When my 10 year old Nissan Sunny was needing to be replaced (MOT, insurance and automobile rescue almost expired, service and repairs required) I looked around for a second – hand car, I also had a look in a Daewoo garage and saw the 3 door Lanos 1.4S for £7999, which I believed was out ... Read review
Advantages: reasonable price, only insurance and road tax to pay after the first year. Disadvantages: Insurance and road tax only included for first year
...had a look in a Daewoo garage and saw the 3 door Lanos 1.4S for £7999, which I believed was out of my price range, however on discussion with a showroom assistant (“they don’t have salesmen”), I was offered the Lanos at a price I thought I could afford, with a special offer of 1 years free insurance and cut price purchase scheme. Delivery was scheduled on the day after the MOT expired on the Sunny, but if they could not bring this ... ...car for this period. I had just bought six months road tax for the Sunny, and was told that as the car would not have a MOT, then I would be allowed to reclaim the outstanding road tax. I was also given a reasonable part exchange price for the Sunny. The car also came with 1 years road tax, 3 years warranty, 3 years servicing and 3 years total AA cover, this is also a big saving on my yearly car expense outlay.
When my 10 year old Nissan Sunny was needing to be replaced (MOT, insurance and automobile rescue almost expired, service and repairs required) I looked around for a second – hand car, I also had a look in a Daewoo garage and saw the 3 door Lanos 1.4S for £7999, which I believed was out of my price range, however on discussion with a showroom assistant (“they don’t have salesmen”), I was offered the Lanos at a price I thought I could afford, with a special offer of 1 years free insurance and cut price purchase scheme. Delivery was scheduled on the day after the MOT expired on the Sunny, but if they could not bring this forward by a day, then they would provide a courtesy car for this period. I had just bought six months road tax for the Sunny, and was told that as the car would not have a MOT, then I would be allowed to reclaim the outstanding road tax. I was also given a reasonable part exchange price for the Sunny. The car also came with 1 years road tax, 3 years warranty, 3 years servicing and 3 years total AA cover, this is also a big saving on my yearly car expense outlay.
Equipment: - For the lowest priced Lanos it comes with what a good range of equipment: - central locking (which also includes the boot), immobiliser, stereo RDS radio and cassette (with auto replay), theft insurance for the radio cassette, key registration scheme, anti-theft registration scheme and even a light in the boot.
One Year on: - The car has just had its 10,000-mile service, with no problems at all, and at no cost to me.
Feelings and failing of the car: - Nothing major, the petrol consumption is reasonable, although slightly worse than the Sunny, (especially during town driving). The major failing I find is that the face level ventilation does not have individual control.
I would certainly recommend this car to potential purchasers, especially as the price has now been reduced by £500.
Advantages: Free servicing, small deposit, excellent city car Disadvantages: Arranging your own insurance for courtesy cars
...the paper advertising the new Daewoo Matiz and the excellent deals that Daewoo offer. So, my husband and I went along to our nearest outlet and found the staff to be extremely helpful. We were taken for a test drive in the Matiz, and once we started to look at the prices of the Lanos, we asked to test drive it too. It only took us 24 hours to make up our minds to buy one, and we went back and placed our order the next day.
Deposits can be as little ... ...flat. I called the Daewoo customer services line, who in turn contacted the AA who arrived at my door in 20 minutes (wow!) and fixed the problem temporarily in 10 minutes. I then booked the car into the Daewoo outlet to have the problem fixed, which it was within a couple of hours, during which time I had the use of a courtesy car. However, while the courtesy car service used to be free, users now have to arrange their own insurance cover for the ...
twinklemel 22.02.2001
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Advantages: Never fails to start Disadvantages: Bits fall off on a regular basis
I bought my Lanos in march 1998. She never fails to start in the morning and thats great. But ask me would I have another when this has had it's lot then the answer would have to be a resounding NO!
Within the first 12 months I have had replaced, 1 dashboard-cracked,2 badges-stolen, 2 registration plates-fell off on a very hot day because the glue melted, 2 radios-faulty,2 speakers-faulty, 1 hatch lock-faulty,1 window winder-fell off. I could go ...
...and I was informed by Daewoo that this was driver abuse (after a WEEK?!!)The syteering pulls to the left and always has but my local Daewoo agent has no facilities to check this, a check requires a 130 mile round trip! All in all, to paraphrase the company's own advertising. Have another Lanos? That will be the Daewoo!! ...
dipper 25.09.2000
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This car was recommended to me by a friend, although I haven’t bought it I have driven around in it enough
To get hooked. From the start I was blown away by the superb interior , sleek design, drivability and crystal clear sound from the radio, although, some of the creature comforts could do with improveing I still think that this state of the art car has earned my approval, with enough features to keep me occupied, I would definitely recommend ...
nickf70 12.07.2000
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Advantages: Service package, reliability Disadvantages: Noisy
...age. Economy is great - around town we seem to be getting about 35 mpg.
Where Daewoo do score over other dealers is in the servicing package, which is included in the purchase price, and apart from a most unpleasant receptionist at our local centre, I can't fault them. ...
gaylers 12.02.2001
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