So, What's The Deal With Chevrolet Optra and Aveo?

[edl100]

btw, i would like to share lang experiences ng 2 kaibigan ko that has an optra, both are a/t versions 2002 1.6LS ata ... both are mga 20-25000 km na tinakbo ... they are having so many problems with the car compared to my 2002 altis na same milage 25500km, yung 2 sobrng ingay na ng underchasis nila may kumakalampag na tpos yung isa nagtotopak yung stop lamp tpos both nasira na yung radio nila yung changer at madalas daw talagang nasa casa kasi ibat ibat uri mga sira .... nagsisi na sila na optra pa binili nila e... compared naman sa altis na nasira lang is powerwindows na warranty covered naman. ay at oo matakaw daw optra mga 6km/l lang nakukuha nila while ako sa altis nakaka 10km/l

so i guess, hindi lang chismis mga kwento about optra .... kasi most of the ones na meron pareho halos mga reklamo e ...

I hope the executives of GM can read this forum. Or better yet the dept of trade and industry.

Sorry dun sa mga nakabili ng optra. I hope you get a rebate or an extended warranty. Kung ako ang naka optra, susugurin ko ang big bosses ng GM!! This will never happen if we are abroad. THe consumers have a right.

[MAXBUWAYA]

I hope the executives of GM can read this forum. Or better yet the dept of trade and industry.

Sorry dun sa mga nakabili ng optra. I hope you get a rebate or an extended warranty. Kung ako ang naka optra, susugurin ko ang big bosses ng GM!! This will never happen if we are abroad. THe consumers have a right.

Am pretty sure they are aware of this. They just cant do nothing.

Probably they only train to sell not to service.

I just cant beilieve GM adapted something that has a history of breakdowns.
Daewoo didnt survive so why use its technology?

[edl100]

Am pretty sure they are aware of this. They just cant do nothing.

Probably they only train to sell not to service.

I just cant beilieve GM adapted something that has a history of breakdowns.
Daewoo didnt survive so why use its technology?

I have a similar story with my FORD LYNX. I had the first batch 1999. I had a major problem with its A/T shortly after the warranty expired. Of course, I demanded an appointment with the President of Ford. Di ako papayag na General Manager lang kausap ko. To cut the story short, I got an extended warranty.

It is also good that I am connected to the Media. IF not, siguro di ako bibigyan ng extended warranty.

Alam mo naman sa Pilipinas. Pag tahimik ka lang, di ka papansinin. Dapat magalit ang lahat ng OPTRA owners and they demand their money back.

Inis na nga ang FORD PHILS. sa akin since I always find something wrong with the LYNX and I demand everything to be replaced.

[ale828]

i seem to be having the same problem with the optra. BTW the Optra came out starting 2003 up. so the first batch of Optras without the free 2 year periodic maintainance have just started. We would soon know how much maintaining a Optra costs without it.

[allanraymondr]

i test drive an optra when it is first launced and how will I sum it up? poor acceleration, poor engine response, lag on upshifts and downshifts and yes, expensive parts. brand new pa ito nung natest drive ko. may 5 or 6 cd changer sa dash board na nasasakop lahat ng space (pwede naman pagisahin yun). pero ang nagustuhan ko sa optra is yung exterior, very simple. tsaka alam ko sa states ang optra nila is suzuki forenza na may 7yr, 100thou mileage warranty.

[mendozil]

i've been reading this thread and i feel sorry for you guys that have problems with your optras.

i've had mine for over a year now (so another year and a half of warranty left) but so far all that i have noticed with my unit is, needless to say, the poor gas milage, although it has improved from 6 to about 7-7.5/liter recently, and some minor knock from the right front suspension, which comes and goes (chevy pasig says its due to the fact that the suspension is the floating type, meaning its not bolted on the top, if you have noticed) they say thats why the car has a softer ride. which is fine by me, even if i have 17" with 45 series tires the ride is still soft.

anyway, that's all that i have noticed so far, and oh yeah, i just had the battery replaced free of charge even if the battery warranty has expired. I just told them that i had constantly reported to them that the fluids were being topped off quite often, which probably was the cause why if finally conked out after about a year and a half (3 days ago).

other than that, the car runs pretty good. I've just come from a baguio trip with my family the other weekend, and the car ran perfectly, and didn't even show signs of overheating on that last stretch before reaching the summit.

when it comes to power, i think its pretty powerfull, i've passed altises at star toll going to lipa at over 170 kph and it felt pretty strong and able naman. I've even outran a v6 pajero sa NLEX, who thought my car couldn't take it, he did about 160+ but gave up after seeing that i can continuously pass him comfortably on a strightaway travelling at around 175-177kph.

i hope that with good maintenance, i hope my optra will continue to perform well for the years to come. maybe the guys at chevy pasig are better, and know what they are doing coz my optra, thank God, is still running ok.

[vtec pinoy]

I have a GM product, a 1995 Pontiac Transport mini van, so far still running fantastic! The only thing I don"t like it...the service and parts are really expensive.

[BlueBimmer]

the warranty expires after 2 years, then we'll see how reliable optras really are

[ale828]

diba 3 years warranty of parts ng GM? 2 years or 30TKM yung periodic maintainance free service nila. i just finished the final free periodic maintaince service of GM. they gladly replaced the battery after complains of always running low on fuel and power.

[gearspeed]

Kung malapit lang ang pasig dyan na namin dadalhin ang optra namin..