Faults:

Air conditioning makes has always been noisy (The dealer assures me that there is nothing wrong with it). It works, so for now I will leave it as is.

Timing belt needs replacing at 90,000kms. Don't bother trying to do this yourself unless you are prepared to take the power steering pump off.

There is a big blind spot in the rear of the vehicle, and the pillars each side of the windscreen are over large and cause a blind spot.

The engine is fussy with petrol types. This may sound a little silly, but if I fill up at certain brand of petrol stations (I will not mention the name, but it is one of the bigger chains around) the car will idle very poorly, almost stalling.

Driving for an hour or more will leave me with a slight back ache.

The front seats slowly lean back wards and you are driving. It is not noticable while driving, but nearly every time I go to drive I have to tilt the seat up just a little.

Factory CD player died at 10,000. Replaced under warranty, now skips over the slightest bumps.

General Comments:

If you can buy a brand new car for $13,000 what do you expect? For the price it is a great little run about. If it lasts me 10 years i will be happy.

There is surprisingly enough room in the back seat for 2 adults to sit comfortably.

I have had this vehicle since new and it has not once broken down or let me down.

Faults:

Yesterday my engine burst into flames as I was driving along the road. The resulting blaze (which lasted approximately 8 minutes before the emergency services put it out) melted all the plastic components under the bonnet in addition to the grill, headlights and front tyres.

Despite having 12 months to run on my warranty, Daewoo have denied liability and I am forced to lodge an insurance claim. The fire was obviously due to a fuel or electrical problem.

Faults:

Not one problem in the 12500 kms I have owned the car.

General Comments:

Compared to other cars in the class (small & cheap), the Lanos is definitely the winner. Its finish is great, and as standard it has power steering, CD player and air conditioning.

3 years free care are fantastic, and I have not one complaint with the service department, they will go out of their way to help me.

The front seats in my 3 door are the only annoying thing, the lever to tilt the seat forward to allow people to get in and out fo the back is halfway up the seats. This makes getting seat covers a bit difficult.

Faults:

Too many too name - from seals around the door breaking, plastic trim falling off and worst the fuel consumption - 13 litres per 100km, unbelievable for a 1.5 litre car. OK it's auto and we mostly do short trips with the air con running, but this is ridiculous.

The dealer initially stated that it was a problem, but after 10 services and Daewoo Australia taking the car for 3 weeks, they decided that 13 l/100km was normal!!!

We also had oil with the consistency of mud (normal again according to Daewoo) due to 17% petrol in the oil. Yes, we have the analysis from Mobil.

Seats are badly worn after 2 years. Plastic scratches easily.

I have very little if anything, positive to say about this lemon.

General Comments:

Utter rubbish. At $18000 Aus I did not expect a Rolls nor did I expect what we got.