21st Mar 2001, 12:54

I have just purchased a matiz se plus and have found it to be a great little car. It looks sporty and has plenty of room inside. The speed is irrelevant as if you wanted to go faster then you would buy a bigger engine car with a higher insurance group. My friends think it is great and already two of them are looking at buying a matiz in the future. Service was great in Swansea. So well done Daewoo keep up the good work. This car does everything that it was designed to do and a whole lot more.

31st Mar 2001, 13:21

I too had a Matiz new in Nov 1998, but it kept giving problems and breaking down. I loved it at first, but got totally fed up with it due to reliability. Traded it in for a Rover Mini which is MUCH better.

20th Apr 2005, 07:21

I'm with the people who have had problems with the dealerships. Those of you who haven't, well, lucky you! I liked the car when I bought it, but it's strange how things seemed to start going wrong when the warranty ran out! And do I push my car like it's a Ferrari? No, I'm just a middle aged advanced motorist who is sick and tired of being fobbed off by a second rate company. And it's no better now it's Chevrolet.

13th Apr 2010, 19:14

I inherited my Matiz from my sister. Ohhh joy (not). I didn't really want it, but it was a free car.

I passed my test shortly after, and I was on my way to work when the r-clip snapped on the gears. Fixed for free by mate who owns a garage, then two weeks later, a gear cable came loose; stuck in gear, fixed by the RAC.

After that, a few weeks later, I lost second, fourth and reverse gear, so I took it to the garage and had to have my gearbox rebuilt, but oh well, 450 pounds later, back on the road.

I think it's a pretty quick car for an 800cc; can outrun a Clio and a Corsa, and I even beat a Saxo VTR (in acceleration).

I do thrash this car a lot, but now the gears are fixed, it's reliable and very fun to drive, and it was free, but if I had the choice, I wouldn't own one :)