Used 2001 Daewoo Leganza Sedan Consumer Reviews
only buy if you need a shootin car
bought it at 54000 mi and 1 mo. later sensor went. SO i give a tune up but this car just had it out for me ...I always kept up on oil changes , radiator flush transmission fluid change etc. but it didn't matter all in all about 3 sensors, a radiator, head gasket ($1100 just for that), not to mention the handles on the inside where a fake plastic chrome so they pealed n cut any one who touched them , the dash came apart from a few hot days melted the cheap glue.Every part was really expensive..Only ONE dealership would service it in the whole state of Wisconsin due to it being discontinued. oh yeah had to redo the whole break system except for the lines. trani went at 91000mi
It sure Fooled me!
The Leganza was just another car to check off my list of cars to look at before I would buy my 4th Toyota Camry. But the great styling me stop and take a good look at this nice little car! Then I drove it and wow the smooth ride and great handling made me think I was in a car worth thousands more! This car just felt good. Then I realized something, I was excited about this car and I have not been excited about a Camry for years! I bought it! I made the best decision!
Falling Apart
I still enjoy driving this car--peppy, if a little slow to accelerate--but in the past year it's been in for major repairs (price wise) roughly every 6 weeks, and parts have to be ordered from GM and shipped from SOUTH KOREA. Problems started at roughly 80k, am at 93k now and they just keep getting bigger and harder to get parts for.
Things started out good.
I bought this car a couple of years ago with 70k, now we are at 111k and the car's engine TICKS like crazy! We have always done preventive maintenance (oil changes,timing belt, etc.) and the car keeps having issues. The air conditioning also went out (was perfectly ice cold for the first year I had it). My husband does like the power button, but I never use it. I wouldn't buy another Leganza.
I love it
When I bought my Leganza it had 18000 miles on it I didn't know much about the car buying industry, so my father went with me. We test drove it and I knew I had to have it I had test drove hondas, ford, etc. My father said it seemed like a good car. About 7months later I was in an accident and found out that Daewoo went bankrupt, it was hard to find the parts for my car but i say 3-4 months after the accident we found genuwine brand new parts for my car. Also finding out that GM had bought Daewoo out so that meant new Daewoos, has not been made public yet, but you can believe that as soon as they come out with another model I will be getting a new one.