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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  Awesome Car - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By brent1996123 - January 14 - 11:34 pm

  Perfect car very reliable strong V6 3.1 liter excellent transmission.

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  Great Car - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By brent1996123 - January 14 - 11:24 pm

  Very Reliable strong v6 engine and strong transmission, ABS works great never had to replace a thing.

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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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  Typical GM: Solid, but under-rated. - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By Olive - January 27 - 7:57 am

  Had this Corsi for 16 years now, and not once has it been to the shop for anything more than an alternator. Its a typical Chevy of the mid-eighties/nineties: an inexpensive vehicle for the masses with pretty solid build construction, marred by poor quality control. But considering how much more I would have paid for an equivalent Honda or Toyota, this was a good value. I spend pennies on repair, not hundreds. I agree with others that the paint is awful, but in my case, the clearcoat is whats messed up. It has swirls and water spots even when dry. Cheap ABS plastic knobs keep breaking and falling off. The interior fabric is also chintzy, but isnt that why they make seat covers...

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  Wonderful, but.. - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By Kevin - September 19 - 2:16 pm

  My now deceased Corsica has served me well since purchasing it at an auction earlier this year. I have replaced a lot of parts in the engine, and had an oil chance and new tires, alignment done to the Corsica as well two days ago. Just yesterday, the day after getting $200+ worth of service done to it, a rod snapped in the engine it seems. Now the engine is ceased and is not a clunker. My parents have purchased a Ford Focus for me to drive and I will need to pay them back.

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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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  Paint is like SNOW there it gos.... - 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
  By AMW - September 16 - 1:12 am

  My car ran ok at first then problems came out of nowhere it runs bbad and the paint just keeps flying off driving down the freeway or at a car wash so embarssing might as well be snowing. Sometimes it wont even go over 25 MPH. I have two kids and its a shame so much is going worng and no money to fix it. The PW windows wont go down or if they go down you cant get them up. It lugs through town I want a new car and why such abad paint job on 96s?? Yet we get from point a to point b so cant complain to much. I would never by another Chevy though hearing bad storys on there paint!! AMW

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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.