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From: smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: cavalier query (Was a piece of junk)
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Date: Sat, 18-Jan-86 12:54:49 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 18 12:54:49 1986
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From the keys of Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA mhuxl!smh

> I bought the cavalier int 82 when it first came out.
> 1) Lack of leg room for driver,
> 2) Seats were very very uncomfortable (at least for me).
> 3) Engine was very underpowered (and I mean very),
> 4) Transmission was a mush mush (probably cause of 3).
> 5) Fuel mileage was nothing to speak of,
> 6) Factory equipped radio/speakers weren't worth a dime.
> 7) Trunk space seemed big, but somehow  we had trouble storing luggage.
> 8) Not enough room in the back.

My wife and I rented a 1985 Cavalier for 3 weeks in Alaska and a 1986 
Cavalier for 2 weeks in Arizona.  They both had plenty of leg room,
comfortable seats, good engine response and typically 26mpg on a V-6,
good automatic transmission with overdrive, excellent radio with
search and scan, plenty of trunk space and good back seat room for 3 adults.

If in doubt try renting one for a week.  It is a lot cheaper than buying
something you don't like.  My complaints were: no clock, no intermittant
speed on the windshield wiper, and the automatic door-lock required opening
with the key then pushing the button, somewhat redundant.