2003 Chevrolet Nabira CD from Malaysia - Comments

I own a Nabira for the last 2 years. I am happy with car and hardly give me problems until I ment into accident recently.

It was a minor one, my front bonnet was rammed by a motorbike and something is broken somewhere near the bumper.

My only complain is the services and spare part. For a simple latch at the front bonnet it costed me RM 250.00. The other problem is it is hard to get spare part. To replace the something under the front bumper, I was told no srock in Malaysia and Singapore and may be have to order from germany. It has been 2 weeks and I am yet to hear a good news from AltoSpektra and Hicomobil!!

Perhaps I should stick to japanese brand!

Hi, got my Chevrolet Nabira since Nov 2003 when it was launched in Malaysia. I fully agreed with the high price of spare parts and most shop don't stock them. The other bad experience I encountered were the service knowlegde of the service center. They don't seem to know anything. I am thinking of selling my Nabira no doubt they are a great car for a family. Any interested party please email me khyeoh9@yahoo.com.

Bought Zafira Feb 2002. The alternator failed twice around 2 years gap. Cost me RM3,000 each. 3 month ago had to replace the belt tensioner cost me RM800. Two days back the ignition key unit jammed. Cost me RM600 to fix. The driver arm-rest broken can't find parts to fix or replace. I guess that's the price I have to pay for choosing an "exotic car" in Malaysia.

Hi guys...

I'm actually thinking of getting used Nabira. Never get into/drive this car yet, but fall into it's outside look, and price for 2nd hand quite cheap. But after found out the difficulties of getting spare parts/repairs, now I should change my mind. Any opinion guys...

In England they advertise this with two confusing accented boys being the owners and drivers. They appear to insult their parents and sit around on chairs eating pork pies from the north of England. I wonder if this the sort of example the Zafira should be setting for young people. Driving and families is a serious business, and this advertising shows great dishonour.

The word Zafira is Arabic as many of us know, and it means success.

I just bought Opel Zafira 2001 which is similar to Chevrolet Nabira in Malaysia. Found this Opel Zafira forum at www.ramp-it.net; from here I've found Opel/Chevrolet workshop in USJ named ECOTEC. These guys were trained in Germany, so no problems with spare parts and technical issues.