Chevrolet Cavalier

The 2003 Cavalier is perfect for any college student, newly-wed couple or anyone else who wants to save some money and still have a smooth ride. This car has been virtually problem free. I bought mine 2 years ago, and have since put 45,000 miles on it. I STILL get 38 miles to the gallon with the help of a K&N filter. An example of the MPG, I drove this little beauty from Norfolk, VA to Ft. Wayne (Northern) Indiana many times, and never spent more than $65.00 one way, even when gas was three bucks a gallon. The 2.2/inline 4 has never failed me. If you are a speed freak, however, you can forget this one. Unless you're willing to spend the cost of the car on bolt-ons, it'll never be a rocket. That is the only reason I didn't rank it a 5/5. Then again, that's not what you buy a Cavalier for. You buy it for it's durability, gas-savings, and ultimately, road-trips. The Cavalier is a wonderful first car, and is moderately priced. So, ditch the SUV for a day, and take this little guy for a spin. You won't be sorry!

The good,got it at the price of a 2000-03 vechicle and the milage was average 57K miles,Very good gas milage for the manual tranny,I got the very basic model,mostly all manual,tranny,windows,locks but at the base level it comes with a AM-FM-CD and suprisingly a power trunk release.I was looking for a backup car to my CTS and I wasnt looking for a ton of options either.The 2.2 liter engine is easy to work on but dont expect superfast performance,I can make the tires chirp with the stick and I'm very sure with aftermarket mods this car can scream,but I did not buy the car for that.once again for the price I save at least close to 2K,and I did not want the automatic tranny.Car is great in the snow as the CTS is rear wheel drive and a set of winter tires and rims would run at least over 1K used or close to 2K new for a set,so for this price I ended up getting another car.I bought from a dealership out in Long Island and the car has a excellent carfax record.So far no problems If you take care of this car it will last,but up here in NYC the salt will most likely kill the body before the engine goes.Car has some pep with a stick shift,gets great milage,has a nice sized gas tank at least 14 gallons so can be taken on a long trip but the car is not comfortable and if you are tall forget about it.I'm 5'9" and I have the seat all the way back for comfort.The back seat is good for kids only as this is a 2 door,but most of the times it's only myself in the car.I have always owned GM cars and dodge cars but I tend to stay away from foriegn cars as I feel the quality of American cars are getting much better and I rather keep it here in the USA.This is a good first car for a teenager and I feel the all teens should be REQUIRED to drive stick so they cant yak or text on a cellphone.since there is not a lot of power goodies in the car,crank windows,push button locks and using the key to open the door,lever to push the seat back,I wouldnt have to worry about those quirks when they occur.Believe it or not the 2005 has ABS.The clutch is tight but responsive,engine has some pep with a 5 speed,the reverse has a lockout you have to lift the collar to go into reverse and the car has to be at a full stop.There are plenty of these cars on the road,even the sunfire which is basically the same car.
the G5s pontica is the same car and so is the Cobalt.The 2.2 liter engine can be found in a lot of GMs front wheel drive cars and it comes originally from the Saturn line.I feel that GM layed an egg by discontinuing the Pontica and Saturn lines,they should of kept like two models for Pontiac,the G8 and the solstice,Saturn could of kept 3 models so there wont be too much duplication on the GM lines.All in all this is a very good basic means of transportation,and if you do the maintance as required this car can last for years.The Cobalt is the replacement for the Cavalier,but the guts are the same only the body is different.Of course if you dont do your homework with this car you can get stuck with a lemon.

I purchased this car under false pretenses, the owner stated that it was inspected and that there was nothing wrong with this vehicle. Come to find out there were many issues wrong with this vehicle that were not disclosed in the ad or over the phone. The Chevy Mechanic informed me if this vehicle was truly inspected then everything that was wrong with the car would have been found on that said inspection. I will never buy a car on Ebay again. I emailed the previous owner, and talked with his dad on and before the purchase. This seller did not try to compensate us for any of the mechanical defects that we had to fix. The dad said he would try to do something for us and would call me back, however Ihave never heard from them again. The car stopped working the 4 days after picking it up from the seller. I complained to Ebay and they stated that noone could help me. I guess I learned the hard way BUYER BEWARE! Will never buy a car on Ebay ever again!!!!

The car was bought for $1300+. Because I won it at an auction I didn't think I had to pay the dealer fee and even called before I went there to check the final price and they did not mention it.After I got there with a cashiers check for the auction price they said I DID have to pay an additional $ 499.00 which was in the fine print!Everyone there was nice but the car had no driver's side mirror and stalled everytime I came to a stop. I hade to spend another $ 500.00 to make it driveable so the total price was $ 1000.00 more than I bid for it.
Wouldn't do it again

To all of the guys/gals at Sptizer in lakewood. I just wanted to say,"What a bunch of wonderful people to work with. Jim, was just awesome~! I would highly recommend buying from these guys in the future. I bought an 02 Cavalier that is awesome shape!.

Perfect buy!!
Good cooperation in transaction - will try for another one in next auction..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

I used to work at the plant that built this car. I worked there for about 2 years. part of the 2002 model year, all of the 2003 model year and part of the 2004 model year. I want to thank all of you who bought this car. although i dont currently own a Cavalier I have owned 4 of them, a 96, 97, 98 and a 2004. I would highly reccomend this vehicle.

For being a salvage car was in good shape had a rebuilt motor good trany and solid body was a good buy for being a parts car

I LIKE THIS CAR, RUNS STRONG, IT IS NEAT AND CLEAN, AT A CHEAP PRICE, I CAN DRIVE IT FOR ONE YEAR AND SELL IT FOR MORE THAN I PAID FOR IT, IT WAS A SWEET DEAL, AND GOING TO BRING IT TO LAS VEGAS IT WAS A VERY EXITING ADVENTURE, HOPING TO GO THERE AGAING IN THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY.

A lot of car for the money dual air bags traction control power doors and windows and super cold air conditioning in a used car for 3500 whats not to like and it is a convertible to...