Daewoo Leganza

[caprice]

Do you think it would make a good FE car? 2.2 liter, auto, 115,000 miles. It is a passinatly hated car for some reason. A common problem seems to the the timing belt breaking, and smashing valves. any other problems with this model?

[red91sit]

Originally Posted by caprice

Do you think it would make a good FE car? 2.2 liter, auto, 115,000 miles. It is a passinatly hated car for some reason. A common problem seems to the the timing belt breaking, and smashing valves. any other problems with this model?

Might want to have a look through some old Car and Drivers, If I remember correctly, this car was rather heavy, and not the best gas mileage. If I find the old magazine, I'll let you know

Also what year is it?

::EDIT:: another inteseting thing is, they forgot to govern these cars out of the factory!! So top speed is around 130mph I believe. Not that we drive over 60, but in case of emergency, it's nice to know its' there haha.

[GasSavers_Ryland]

MPG (city) 20
MPG (highway) 28
MPG (combined) 23

That is HORBLE gas mileage for a 4 door sedan, you should be able to find something like a Toyota Corrola that will get 40+mpg, or a Camery that will get low 30's, and those are big cars! at least they felt like it when I sat in the back seat with 3 other people, and I'm not all that little.

[cfg83]

caprice -

Originally Posted by caprice

Do you think it would make a good FE car? 2.2 liter, auto, 115,000 miles. It is a passinatly hated car for some reason. A common problem seems to the the timing belt breaking, and smashing valves. any other problems with this model?

It weighs 1400 kg, which is 3086 lb. I don't like that part of it. And the auto doesn't help.

I was talking to Google and it told me about these Daewoo websites :

http://www.daewootech.com/forum/index.php
http://www.daewooclub.ro/forum/ (ro stands for Romania!!!)
http://www.daewooclub.com/

CarloSW2

[red91sit]

Originally Posted by Ryland

MPG (city) 20
MPG (highway) 28
MPG (combined) 23

That is HORBLE gas mileage for a 4 door sedan, you should be able to find something like a Toyota Corrola that will get 40+mpg, or a Camery that will get low 30's, and those are big cars! at least they felt like it when I sat in the back seat with 3 other people, and I'm not all that little.

I forgot to post back, but I also checked out a few car opinion sights.

Consumer guide gave this a 1/10 for overall value. CarSurvey mentioned MANY times that parts are rare, expensive, and often required due to things breaking. If it's more than a couple hundred dollars, don't get it.

[BumblingB]

My sister had one for about 2 years. It was a good looking car and ran quite well too BUT just as red91sit said, parts are rare and expensive. I used to pride myself for being able to track down almost any part but that Leganza had me just about go nuts.

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Look overseas. Obviously English speaking countries make this easier, but Daewoo probably has plenty of parts overseas.

[caprice]

You guys rock, thanks for the replies! I joined Daewoo tech and it appears my best bet is to buy parts online, and maintain it religiosly. I fixed the radiator and drove it, and I really like it! I am surprised how well that little 130 hp motor can move that car. I bet it wouldn't be as good with it loaded with people and stuff in the trunk though. There is something about big cars I like, I don't know what it is.