1994 Chevrolet Lumina User Reviews

Red Beauty — Overall: Best Car you'd ever have - if you can keep paying to get it fixed. Your mechanic will love it - he'll pay off the house sooner. Also caution this type of cars attract cops! Anyway, performance wise really powerful. Handling is good. Fat tires make it unpredictable on snow, you really need to know how to handle it in the winter. before 160K had to change EVERYTHING on it: both mufflers, clutch, starter, alternator some other stuff i do not remember now. the car was eating oil and gas like crazy. Probably 1L of oil a week and 20L/100 km for mileage. had to sell it at a loss, could not afford that beauty.

My First Car Purchase — Bought this as a second car shortly after I got married. It wasn't in great condition but I got it cheap. It fell apart shortly after we bought it so it was sold off and scrapped about 4 months after we bought it. It was a sporty little car while I had it, good acceleration and handling, decent mileage. The lights didn't always work and I'm pretty sure there were electrical issues.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Its A Car "gets Me From A To B — this car is under powered not fun to drive mpg is average if the car wasnt dented it would look great...car is super cheap to maintain. front end needs redone, very squeeky and rattly and it needs an oil change

Primary Use: Commuting to work

The Z34 Is A Very Rare Car Plus It's Performance Is Not Bad For A 3.4l. — its the new classics of our time, like the GTO's & 'CUDA's were for our elders. I found a 5.0L powerplant to drop in it but it's a matter of time.

1994 Chevrolet Lumina Euro Sedan — For mid-90s grocery getters, it was a decent choice that came in sportier trims such as the Euro and Z34. Only 140 hp in the Euro models, but 185 lb-ft of torque gets it moving off the line. Braking is pretty good; the 3200 lb curb weight and sportier suspension makes it a decent handler as far as 1990s cars go, although there is some body roll when going over large bumps. Being a Euro, mine has the 3100 V6 (although a 3400 was optional), which is a solid engine that regularly exceeds 200,000 miles (currently at 148K, purchased at 80K). They do have a tendency to rust along the rocker panels, and the interior build quality wasn't the greatest (gaps in material, some squeaks). Mine was unfortunate enough to have been caught in a massive hail storm, so I have extensive hail damage on the hood, roof, and trunk. Repairs include the water pump, head gasket, and rear struts replaced over the last 50,000 miles, so they do get a little high maintenance as the miles rack up. But the engine has never failed to start on the coldest of winter mornings, and it has never left me stranded anywhere. They have a great, recognizable exhaust note that is tuned out on most family sedans. It gets about 19 mpg in city driving, and 22-26 on the highway depending on how much of a lead foot you are (I fall closer to the 22 range).