I remember driving a 86 z24 and being impressed with how quickly it always seems like you were moving, even if you weren't moving that quickly. They were just that fun to drive i guess.
I saw a 2 door Sprint 4 years ago had rims on it it was blue looked really good no rust or dents the last time seeing one they weren't ugly cars at all looked better than replacement Metro in later years on looks liked the rear end of the Sprint.
Wow! $5,580 for a new car with only the bare essentials for driving.. Simplicity and affordability we will never see again in a new car. No Sprints or Cavaliers today either. Those were the days.
My first new car was an 89 Cavalier Z24! Mine was burgundy red with the 2.8L and automatic transmission. I wanted a stick shift but the wife didn’t know how to drive manual!
I could’ve sworn the episode before this covered the mid generation refresh of the Ford Escort plus the new Escort GT and THAT was the first MW I ever remember watching back then. Funny how we can remember things so vividly huh?
I own an '86 Z24 Coupe. Solid car 9/10 interior and a 8/10 exterior with 121,000 miles. Red paint with silver trim and black interior with a 4 speed manual. It's not that quick compared to modern cars but it is very fun to drive. 9.0-9.5 second 0-60 is accurate. Only complaint I have about the car is the gears are not low enough. Going 72 MPH the engine is revving at around 4000 RPM in 4th gear. I believe this is partially why they are not that great on gas for a V6.
In 1987 they had an optional 5-speed. By 1988, the 5 speed was standard. The most sought after year of cavalier is the 1987 Z24 Coupe with a 5-speed. If you can find one they are usually 8-12k depending on condituon. There is a red '87 cavalier z24 with a 5-speed for sale with 5,400 original miles for sale on an auction site. They want $36,000 and it looks like a rushed restoration. Paint spatter and over spray here and there. Not worth more than 15k-20k depending on the enthusiast/collector. They will most likely lower price orbit will be taken down.
My first car was an '86 Sprint Plus 4 door hatch. It was a pretty good little car with a small engine....that was an interference engine. What killed the car was the timing belt breaking and the engine eating itself.
Chevrolet might have called this car the Sprint, but they should have called it the Marathon, since that is what it was like getting a car with a 48-horsepower 1.0-liter 3-cylinder engine up to speed!!!!!!
Way too old for the 3.1L that debuted in '90 in the 2G. I do believe the Beretta and Corsica started with the 2.8L before getting the 3.1L as the power option. The OG '86 Z24 had the 2.8L V6 (the engine was an option since '85, but the Z24 package debuted in '86) that also was used (in longitudinal RWD-based apps) in the Jeep Cherokee XJ and the Isuzu Trooper II (in both cases it was the first 6 cyl. engine they were ever opted to). The 2.8L V6 did came in both longitudinal and transverse versions.
En Estados Unidos Se Puse Un Chevrolet Sprint Cómo El Alemán Opel Corsa Primera Generación 1982-1993 Y El México Como Conocida Chevrolet Chevy Desde 1994 Hasta 2012
Este Chevrolet Sprint / Chevy del '86 que viste fue el que fabricaba Suzuki (vendido por ellos como el Forsa con motores 1.0L 3-en linea y 1.3L 4-en linea). No tenía nada que ver con el europeo Opel y Vauxhall Corsa y eran completamente diferentes.
