Overview & Reviews

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  My first - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By terri31 - June 20 - 4:29 pm

  I love my car very much. Every since I bought it I have been confident in my choice. The car is great I hope to have it a long time.

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  Good car - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By bamaminchew - March 4 - 5:04 pm

  I bought my 96 Corsica last year for $450 cash. The car looks like absolute crap, but it runs great. It has 159000 miles on it and still purrs. I feel that I have already gotten my money back out of this car. The interior headlight and wiper controls on those older Chevys are not designed very well so I have had to rig them up so they will work. No complaining from me though, this car gets me from point a to point b reliably.

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  Chevy Lumina - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By John - February 18 - 7:26 am

  The 1996 Chevy Lumina is an extremely reliable car. We have had our Lumina for almost a year now and have had only minor problems. We drive from lower Michigan to Northern Michigan almost every weekend- even in the snow- and it has gotten us there and back many times now, safely. It is a great car for those who need something cheaper, but reliable transportation.

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  best Ive ever owned! - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By Brian Lagor - March 14 - 10:28 am

  I bought the car used with 77,000 miles on it. It is now 2009 and she has 112,000 miles in that time off hard Vermont winters the car has never stranded me. It will warn you if it is going to do something like the alternator I replaced it once. I have also replaced the fuel tank. She is the ultimate practical ride super reliable if not the showiest. I highly recommended The 3.1 liter engine it is awesome at 150 HP and still sips gas. The only hang up I have is the heater could be warmer.

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  Turned out to be a great deal - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By nenana - September 10 - 11:57 pm

  We bought this car in 1997 with 29K on it...it sat in outside storage for 6 of the years weve owned it, but it worked great every time we pulled it out and drove it. Have replaced the brakes 2 times, the altenator, had some work done with the fuel injector and fixed a manifold gasket leak. We figure it will cost us $1000/year to keep it, and we are fine with that. I now drive it 52 miles a day on twisty, often snowy roads, and it handles well with the front wheel drive. We never expected to have it last 10 years and still be going pretty well. We ar soon to buy a 4WD SUV, but will keep this one to drive when the roads are good, because it is reliable, solid, and still gets 20+ mpg.

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  Some quirks, but overall very reliable - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By BobTheWonderDog - October 22 - 7:38 am

  I purchased this car from a co-worker in December 2000. It had 100,000 highway miles on it because he commuted to central NY from northern PA for the job. Even so, the car has performed excellently for me overall. I have had to make costly repairs, but have since learned that it was due more to mechanics greed than actual necessity. Engine still purrs at 170,000. On mine and other models Ive seen, Ive noticed the gas cap cover tends to rust off, and the doors stick in cold temperatures. Also, my "Check Engine" light has been on for 3 years, but I suspect this is from emissions (gascap again) and not mechanical. If you can find a model with reasonable mileage at 10 years, its worth a look

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  Shes Been Good To Me - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By dougelser - December 5 - 2:00 am

  For what it is -- a very inexpensive family vehicle -- this car has been great to me. Bought it in 97 with 24K and have put 120K more on it myself. NEVER have had any drivetrain trouble at all. The 3.1 V6 is a solid motor. Only had to replace alternator and radiator. However, the braking system is weak and I have had to put a LOT of sets of brake pads on. To be fair, though, I have driven the heck out of this thing. I drive hard and fast about everywhere I go (except in school zones and neighborhoods!!) and shes been right there with me.

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  solid car - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By speed400m - July 17 - 2:00 am

  my car has been in the dich, stolen. electrical system is fried power locks dont work and status lights in dash are all usless, ABS only works when it wants too. the thing rusts and rusts, it needs painted every year. its now rusted all over and was just painted.

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  My Corsica - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By naa0001 - April 30 - 2:00 am

  It was a solid car - took it through hell and back and its still kicking at nearly 200K miles. Not expensive, not much to look at but it will get you to where you need to go.

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  Repair Nightmare - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By van - February 1 - 2:00 am

  Although the basic engine block seems well built, weve had to replace/rebuild nearly all external components ie: trans, alternator, power steering pump, rack-in-pinion seeering, complete brake system and complete cooling system overhaul. Weve paid as much to keep it running as we paid for it, and its only 7 years old.