Faults:

Runs well, but you can see the gas gauge go down as you drive. I get 14L/100 km. Car is rated at 11L/100 km. It gets same mileage in city as some of Chev's large vehicles. Very poor mileage... dealer says its due to twin overhead cam engine. It gets the same mileage as a Lincoln. I contacted GM and haven't heard back. I would advise against purchasing this car unless you are on a gas expense account or own a gas station.

General Comments:

Very poor gas mileage.

Nice looking car.

Has great options, but lacks a panic alarm, which is useful in find your car in a shopping plaza.

Lights have to be turned on, no low washing fluid warning, doors don't lock automatically.

Faults:

Everything is OK except for very poor gas mileage. It is specified at 7.9-11.9 litres per 100 km, but I'm getting like 17 litres per 100 km in the city driving.. This is 30% more gas! It is unbelievable. I will take this up with GM as the dealer said they can't do anything about this. It seems that everyone is having the same problem and GM should recall the cars to fix this problem.

Faults:

Head Gasket was replaced at 300km's.

Engine was replaced at 500 km's.

Computer has been re-programmed three times due to constant stalling while driving.

Passenger side front speaker has been replaced twice for vibrating.

Cruise control was replaced at 10, 000 km's.

General Comments:

Very smooth drive, however the car has spent far too much time in the garage for a new vehicle.

Faults:

My main complaint/concern with the Epica is that my engine light keeps turning on. I drove the car off the lot with the engine light on. I was told to check the gas cap, which was loose so was told that in about 100km that the tank would re pressurize and light would go off. If it did not turn off to go to a dealership and they would hook my car up to their computer and would reset the light. We were on vacation when we had to purchase the Epica and still on vacation when the light was reset the first time. Upon returning home the light was back on. I have had to take my Epica in about 8 times to have the engine light reset. They have found the cause to always be 2 of the 4 O2 sensors. I have had Bank 2 Sensor 1 and Bank 1 Sensor 1 replaced many times. I have also had a new "computer" of some sort replaced in the car, they are as we speak, replacing the ground wires. They found that on moving the "harness" bundle of wires that something spiked, but only for a short period of time so were unable to figure out what caused it. My dealership has been very supportive of my car troubles, but as this is the first year in Canada for the Epica, they really don't know what to do about this problem. I really need to find some other people that have the same problem so that my dealership can speak to their dealership. Please help. Does anyone know of a website where people who post messages can contact each other?

General Comments:

Seating is comfortable.

Looks nice.

I like the 16" tires.

Good snow tires are very expensive for this car.