Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Moms Car - 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
  By JO - June 12 - 4:15 pm

  I bought my Prizm in 2002 with 33,000 on it. Engine light came on once while under warranty. Regular maintenance. Other than some new tires and a couple of brake jobs, no great expense (knock on wood). I drive 22 round trip to work and have driven to DC and back to MA twice a year for past four years. Handles great on the highway and off. Great car.

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  Great 1st Car - 1998 Chevrolet Prizm
  By J.Debs - April 24 - 11:00 pm

  My little car has 160,000 miles & its going strong. A few things have gone awry such as I had to replace the starter shortly after I bought it (it had 105k miles when I got it in 2006), the front passenger door handle broke and so did the AC but its been a great first car. No engine problems at all. It does eat oil fast which is annoying to refill so often. I get anywhere from 31-34 mpg. Ive taken it on many long distance trips and its always a joy to drive.

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  A car that LOVES to eat oil - 2000 Chevrolet Prizm
  By morningland - April 10 - 11:49 pm

  I was a little disappointed with this car. It is VERY reliable, had it 2 years, 20+k miles without a single mechanical problem but there are other things that annoy me. It relentlessly eats oil especially if you drive on the freeway. I drive 200 miles on a freeway and find that I am a quart and a half low, it doesnt burn up or leak it just disappears. The car stalls on when you start it up and try to drive right away no big deal since you should let any car warm up first but I had a couple times where the car almost stalled on my first turn onto a main road with oncoming traffic. It stinks on the snow and the interior design is cheap, the door handle has already feel ff and is hard to fix.

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  Very Nice Practical Car. - 2002 Chevrolet Prizm
  By Moe - March 29 - 1:28 am

  First of all, dont expect this car to be a Ferrari. I bought my Prizm in 2004 with 32000 miles on it, and it has served me well since then as it has 77k on it. The engine was PLENTY of power to get you merging onto that highway or to pass the annoying driver in the city or highway. As for the transmission I do have the 3-speed auto and I would have liked to have the 4-speed auto or 5-speed manual, considering the 3-speed is quite noisy on the highway, but that not too much of a problem for me, as I turn up the music a little bit. Additionally the 4-speed does a little better in gas. Im averaging 27mpg city and 32mpg highway (interstate 72mph) and 36mpg U.S highway (60mph).

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  weak econobox - 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
  By Bob - March 28 - 12:15 pm

  Base model with a few options. Looking for Totota reliability, but used car dealer cant seem to fix horn/cruise control issue (they dont work, and need a new relay). Low seating. Checked oil after 1 month, 3.5 quarts low! Yikes, that doesnt leave much. After filling oil, a month later it needs 1.5 quarts. Another reviewer noted his mother ran her Prizm 3 times with no oil maybe because it burns. Someone else said it burns oil at highway speed. Could be. I dont see any drips in the garage. 3- speed auto stinks on the highway, car really doesnt like going over 60. Engine is making lifter noises. If engine holds up, this will be good around-town econobox for my HS kid.

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  Prizm Cuts Through Clutter - 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
  By Andrew - February 25 - 3:24 pm

  This is a wonderful automobile because I get 42 mpg highway and a little city combined. The seats are a little uncomfortable, but my car has 113000 miles on it and it drives like a brand new car. Would deff recommend to a friend! I guess you could say im one of "the 9/10 ppl who would recommend Prizm to a friend". Prizm definitely "cuts through the clutter". In the mid 1990s I was "getting to know Geo" through the Geo Storm. Well, the Geo, or excuse me Chevrolet Prizm has my vote as one of the top cars of 2001. I hope I never smash my car. I am obsessed with Prizm. Prizm is good. I will buy a first generation Prizm (92 and older) second generation (93-97) Prizm also with my 01 Prizm

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  Great car - 2000 Chevrolet Prizm
  By Greg - February 21 - 9:56 pm

  We purchased this car new in 2000. I do not have one bad word to say about this car. It has been a great little car. No problems what so ever. It is the best value for a car I have ever bought. If all US car maker made their cars of this quality, they would not be in the mess that they now are in. Bravo to General Motors for this car.

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  Very good car - 2001 Chevrolet Prizm
  By WP - February 14 - 4:48 pm

  I have had this car for 9 years and it is a very reliable commuter car. Does what I need it to do and does it when I need it to do it. Good car. Excellent reliability.

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  Amazing Car - 1999 Chevrolet Prizm
  By Jusamazed - February 3 - 9:10 am

  Bought it because its actually a Toyota Corolla, minimally re-skinned, but all Toyota mechanicals. I drove it until 2005, then gave it to my son, who still has it. Fluid changes, tires, one battery, one fairly recent set of rear brake pads, thats it, and its 10 year old this month, and still running like a top. Its still on its first muffler, for goodness sakes.

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  148,000 and still rolling - 1998 Chevrolet Prizm
  By JRB - January 30 - 8:30 am

  Bought my 1998 Chevy Prism in fall 99 and it is still rolling after all these miles and 10 plus years. I have taken care of it and it still runs great. I have done regular work on it, and every vehicle needs this. Battery, starter, alternator, tires, brakes, oil changes, etc. I have heard these things will push 200k and still roll on. We will see and I will run this until it dies.