Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE Reviews
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★★★★☆
“Matiz 0.8 Totally Underrated Little Car”
Written on: 01/06/2012 by ianwas (1 review written)
I've owned my Matiz for about eight years, originally bought it as a second car but it became my main car. Bought second hand off ebay with around 25k miles on the clock and on a 52 plate. At this time (June 2012) has over 96k on the clock and still going well! This car has so far been totally reliable, i.e. NO break downs ever! Touch wood of course with this sort of mileage. Plus points for me at least are/have been... 1. Reliability. 2. Good mpg - averages over 40mpg around towns, 'A'... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Well, for a 0.8 you get 0.8! It hold its own nicley...”
Written on: 17/05/2011
Well, for a 0.8 you get 0.8! It hold its own nicley with 1 or 2 people in it MAX! motorway will get upto 88 mph and its great fun on A road as its got some good body roll in the corners! Cheap insurance for fully comp, road tax is nuts at £155! Fuel economy is great, I average 49.2 MPG so its very good. Tyres are cheap @ £30 each from kwik-fit, nothing wrong with it yet, 2002 35,000 on the clock but sounds like the fan drive belt is starting to slip, but any car of this age will have a... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I got myself a Matiz last june, and the idea that it...”
Written on: 23/02/2011
I got myself a Matiz last june, and the idea that it was a chea option was short lived! £1500 for the car, in great condtion and only one owner from new, 30000 miles! My insurance is £2000.00 per year, as a 17 year old thats what you get! It costs £41.00 for a tank of fuel, and that lasts for about 220 miles. £155 per year in tax, and here is what I have spent snce buying it, some bits are normal wear things. Tyres, £200.00, New exhaust, back box, catalytic converter £250.00, new fan belt &... (read more)
Ianwas's Comment
Written on: 02/06/2012
Hi, Just read your review.
I have to say that I think you've been ripped off on some of the prices of parts. Firstly, I'm guessing you've had said parts fitted at garage? If so labour charges & vat are going to be high as there's no way that two 'belts' cost that much! Secondly, I've fitted a few of the lower suspension arms over the years (I'm assuming you refer to the front arms which have the ball joins?). I paid less than £28 for an arm last week (May 2012 and £40 for fitting at a local garage as it was raining. I've done these myself for free! New battery, sounds about right at £45. Catalytic converter AND a back box too, £250? That's a bargain price! My cat alone cost that much!
Tyres £200? How may have you bought? These size of tyres cost about £30 each, not £50 each - ripped off perhaps?
Fuel / mpg. At today's prices it costs nearer £50 to fill up my Matiz BUT I got 339 miles from a full tank driving at 70mph on motorway's a couple of weeks ago!
I think you may need to stop letting garage's rip you off. Perhaps source and buy parts your self as garages will charge top rate for their profits. Cheers.
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★☆☆☆☆
“I purchased this car 3yrs ago and ever since it has...”
Written on: 10/12/2010
I purchased this car 3yrs ago and ever since it has been a thorn in myside ever since!! ive had to replace the head gascit twice, and now the pistons need replacing!! ive also had to replace a few other things along the way that have burnt a hole in my pocket so have now decided to get rid which now the car is only worth 200 at tops which im not to happy about as i purchased the car for 850, i have recaintly read some reviews about this car and it seems the same thing keeps popping up the... (read more)
★★★★☆
“i bought this matiz 2 days ago and i was pleasantly...”
Written on: 14/09/2010
i bought this matiz 2 days ago and i was pleasantly suprised at the space inside and the speed it does when u eventually get up that hill! the only thing i cant understand is why the tax is so expensive???? my friends have small engine cars and their tax is only £35!! i thought the post office clerk had made a mistake!! (read more)
★★★★☆
“Bought a Daewoo Matiz at the end of June 2010, and it...”
Written on: 25/08/2010
Bought a Daewoo Matiz at the end of June 2010, and it has prooved to me its a great little car alright!
Mine is in metallic silver, 796cc and has done only 74,000, 2 previous owners. GREAT!
It hasnt given me any problems at all, i have serviced it myself as i'm a technician mechanic. Bought it for our family second car as a runaround and short journeys but we do occasionally use it down to our main city which is Cardiff, we live quite far, and i must say its remarkably quick on the motorway...
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Nojnodnurg's Comment
Written on: 07/01/2013
any ideas were i can get a new matiz petrol tank for cheap, got a leak round the flange join.
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★★★★☆
“Good points - Extremely cheap to run, low on...”
Written on: 17/05/2010
Good points - Extremely cheap to run, low on emissions, cheap insurance, cheaper tax. Looks quite modern considering the age of it. No major problems with the car, starts, runs smoothly and gets you from A to B no problem, the usual wear and tear (CV joints, slightly corroded brake pipes) things that are relatively cheap and easy to fix. Feels really spacious, like a tardis! Boot fits the weekly shopping in the back no problem.
