1996 Chevrolet Lumina Reviews, Pricing & Specs
What owners say
"Overall, owners of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina appreciate its reliability and decent performance, especially as many noted how well it ran even after high mileage. Many drivers liked its comfortable ride and solid build. However, some owners expressed concerns about engine reliability and transmission issues, emphasizing that a thorough mechanic check is advisable before purchasing."
this car has 250000km on it have had no problums to date.
March 6, 2008The chevy Lumina is a decent car for work or school driving. Bought this car with 37,400 miles now has 49,700. The car handles good, but has slow acceleration. Gas mileage is between 20-25mpg. Problems that I have had where with the lower intake gaskets leaking happend twice, and I have replaced the front brakes. This car also uses synthetic motor oil. I would only recomend this vehicle to people who know how to fix cars since this vehicle is known for some engine problems, and problems with the front suspension.
February 19, 2011It's a cheap 4-door car. It's nothing special, but it is reliaible and drives well for the price. I miss it but my wife hated the long, rounded hood. Gas mileage is decent and it's a good compromise between go power and gas mileage. It also has side-impact beams in the doors.
June 25, 2009What owners say
this car has 250000km on it have had no problums to date.
March 6, 2008The chevy Lumina is a decent car for work or school driving. Bought this car with 37,400 miles now has 49,700. The car handles good, but has slow acceleration. Gas mileage is between 20-25mpg. Problems that I have had where with the lower intake gaskets leaking happend twice, and I have replaced the front brakes. This car also uses synthetic motor oil. I would only recomend this vehicle to people who know how to fix cars since this vehicle is known for some engine problems, and problems with the front suspension.
February 19, 2011It's a cheap 4-door car. It's nothing special, but it is reliaible and drives well for the price. I miss it but my wife hated the long, rounded hood. Gas mileage is decent and it's a good compromise between go power and gas mileage. It also has side-impact beams in the doors.
June 25, 2009performance- acceleration is alright, breaking is pretty good, abd handeling is good appearance is nice couple little dents but thats about all. interior is very nice for a 96' cost of ownership- the gas mileage isnt too bad, maintenance is east to keep up on and this car is pretty fun to drive.
July 18, 2009After 189,000 miles the the Lumina still runs as good as new.
November 15, 2007it runs. gets me from point a to point b. it rides but had fixed fuel pump and alot of other stuff. You cant beat 500 dollars for this car, i had it for about 3 years now. about to hit 200k miles.
March 29, 2009Accelerates and handles well, but lacks overall speed. Exterior looks leave much to be desired. The Lumina is interesting to drive, and gets reasonable gas mileage for being 12 years old. Thus far maintenance hasn't been too much of a nightmare. Quality could be better, as it has had a right side pull since I got it.
October 26, 2008With high-end Goodyear All-weather passenger tires, this car rides like it's on rails! Instant and accurate "feedback" from the excellent rack&pinion steering; absolutely perfect suspension; and more than adequate acceleration and braking easily puts this car at the very TOP of the fine performance heap on a poor-mans budget. I could not be happier! After 115,000 miles, I developed a small external leak in my intake manifold gasket that affected the milage, and slowly leaked away my coolant on the OUTSIDE of the engine.. not into the oil-pan. I went ahead and regasgeted everything from the Intake manifold gasket to the top of the stack.. and had SIGNIFICANT gains in power, milage, and quietness... not to mention, the leak is gone!
September 14, 2007This was a superb car for our family it was great until we were rear-ended. It endured several trips between salt lake city UT and Milwaukee WI. It handled the mountains with ease. Had the power to deal with most situations.
March 28, 2008Its a car. Plain and simple. It has a V6 but gets decent mileage and isnt slow...or fast. Drive train feels solid but interior is built to a much lower standard. Suspension is above average and brakes are good.
February 17, 2010
