Faults:

Just about nothing. Of course when you buy a used car, the first thing is to give it a good check over. I've replaced:

Thermostat, battery, spark plugs, spark plug wires, all things needed for tune up, all 6 fuel injectors, digital dash (still isn't the best but can see things clearly), Sony radio, brakes pads/rotors/calipers/brake shoes, 2 new front tires, water pump, timing belt/chain, interior accessory lights in footwell, transmission cable & bracket (bracket rusted off).

For a minute it had this weird high idle (2000 rpm the minute you start it) but somehow it magically went away (even the Chevy techs were stumped) & it runs beautifully.

Also replaced the side mirrors (folding Indy 500 mirrors). Found Beretta mirrors online at Ebay & painted them same teal color.

The paint is now patina & every car painter said to really paint it right & get the 32 year old paint code, it'd be about 3-4 grand to paint. So it's a teal/patina sort of thing going on. The worst thing is it leaks when it rains on the passenger. Getting a new headliner should end that.

General Comments:

I honestly think buying it from a one owner, $1500 for 126000 miles isn't bad.

After putting about 2000 in it, it's a great car, always starts no matter how cold it gets, NEVER runs hot, just a little bit on raggedy side inside, but still I'm happy with it. Even in its current condition, I get people who had one & I hear their stories about them. I ALWAYS wanted an Indy 500 teal with sunroof. And now I can happily say I'll drive it til it won't go no more.

Faults:

Clutch.

Exhaust.

Ignition coil.

General Comments:

Found my GTZ off a guy that wanted 900. Was my 1st time being taken by a private seller. Didn't know much bout cars then, didn't know how to drive a stick either, so I had my friend test drive. I still remember the sound of the quad 4 with NO exhaust system.

Later once I got plates, I learned the loud exhaust was from the manifold not the convertor as originally thought. The turn signals only worked if I flashed the stalk myself, 5th and reverse didn't work, nor did the brake lights. And I was lacking an air cleaner element.

Drove the Beretta for 5 months before the clutch went, partly due to me thinking I was in a Fast and the Furious movie. She'd go from a dead stop to 110 before I even got thru a freeway on-ramp. Garaged her for a year, fixed the clutch, shift linkage, & coil for the same price I paid. Drove her for a couple months til winter, then kept as a project car.

Eventually, my son was born and needed a bigger car. That and the clutch was going AGAIN. So I let her go for once again, $900.

Interior was crappy from day one, the car obviously wasn't taken care of by the previous owners. This being my only GM model car, I can't fairly base my opinion on the company off one small car.