Faults:

To date, all I have had to change is the serpentine belt in the car (the timing belt?) and I have once replaced the brakes and the tires (fairly routine for any vehicle) so *knocks on wood* Nothing wrong has happened yet!

General Comments:

It drives very nicely! The suspension is very soft, yet seems to handle well on turns. The engine is lacking some horsepower, perhaps, but it still runs smoothly once at speed.

The heating system in the car is also quite terrible, being a Daewoo (car actually made by Daewoo/also known as the Daewoo Lacetti) and being designed for southern climates, it's understandable, and the air conditioner works like a dream!

One complaint I do have about the car, is that the brake pedal seems fairly soft, and I know that it is speed sensitive, and also the faster you push on it, the harder it is for emergency stop situations, but I still would prefer a hard brake pedal all the time.

Other than that, I am in love with the car. I do LOTS of traveling, and it hasn't done me wrong in years! I will get the new Optra, which will be renamed the Chevrolet Cruz when it comes out. This car will also be a Daewoo product, and has been released in Japan and a few other countries, and has great reviews, not to mention the fact that it's SEXY!

Faults:

Dealers will not touch the car and it is a lease!

General Comments:

The car has been good in the fact that it has never broken down.

The fact that the heater pushes out warm air (never hot) in the winter and the A/C is so weak it never cools the car in the summer, I can't wait for the lease to be done.

I tried to have the dealer look at it, but I couldnt even find a dealer that would change a bulb since it is covered under the warranty I find that strange. Apparently since it is a DAEWOO no one wants anything to do with it. The gas mileage is very poor and it is slow slow slow. I took a chance on a chevy since my wife`s family always buys them, but I am going back to Honda!

Oh and a good piece of info regarding the car is the resale value is nothing... according to the blue book they are only worth around 6grand, the buy out on the lease (if I even would) is 14 grand. WOW!

Faults:

Clutch master cylinder failed, GM service bulletin fix available.

General Comments:

I have owned an 2004 Optra, and I have very little negative feedback.

The only problem I had that made the car undriveable was the clutch master cylinder failure, of which there was a GM service bulletin to repair, which I was made aware of (I worked at the dealer) before the problem happened. When it got really cold outside (-40 C), the master cylinder would stop working and the clutch would stay engaged.

The only other issue I noticed, is that when I had the oil changed at a service center other than the GM dealer, the oil plug leaked because they did not replace the plug gasket/washer.

I have not replaced the timing belt yet, but I am going to at the next service.