[phil1750]

Say what you want about Kia, but I just hit 20k miles without any problems whatsoever. I could have spent twice as much for a Chevy Cavalier, but I'd be on my fourth or fifth warranty repair by now.

Sorry pick another GM car to bash. This particular model was an excellent auto with a great history. I have a '96 model with 132,000 and no problems what-so-ever.

[Doohickey]

Shrug it off. Whether it's GM, Ford, Wal-Mart or Microsoft, people here love to bash American companies and then piss and moan when they leave. The amount of scorn heaped on a company is apparently directly proportional to the number of Americans they provide paychecks for.

[Wayne07]

Sorry pick another GM car to bash. This particular model was an excellent auto with a great history. I have a '96 model with 132,000 and no problems what-so-ever.

Your anecdotal experience doesn't match reality. If you look up reliability ratings for the Cavalier, you'd see it is one of the worst. If you are happy with it, you should avoid toyota, or you might actually die of bliss. ;)

[KneelBeforeZod]

the 96 cavalier had seven recalls. you got lucky!