Faults:
The alternator went due to a poor design by GM between 1987 and 1991.
Seats have started to wear a little.
The dashboard bowed at the de-fog outlet along the windshield. This happens frequently with the Cutlass line, but it was an easy fix.
Replaced the factory fog lights with OEM-style ones which fit perfectly into the brackets.
General Comments:
I was looking for a Chevy Cavalier Z24 when I ran into one of these. With all the performance and the creature comforts this wraps up into one tight package, I wouldn't look for a Z24 ever again.
This car has top-flight acceleration when equipped with a 2.8 liter V6 coupled with the 5-speed (manual) transmission.
The FE3 sports suspension handles the car flat-as-a-table around accelerated turns. Absolute Zero body roll. I've driven Chevy Camaros that handle much worse.
The International Series came equipped in 1989 with four bucket seats, two in front (with power lumbar adjustment) and two in back. Nice novelty, very comfortable.
I recently bought a new Maxima and found myself lost without my steering wheel controls, power seats, digital climate control, driver information system, rocket-powered power windows, low-end torque, and aggressive styling and sound. I miss my baby already, but I'll never sell her.
22nd Nov 2003, 08:02
This is such a horrible car if you really don't know what your your doing under the hood. You shouldn't have to take your car into a costly service center every time something breaks. Everybody wonders why these cars are so expensive. The reason is because nobody knows how to work on them and they have a service center work on it. The service center charges an arm and a leg to work on it because the engine compartment is very compact and hard to get at a lot of things. If you have a Cutlass Convertible or Cutlass Supreme, DO NOT HAVE YOUR CAR SERVICED do it yourself or have a friend do it.