Lifespan of chevy cavalier??
Question: to those who have had/have chevy cavaliers, about how long did they last you before they started breaking down a lot? how many miles?
Answers: This is probably one of the most reliable cars out there! and just to note, they NEVER had toyota powertrains in them, always been an ECOTEC engine, so its a GM thing....anyway my sister won't get rid of hers and she has nearly 400K miles on there, same engine and transmission. The interior isn't beautiful but when you pay 10 grand for a brand new car, beggers can't be choosers..anyway just change the oil, and don't rev the engine up (keep it under 3000 RPM when driving) and it will last as long as you want it to.
Most cars are good for 150,000
the better you take care of it the longer the life span
I've had my little blue Chevy Cavalier since September 1983. She's had a couple of new paint jobs, and I keep her maintained. Her upholstery and carpeting are like new, she purrs like a cat driving down the highway, and she is showing no signs of old age whatever. I love Little Chev , and she's got job security for just as long as she keeps doing for me what she has faithfully done for the last 23 years.
The life of it depends if they have been in a head on collision or not.
Coach
Any vehicle will last as long as you maintain proper maintenence and for as long as parts are being made. The bottom line is you. How do you drive your vehicle? Normal or aggressive? Do you have your vehicle regularly checked out and serviced by a qualified mechanic? Depending upon how you answer these questions will depend on how long your vehicle will last. It could be as little as 100,000 miles or as many as 200,000+
Do regular maintenance,don't abuse it,it should go 200,000 miles easily.
Hi there - I had one that lasted about 7 years. I drove around 10-12K miles a year on it, so it had around 70-80K when I finally had to get rid of it.
I started having problems with the alternator, then the fuel pump -- seemed like I was dumping more money into it then it was worth. I got my regular oil changes, and maintaned it really well. I didn't drive it like a maniac or beat it up. Unfortunately, it didn't last very long, despite my efforts. Good luck.
I have a 2003 cavalier with 70,000 on it. I always worry since this is my first american car. However, I have seen many with 150,000-300,000 miles on them. My brother is a mechanic and he says cavaliers can last forver AS LONG as you maintain them :)
The engine and tranny wont die, unless defective. From '97 up i belive that they all had toyota drivetrains. Everything else on this car is as shity as a neon. My sister owns a neon, they are nice reliable little cars as with caviliers, but have many many endless problems.
i've seen them have 200,000 plus but usually start breaking down
(mostly minor as long as car has been taken care of) around 150,000
Depends on how you take care of it.
As others said, it all depends on the care taken. However, I haven't heard with any known issues and our family had a really good experience with ours.
Regular oil changes, going easy on it when driving, letting it warm up sufficiently before stepping on it (factor that doesn't get mentioned a lot) , etc.....are all unknown variables that make a world of difference. The trouble of asking your question of a used vehicle is that none of these factors can verifyably be known.
Another thing that should be mentioned is that the accessories such as alternator, starter, water pump - all those will wear out before a properly maintained and cared-for engine will. The fact that these items are covered in most new car bumper-to-bumper short-term warranties and *not* covered in the longer powertrain warranties are testament to this fact.
I'm sure the previous guy who said they were powered by Toyota is thinking of the Geo Prism.....which was a rebadged Toyota Corolla sold by GM. In the last years of the Geo-branded cars lives, the Geo brand name was scuttled and the Geo Prism became the Chevy Prism which led to some confusion; the cars were similar in size and class to the Cavalier.
My family had a Cavalier from the mid-80s to early 90's with about 100,000K on it and didn't have a single problem, other than rubber bushings in the suspension started creaking when you hit bumps. A spray of WD-40 would quiet them for a while - unsure if this was good for the rubber, though.
Answers: This is probably one of the most reliable cars out there! and just to note, they NEVER had toyota powertrains in them, always been an ECOTEC engine, so its a GM thing....anyway my sister won't get rid of hers and she has nearly 400K miles on there, same engine and transmission. The interior isn't beautiful but when you pay 10 grand for a brand new car, beggers can't be choosers..anyway just change the oil, and don't rev the engine up (keep it under 3000 RPM when driving) and it will last as long as you want it to.
Most cars are good for 150,000
the better you take care of it the longer the life span
I've had my little blue Chevy Cavalier since September 1983. She's had a couple of new paint jobs, and I keep her maintained. Her upholstery and carpeting are like new, she purrs like a cat driving down the highway, and she is showing no signs of old age whatever. I love Little Chev , and she's got job security for just as long as she keeps doing for me what she has faithfully done for the last 23 years.
The life of it depends if they have been in a head on collision or not.
Coach
Any vehicle will last as long as you maintain proper maintenence and for as long as parts are being made. The bottom line is you. How do you drive your vehicle? Normal or aggressive? Do you have your vehicle regularly checked out and serviced by a qualified mechanic? Depending upon how you answer these questions will depend on how long your vehicle will last. It could be as little as 100,000 miles or as many as 200,000+
Do regular maintenance,don't abuse it,it should go 200,000 miles easily.
Hi there - I had one that lasted about 7 years. I drove around 10-12K miles a year on it, so it had around 70-80K when I finally had to get rid of it.
I started having problems with the alternator, then the fuel pump -- seemed like I was dumping more money into it then it was worth. I got my regular oil changes, and maintaned it really well. I didn't drive it like a maniac or beat it up. Unfortunately, it didn't last very long, despite my efforts. Good luck.
I have a 2003 cavalier with 70,000 on it. I always worry since this is my first american car. However, I have seen many with 150,000-300,000 miles on them. My brother is a mechanic and he says cavaliers can last forver AS LONG as you maintain them :)
The engine and tranny wont die, unless defective. From '97 up i belive that they all had toyota drivetrains. Everything else on this car is as shity as a neon. My sister owns a neon, they are nice reliable little cars as with caviliers, but have many many endless problems.
i've seen them have 200,000 plus but usually start breaking down
(mostly minor as long as car has been taken care of) around 150,000
Depends on how you take care of it.
As others said, it all depends on the care taken. However, I haven't heard with any known issues and our family had a really good experience with ours.
Regular oil changes, going easy on it when driving, letting it warm up sufficiently before stepping on it (factor that doesn't get mentioned a lot) , etc.....are all unknown variables that make a world of difference. The trouble of asking your question of a used vehicle is that none of these factors can verifyably be known.
Another thing that should be mentioned is that the accessories such as alternator, starter, water pump - all those will wear out before a properly maintained and cared-for engine will. The fact that these items are covered in most new car bumper-to-bumper short-term warranties and *not* covered in the longer powertrain warranties are testament to this fact.
I'm sure the previous guy who said they were powered by Toyota is thinking of the Geo Prism.....which was a rebadged Toyota Corolla sold by GM. In the last years of the Geo-branded cars lives, the Geo brand name was scuttled and the Geo Prism became the Chevy Prism which led to some confusion; the cars were similar in size and class to the Cavalier.
My family had a Cavalier from the mid-80s to early 90's with about 100,000K on it and didn't have a single problem, other than rubber bushings in the suspension started creaking when you hit bumps. A spray of WD-40 would quiet them for a while - unsure if this was good for the rubber, though.
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