Why does everyone rag on this vehichle so much? Seems like a great deal for a new car with 4grand rebate.
Chevrolet Cavaliers ?
- Thread starter Zorro
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The vehicle itself is fine.
It's the ricers that kill it, with the J-Type body kits, the whale-tails, and the decals. Dear god, the decals.
Cavaliers are rivaling Civics locally for the "worst rice" award.
- M4H
It's the ricers that kill it, with the J-Type body kits, the whale-tails, and the decals. Dear god, the decals.
Cavaliers are rivaling Civics locally for the "worst rice" award.
- M4H
I think for 10 grand, its a good car to buy.. the ecotec is a good engine, you can also see that with the jump in mechanical quality ratings when it replaced the 2.4L.
I have an 89 Z24 2.8 Cavalier and its got 179k miles on it. Just had a tune up done on it and compression and everything else in the engine seems to be fine. Transmission died so I'm getting that fixed (next week! w00) but otherwise I love the car. I'm surprised the transmission made it to 179k the way I beat on it.. I hate the interior, but my car is still faster than most civics and it looks a hell of a lot better with the cowl induction hood and factory side skirts.
I bought a new 1989 Cavalier after high school, plain model with IIRC a 2.0 Liter. Worst car I ever owned, without question. I sold it to a junk yard six years later for $300.
The radiator or heater core (I forget which) rotted out at 60,000 miles, dumped all my antifreeze on the highway. Thank goodness my check engine/temperature light came on...long after the damage was done. The engine overheated and warped the aluminum head, I had to have the upper-end rebuilt when the car was only 30 months years old - out of warranty.
The shop tried to find a new or remanufactured GM head for three days, called every US supplier they knew of, who then called all their contacts. There was not a single new or remanufactured aluminum head for that engine in the entire United States of America and all suppliers were given an ETA of two months by GM and its suppliers. Meaning, there were so many Cavalier owners replacing that head that GM couldn't build them fast enough. So I had to have the damned thing milled and rebuilt. It never ran the same again.
I worked with a guy who owned the exact same car - same year and engine. He put 200,000 miles on it without so much as changing the freaking spark plugs or getting a tune up. Just changed the oil a couple times per year.
Go figure.
The radiator or heater core (I forget which) rotted out at 60,000 miles, dumped all my antifreeze on the highway. Thank goodness my check engine/temperature light came on...long after the damage was done. The engine overheated and warped the aluminum head, I had to have the upper-end rebuilt when the car was only 30 months years old - out of warranty.
The shop tried to find a new or remanufactured GM head for three days, called every US supplier they knew of, who then called all their contacts. There was not a single new or remanufactured aluminum head for that engine in the entire United States of America and all suppliers were given an ETA of two months by GM and its suppliers. Meaning, there were so many Cavalier owners replacing that head that GM couldn't build them fast enough. So I had to have the damned thing milled and rebuilt. It never ran the same again.
I worked with a guy who owned the exact same car - same year and engine. He put 200,000 miles on it without so much as changing the freaking spark plugs or getting a tune up. Just changed the oil a couple times per year.
Go figure.
Ecotec? Does that mean Chevy is using Opel engines now (Opel engines usually have that ecotec name, Opel is part of GM)?
And yes Opel does make decent engines (they last and use little fuel(in combination with the Opel cars anyway)), but Opels overall quality is ass, since that GM guy is at the helm of Opel, it only took him a few years to destroy Opels image and market share....
just checked the Chevy website, seems like they start to offer some Opels under the Chevy badge -> Malibu Maxx= Opel Signum, Malibu LS = Opel Vectra but I think the Opel Version looks much nicer but that is just me...
ohtwell
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I've owned two cavaliers and I loved both. I traded in my 91 with over 224,000 miles on it. Still had the same engine and tranny. I had to fix a few minor things but nothing too serious. The 98 I own now, has over 140,000 miles on it, has been a bit more of a problem. The ABS went out and the evaporator core had to be replaced. I still think it's a great car though. I can understand why people dog them though, because they have the worst rating when it comes to wrecks. As far as the quality of the major parts goes I have no reason to complain.
Hopefully the Cobalt will be built stronger.
: ) Amanda
Hopefully the Cobalt will be built stronger.
: ) Amanda
Siddhartha
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Siddhartha
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"/me pages ohtwell" means "I've owned two cavaliers and I loved both"?
Sarcasm on: Forgive me, how could I be so slow?: sarcasm off
Lemme break this down for you:
Knowing ohtwell owns a Cavalier, ElFenix says "/me pages ohtwell."
/me is the command in IRC that will display your nick, so that means "ElFenix pages ohtwell."
Pages is used in the sense of "Paging Dr. Clue. Can we get a Clue in here?"
ohtwell responds with her input on the topic.
The end.
JetsFanatic
Platinum Member
They must be cheap since that is what my company buys for their fleet.
But when I have to drive it
it is not that bad for a small car
But when I have to drive it
it is not that bad for a small car
"Cavalier offer many useful features at attractive prices that are often discounted. But they feel ancient next to newer-design competitors and badly trail them for refinement, workmanship, and space efficiency. Overdue replacements are still some years off."
-- Roger Ebert
-- Roger Ebert
It's because it's junk. I've had several girlfriends that had owned one at one time or another and all of them said that the car spent more time in the shop than on the road. $4K rebate is nothing when you look at the resale. You'll lose that much or more just leaving the dealership parking lot.
Sal
Sal
Originally posted by: NFS4
HAHAHAHAHAHA, that could be part of the reason
Nobody's asking why the Cavalier is ragged on compared to the import. Zorro is asking why the Cavalier is ragged on, period.
It's a fine car that suits the needs of people who don't require all the bullsh|t.
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