22nd Jul 2012, 07:06

I love mine, but it is not cheap to keep, and if it breaks down out of your comfort zone, they can really rake you over as far as prices to fix whatever goes wrong. And if it has more than 60k miles, it can be little things like belts and hoses, which at home may not be a big problem.

But when it comes to taking your family on a long trip, I think the car is too temperamental, and I would give a lot of thought and research before making a purchase intended to use as you have described. For your family and pocket book, I believe you should be looking for a more simple car, not one of the first of its kind.

I too was taken in by its before its time look, and the feel of the way it drove, but I found out it has its faults, just like any other, but unfortunately this model has a few more than its share.

The 3.1 engine is a much better choice for a person looking for this car, but in a more dependable and far less costly to maintain type of Chevy. I have always been a GM man, and this is only my opinion, and I am not a mechanic, but when I hear a job that I used to do myself using junk yard parts costing $10.00, and when taken to a pro, I get estimates that start at $500.00 for same exact part installed, it has to make me wonder if I let the looks and feel of a new one, make my judgement unclear about future cost down the road.

I do NOT recommend this car as a reliable source of transportation, unless you have plenty of money and time to not have to use it as an every day car! I wish you the best of luck, and I have been researching about mine for years now, and this is my conclusion overall. If your main concern is keeping your family safe, this is not the used car for you.

I hope I was of some help, and I hope you make the decision to keep your family safe, rather than the great looks of this car, which is and was one of the first of its kind! I say this as one who has had one sitting in driveway, now useful to me only as a paper weight, until I find out if the outlay of the funds is worth it.

Make no mistake, they are planned by GM this way, and they will go no matter how well the car has been maintained. It is just the way of doing business in the automotive market today, and in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, etc.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU & FAMILY. Hope this helps, or is not just way too late, as I don't know how old these posts are.