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I bought a '99 Cavalier Z-24 about 6 months ago. I highly recommend this car for driving in nice weather, but living up
north, I find that it is not the best winter car. It takes a long time
to get the heat started in the car, and sometimes a while to
defrost. The brakes don't work well over ice and snow, making a
"bang-bang" sound and not stopping in time, sometimes
swerving a bit. I almost hit 10 people who were getting off a bus
one day because in all their stupidity, they walked out in front of
me, and my car would not stop. They ended up being scattered
on both sides of my car giving me dirty looks. The car has a very wimpy horn, and I am embarrassed to use it.

As for summer driving, it rides very smooth. It has a great gas
mileage, and looks like a good sports car too. It has a
lot of features, such as power doors and windows, fog lights, cruise control, and a power sunroof. It is a great car for a student, or
even a first car. This car steers really well, and as long as there
is no ice or snow on the road, the brakes work really well. A
feature that I do like about this car is that the back seat opens to the trunk,leaving more space for hauling long and large objects.
For hot days, the air conditioning is powerful and cools the car in no time at all.

The body on the car seems to be weak. The black plastic (I don't know what to call it) on the front of the car underneath has
broken and is about to snap off any day now. This has happened just by bottoming out on driveways or curbs, or by running over
heavy snow. Also, my car was recently hit by someone backing
out of their driveway, and there is quite the dent in the rear
quarter panel just from a little tap from the speed and force of
another car backing into mine.

In the six months that I have had this car, I have had no major
mechanical problems with it (besides the brakes which can only
be fixed by being replaced with better ones). It is also a good car to travel in (for two or three people). I would mainly recommend this car for a student, or a family with no children, since it is not very spacious in the back seat.

The problem that I do have with this car it that the check engine
light will always come on for no reason when my engine doesn't
need to be checked. With regular adjustments, this light can be
prevented from coming on, however it is not something that the
average person can fix.
I know two other people with Cavaliers, and '95 and a '90 and
they both have the same problems with their cars.




Amount Paid (US$): 8000
Condition: Used
Model Year: 1999
Model and Options: Z-24, automatic