Chevrolet Viva 1.8 GLS
Manufacturer "GM-AVTOVAZ"
Year 2004
In operation "Behind the wheel" since November 2004
Mileage at the time of the report 47 thousand km
Previous publications
in the journal 2005, No. 1, 2, 3, 7 2006, No. 3, 12
For two years, I’m so used to the Viva’s dependability, which doesn’t lead either to frigid frosts or to the sweltering heat that the failure in the alarm system was perceived not only with irritation, but with great surprise. Noticing something was wrong, he suggested that the malfunction was due to the standard electrician - the interior lights illuminate when only the driver's door is opened. Fortunately, there are no long lines for the repair of the Chevrolet, as, by the way, and the related Opel, in Moscow. And the car is still under warranty.
The alarm specialists of the Tradeinvest company, where they bought and equipped the car, issued a verdict: the standard electrical equipment was to blame. The next day, the car drives into the neighboring gate. They worked quickly and clearly: after a few hours, the fault was fixed. However, from a not very intelligible explanation of the receiver it follows: the alarm is still to blame, and the repair will have to be paid, because the one-year warranty has already expired - unlike the two-year warranty on the car itself.
Why did they remove the driver's seat for repairing the alarm system (this is fixed in the order), did it when installing the security system? Is this why it was now necessary to repair regular wiring laid on the floor? The receiver, of course, cannot answer these questions.
It is strange that the guarantee for an alarm system selected and installed by a dealer is less than for a car. The technical level of the proposed protection is lower than that of the car? Or do you have unskilled specialists? Gentlemen dealers, respond!
Another MOT on the run of 45 thousand added expenses, but more predictable and logical. In greenhouse conditions, “Viva” never lived: long trips, sometimes not at all on velvet roads (for example, driving to Karelia), completely explain the wear of the steering rod ends and the front shock absorbers. The unsealed joint of the SHRUS was replaced under warranty.
It has never been necessary to add oil for interservice 15 thousand km. On a long summer trip, if you do not press the gas pedal to the floor, it is easy to meet the 7 liter of 92nd per 100 km. Although excluding gasoline, the cost of operation has grown over the past 15 thousand kilometers from 59 to 93 kopecks per kilometer, I will not call burdensome either the number of repairs or the cost of a Chevrolet-Viva. (Or is it the Opel Astra of the previous generation?)