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Chevy definitely gives you the most for your money!
Chevy definitely gives you the most for your money!
Chevy definitely gives you the most for your money!
Does your LTZ have the 3.1L or 3.8L engine?
When does your lease expire? Interested in
selling it? How much?
My 2000 Impala LS has this engine but the HP rating is 200HP.
The Lumina LTZ is a great car! Don't pass it up!
asking $15000 CAD (or $10000 USD). Any opinions?
However, try to hunt down a US LTZ with the 3800 engine. Its a much better proposition. Can you get a US LTZ used model up there in Canada?
Anyone looking for an LTZ will be well served getting on with the 3.8. Don't assume that because it's an LTZ that it has the 3.8
To Canada7: sorry fellow Canuck, they are not the same. The Canadian '98 LTZ does not have rear disc brakes while stateside they were standard and the 3.1 is standard,or rather was, in the Canadian '98 LTZ while the 3.8 was standard in the States.
Does this car seem to be reliable? I really only want to keep it for maybe 2-3 years until I get out of school and buy a new car altogether so I can sell it and recoup as much of my initial costs as possible. What would you suggest, will she bottom out or need $1,000 in repairs in less than a year or do you think this model is a good buy?
I recently put around Cdn$350 into a transmission solenoid repair for our '93 Corsica, but I figured, hey it's been very reliable up to this point and there's only slight surface rust (Brockville, Ontario, Canada) so that's a pretty good deal.
suggested that I give it a chemical undercoating to make it last longer. The dealer is certifying
it and doing the emissions testing. I pick it up
Thursday afternoon. I can hardly wait to take it
on the highway... This car feels so solid on the road and gives comfort and feeling of security. Any of you installed mudguards and are they worth the money? What about a bra? I would like to keep the car as long as I can.
Bought the 1998 from my sister who had it as a company car, she put 35000 on it from June 98 to March 99 (when I bought it). Since then I've got 53000 miles. Overall quality - I love this car.
No repairs needed yet. The worst thing I can say about the car is during emergency turning, the car tends to understeer (when turning and braking hard, the front end seems to slip and want to keep going straight instead of actually turning)... BUT this is a sedan and not a sports car. I believe the LTZ package has a stiffer suspension and fixes this problem. However comma with this soft suspension makes a very smooth quiet ride! Gas mileage could be better, I get about 22/23 city and highway. (I'm 29 but not a fast driver)
The Lumina is indeed a great inexpensive overlooked value. I would compare it to the Taurus but haven't driven the Taurus a lot (rented a couple times). I couldn't choose which I'd like better. I was actually hesitant about buying another american designed car.
No problems with tranny, engine, leaking, or anything else.
Are economical cars no longer politically correct, Mr. Mdelrosso??
with my problem. I have 95 MC LS 9essentially a 2-door Lumina) that I bought as a
'demo' (no manuals). It has alarm/keyless entry -
kidney-shaped remote w/2 buttons - one little green
button(does not seem to do anything) and larger
black round one - raises your windows when if they
are down, locks the doors and arms the alarm when
pressed. To unlock, I press the black button and it
is supposed to unlock BOTH doors. When the engine
is started, the locks lock down automatically. If
someone pulls handel at that
moment, the door locks, and you have to manually unlock it from inside to let a passenger in.
After that, if I lock it using remote and then
unlock it, the driver door stayes locked. I cannot
open it from the outside even with the key. I have to go inside thru driver's door and pull a little lock lever (not
the door handle) to open passenger's door from
inside. This happened to me a few times before, and
each time I eventually found a way to return it
back to normal (i.e remote opens both doors) - by
pressing lock - unlock and pulling little lever. It
has to be done in certain order. Trouble is, I
cannot remember WHICH order exactly. Does anyone
have similar alarm? any help is appreciated!
it had 31000 miles and now has just over 50000. The only problem I had were the front brakes
needed rotors turned twice. The last mechanic I took it to told me it was because the rear brakes were out of adjustment so he adjusted them correctly and what a difference! You see if the rear brakes are out of adjustment then they dont do much work and the front brakes take too much of the load causing them to overheat and warp. It is
the best car for the money and it looks like it is a much more expensive car!! Too bad Chevy has quit
making them..
Any case, the replacement, the 2000-2001 Impala, is a great car. Even better, tham Lumina, and not much more expensive, especially in the basic version.
Happy trails!
Buck
Robi
I wrote this because i ask that you remind yourself that safty counts and please consider cars that have good crash ratings because you can always buy a new car but you can never replace a lost loved one.
Thanks for reading~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Julian
I like this car very much. I bought it when it was already 168000km on it.
I replaced a battery,oxigen sensor, and breaks.
Thats it. My wife has a Toyota Corolla 2000 and I can't drive it after Lumina. I got always back pain after this car. Lumina has fully adjustable driver sitting and it is a plessure to drive this car for a long distance.
It is strong like a rock. No problem at all. No one time put me out of the road.Very good on a high speed. Can easily handle a sharp turns. It is not a race car, but not a slow one.
I am going to sell it and to buy Impala.
Police took this car for themself,so it says something.
Who is interesting in Lumina 1993 just e-mail me.
I am from Toronto igor_me2001@yahoo.com
I will sell it cheap. I am in a hurry