies meged) are the cheapest cars aside from proton and lada. Daewoo offers better quality, better residuals, better comfort and better fuel efficiency. I think this reviewer may simply have been a hyundai driver (with a rather weak level of education judging by their spelling) trying to have a go at the daewoo marque.
I Have a Daewoo Lanos and it acts the same way as his did. It eats a lot of fuel, car starts chocking at a stop light and then cuts out. I took it to a auto garage to see what was the problem, so the did a service and changed the ECG valve to see if that would fix the problem. Of course the problem was still their, so they changed the fuel pump and spark plug leads. At the end of that I spent over $1,400.00- the problem is still there. I will check on chock next. Thanks for the info. Dennis, Bermuda.
In regards to the fuel consumption... what do you expect? It is a cheaply made Korean car with an inefficient motor. On the other hand, it is one of the poorest cars in regard to safety (source: ANCAP crash tests)
I've been driving my Daewoo Lanos for 3 years now and I've not experienced any problems. It's a cute car. Just don't over-flog it.
Have owned my lanos for 10 years now and love it..
10lt to 100km around town and even more economical on the open road!!!
Few dents, taken a roadside log post out with the left side and some young guy decided to run in the right side to match but new parts and it still runs strong at a 167,000km
Would recommend for a first car.
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