Bad points - The lack of power - if theres a slight uphill you...
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★★★★★
“A great little car, the second that I have owned. The...”
Written on: 11/02/2010
A great little car, the second that I have owned. The first never so much as blew a bulb in two years. Comfortable enough and better leg room in the back than many small cars, it is fine for four adults. The boot is, as you would expect, tiny but with the 60/40 seats folded it becomes a small 'van' and will take even the result of a trip to Ikea. Power sterring and small wheels make for very easy parking and it is a terrific city car, returning about 43mpg round town and 50mpg on motorway... (read more)
★★★★★
“BASICALLY THE CAR HAS BEEN THE MASTERPIECE TILL NOW....”
Written on: 03/02/2010
BASICALLY THE CAR HAS BEEN THE MASTERPIECE TILL NOW. NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT A MINOR DAMAGE IN THE MANIFOLD WATER CHANNEL WHICH KEPT THE ENGINE TO GET HEAT UP EASILY WITH AC BUT THE TEMPERATURE USED TO NORMAL . GOT THAT FIXED & NEW WATER PUMP AFTER THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN GREAT NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. IN MY 9TH YEAR I FACED A PROBLEM WITH ALTERNATOR IT STOPPED COMPLETELY & THE CAR USED TO RUN WITH VERY LOW VOLTS & THE BATTERY LIGHT USED TO GLOW. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RECTIFIERS INSIDE THE ALTERNATOR... (read more)
★★★★★
“the best car i can ever have in my life. this car has...”
Written on: 21/07/2009
the best car i can ever have in my life. this car has never given me any sort of troubles. it always starts in just one go. always been cheap on run, gives trills of high speed driving above 80 mph. this car`s engine was also used in suzuki alto, pontiac matiz, & the new chevy spark. (read more)
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★★★★☆
“Overall, the Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE is a fantastic little...”
Written on: 01/05/2009
Overall, the Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE is a fantastic little car, especially for a first time driver!
It's perfect for city driving and whizzes between cars like a go-kart. What it lacks in speed it makes up for everywhere else. It's really spacious for a little car, cheap to run and nice to look at. I have to say, it is a bit of a girls car!
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★★★★☆
“i've had my Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE for over six months...”
Written on: 27/04/2009 by tim101 (1 review written)
i've had my Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE for over six months and really love it some say its not good on the motorway but i dissagree i've used it on the motorway a few times. shes 9 years old and solid as a rock reliable like all cars a good service is a must to keep it reliable and any chevvy garage wiil do it for as little as 130 quid so it dos'nt cost the earth (read more)
★★★★☆
“Just passed my driving test and bought my Daewoo...”
Written on: 02/02/2009
Just passed my driving test and bought my Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE 2nd hand but it starts every time. A cute little car which is cheap to insure and run and has loads of space for such a little car. Very reliable car which is very cheap to run and insure. Topped it up with £10 worth of petrol and it was half a tank!!! Would recommend it to anyone wanting a car for city driving but not so much for the motorway because of the small engine size. Only badpoints are it started to develop this... (read more)
★★★★★
“Would recommmend a good condition vehicle to anyone....”
Written on: 19/09/2008
Would recommmend a good condition vehicle to anyone. Fantastic car..overall a great package. Superb handling and comfort and cold ac. (read more)
★★★☆☆
“With the Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE you get what you pay for....”
Written on: 14/11/2007 by dingodean (2 reviews written)
With the Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE you get what you pay for. Cheap and cheerful, starts first time every time. It is far more reliable than my £10000 Citroen C4 and I only paid £1000 for the little Matiz. Not found any bad points yet, but as I use it rarely it may take some time. (read more)
★★★★☆
“The Daewoo Matiz is a good, reliable car - highly...”
Written on: 12/01/2007 by dreve (7 reviews written)
The Daewoo Matiz is a good, reliable car - highly recommend. (read more)
★★★★★
“This is an excellent and reliable car - I've never had...”
Written on: 10/01/2007 by ortokj (3 reviews written)
This is an excellent and reliable car - I've never had any problems with it and it's extremely spacious for such a small car. (read more)
★★★☆☆
“I've had this car for 6 months and I have to say it's...”
