Faults:

Door welding, simple job.

Wind-screen wiper motor 'loose'.

Alternator failure.

All quickly and easily fixed, inexpensively.

Fuel tank won't accept full capacity.

General Comments:

Acceptable performance from the engine which pulls from low revs quite well.

Lacklustre handling and ride, but this is a sedate road car and not 'fun' as such.

It's OK on long journeys, quite economical when driven calmly.

The luxuries, including a really impressive air conditioner for such a cheap car, make the car good value because the car itself is average.

Faults:

Distributor packed up at 40K miles and found that itis common problem for the cars above 40,000K miles.

Electrical windows playing.

Central locking playing.

Braking system is not proper.

General Comments:

Good car for good price.

Good mileage when compared in all the cars of this size.

Faults:

Electric windows control.

Boost electric control.

General Comments:

Even at the basic model, it comes with plenty of extras which are not added in to other manufacturer's common models, such as the Tercel, Corolla, Sentra, Suzuki, etc. It's very low cost, $5000 (in Costa Rica) makes the car a good and valuable option to choose, it would take two or three times more money to buy a similar Nissan or Toyota car.

When a year goes by, definitely there is a big difference between an Espero and those, some noises here and there, not that good a body or paint, it all depends how the car is when it was bought.

Acceleration is nice, quite a high fuel cost...

Faults:

Timing belt tensioner slipped resulting in instant engine failure.

Alternator burnt out.

Several oil leaks.

Engine overheated and the head cracked on the engine.

Fuel lock failed.

Coolant loss.

Central locking always fails.

General Comments:

This is the worst car that money can buy! It has died on the side of the road 3 times, and I've only had it a few months. The only good thing about this car is that I learnt heaps about cars and their motors. Also learnt some valuable lessions...

1. Never buy a Daewoo

2. Never buy a Daewoo

3. Never buy a Daewoo

Faults:

* Alternator went *3* times!

* Electrics played up (windows, CD).

* Spring in the steering column snapped.

* Airbag lights and engine management lights randomly go off.

* Rust after only 3 years.

* Radiator and cooling system (inc. surge tank) had to be replaced.

* Car would overheat in traffic.

* Car would thud and shudder when turning on full lock.

* Electric mirrors and aerial didn't work.

General Comments:

Bad investment. Low quality build and finishing, even though high equipment levels. Would not recommend to my worst enemy.