Faults:

I Blew the engine within the first month I owned the car. I then had a performance rebuild to make it a sleeper. Then I had transmission problems and went through two of them. I finally had to spring for a performance 3 speed transmission. I have had the starter go twice. Sway bar links went twice. Good coolant leak a couple times.

General Comments:

This car has only been touched by someone else when I had the engine built and when I had the transmission built. Otherwise I do the work on it. I love my car and it is super quik.

Faults:

The only problem that I've had with the car since I've owned it is that the radiator fan died, but it was because it became disconnected, it only took a few minutes to correct the problem.

General Comments:

The car is extremely reliable, get in it every morning and it starts right up.

The only real complaint I have with the car is the backseat, it could be a little more spacious, but since I never have many passengers, this never presented itself as a real problem.

Faults:

I bought this car from a family member who had rear-ended a jeep, so I started out with the replacement of several front end parts. Once the front end was restored, I started it up. It sounded great and drove great for about 1 week then depression set in.

I had to replace: crankshaft positioning sensor, idle air control valve, water pump, alternator, throttle positioning sensor, fuel rail, computer, and fuel pressure regulator, all within 1 years time. Once all that was completed, I had myself an aggressive sports car. It handled well in the curves and would certainly make you stop and take notice as it raced by.

Unfortunately for me, I am no longer the owner of this sweet little ride. It was totaled by my insurance company last week due to the carelessness of a driver who ran a stop sign.

General Comments:

If taken care of this car will perform beyond your expectations.

Faults:

Note that dealer service had been marked as 0 because I've never seen a dealer regarding this vehicle.

Rust created hole in muffler. However, it certainly sounds like a slapped a Flowmaster on it, so I guess that's sort of a neutral thing, huh?

Power locks stopped working due to electrical short.

Need to pull fuse to prevent battery drain due to above.

Water enters the trunk via the wheel wells and soaks the trunk upholstery.

Sunroof leaks a little bit, drips a small amount, but nothing severe.

General Comments:

Back around 120k miles, I used this vehicle for a newspaper route (as much as I didn't want to!). One day my thermostat went while I was out twenty miles from my home. My engine overheated to approx. 300 degrees... and *did not seize*. The 3.1 in this car is unkillable.

I have never come off the line slower than anyone in this car, with the exception of a very customized Grand National. The governor prevents me from outracing a lot of people, but on the 0-60 very few stock vehicles can beat this vehicle with a stock configuration.

My overall repair costs for this vehicle have not exceeded $2,000 over the 45k mile duration I have owned this vehicle for. Many of these improvements included typical wear and tear (i.e. radiator hoses, thermostat, belts, muffler, weather stripping). These repair costs were all expected for a vehicle as old as it is.

I have purchased this vehicle based on the performance of many friends' vehicles (five of us own Z24s). None have required major repairs, all are 1994 or older (as the old J-Body is the best Cavalier there ever will be), and none have less than 100k miles. One has 300k, and was the basis for this purchase.