Written on: 08/01/2007 by oak24 (1 review written)
I've had this car for 6 months and I have to say it's started first time every morning - I drove to Brighton and back from Canterbury once and after this it developed an over heating problem which resulted in the water pump being replaced and the problem was fixed - this cost about £150. After this a clicking noise developed which resulted in the cv gators and joins being replaced for the mot which it flew through (not literally) - this was all in all a very expensive period for me but I... (read more)
Podomek's Response to oak24's Review
Written on: 19/01/2007
I've had my Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE for 7 years now. Never paid for anything else but petrol, MOT and Tax, until last week. I got new tyres and a cv boot; that's all! Small for a big family, and a fold up pushchair will fit in the boot. Fantastic as a second car, for singletons or older people. I have 3 kids, and although the space for back passengers is tight, it's OK for kids. I love my little Matty. I will park anywhere, and where you can't park I will squeeze in. We will keep ours until death us do part!!
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Oak24's Response to oak24's Review
Written on: 21/08/2007
I have to say on top of this, its done 2430 miles to the south of France and back on a camping holiday faultlessly. I'm really proud of it!
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★★☆☆☆
“My Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE was good while the reliability...”
Written on: 19/10/2006 by zaphod987 (13 reviews written)
My Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE was good while the reliability lasted (2 years) and then it just started to irritate me more and more. Watch out for the blue windscreen strip also, it took me 6 months to realise that I was pulling my head down in a most unhealthy posture so I could see under it (me at a tall 5' 7").
Finally got fully fed up with the ever growing list of engine related niggles and got rid of it. At the end the fault list was:
The engine had a massive flat spot at the bottom which...
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Yogi Polar Bear's Response to zaphod987's Review
Written on: 15/11/2006
My girlfriend drives this car and she loves it - she's had it for nearly two years and apart from an annoying squeak (dealer has no idea but it's only an occasional problem and doesn't seem to have an effect on the cars performance) coming from the engine she has had no problems - I am especially impressed with the car because even though I'm 6' 3" I can still easily fit behind the wheel - I was shocked but the the seats seem to be a lot more upright than standard cars (while still being comfy) and it has a very high roof - this leaves you with lots of leg room.
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<br/>I think you may have just been unlucky so I hope this review doesn't put too many people off - considering it's low purchase price, low insurance group and great fuel efficiency I think it's up there with the best city cars on the market.
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★★★★☆
“I have just passed my driving test and have been given...”
Written on: 11/04/2006 by daewoo matiz
I have just passed my driving test and have been given this car from my parents. To be honest when they drove this car I would criticise till the cows came home. But now I'm in the driver seat its a different story. This car is great for how cheap it is, with me just passing my test the insurance was sky high on anything else (as usual) which it isn't on this. Running costs are next to nill because of its mpg and being a student these need to be low. The interior to my matiz se+ is... (read more)
Bertie's Response to 238321_daewoo matiz's Review
Written on: 18/05/2006
"Cheap to buy, cheap to insure, cheap to run.".....and that's what it should be all about. My niece has one and THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. It's got three cylinders I understand which means one less spark plug to buy!
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★★★★★
“Bought a T reg Daewoo Matiz when it was 3 years old...”
Written on: 10/01/2006 by Jackie Trust (1 review written)
Bought a T reg Daewoo Matiz when it was 3 years old just to see what it was like because it was the only tiny 4-door that looked like a proper car. Bearing in mind the cost of a Matiz it represents really good value. I found it very practical. Nippy away from lights, brilliant to park. Obviously it struggled on long journies but it wasn't designed for them. With air-con, CD-changer, electric front windows, power steering and the other features on the Chrysler version today it is a brilliant... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I bought my lil Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE just after I...”
Written on: 24/05/2005 by Jammydude (1 review written)
I bought my lil Daewoo Matiz 0.8 SE just after I passed my driving test because it looked like a cute car, and its really cheap to insure. I've owned it 6 months and I've just traded it in for a KA collection. Admittedly I haven't got a Chevrolet so I don't know how it's been improved. Everything about it is disappointing. Awful awful acceleration, it's so embarrassing and frustrating! The lower gears need changing practically straight away and if it is struggling it makes it difficult to go... (read more)
255253_Simon Prout's Response to Jammydude's Review
Written on: 14/08/2006
Well i have just bought one and compared with my Ford Ka it is a delight! Fun to drive and cheap to run. Oh and i will say this for it my Little Daewoo will spend less time in the garage with broken worn out mechanics than the Ford KA.
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★★★★☆
“I like this car, I think we should have a Matiz rally...”
Written on: 19/04/2005 by fathimq
I like this car, I think we should have a Matiz rally somewhere. I bought mine because I got it instead of a bad debt, so I could hardly say no. Mine is a sleak silver colour . It gives the impression of being very fragile b but really its not.I ve given it a right road testing extravaganza. Just plods on and on. I have to disagree with the last reviewer. My matiz is very economical especial compared in city driving. It is infact in the guiness book of records as having done 30 od Km on one... (read more)
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Written on: 17/09/2011
Where on earth did you find insurance for £2000 if your 17?? Im 18 and cant find better than £3500! Please tell me ASAP!