1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Reviews, Pricing & Specs

The 1997 Chevrolet is your typical entry level sedan. One should not be surprised when it starts falling apart. Although I found the '97 to be much more durable than the '98 I had

Murdered out Monster Energy. It is a 5 speed, all black with green accents. Dark window tint with a Monster Energy sticker in the back window. Bought it for 2700 and put about 500 into it. It is a very reliable car.

Performance- not great acceleration at all, decent handeling, decent braking, i love the feel of the tranny. Build Quality- shes prone to rusting. engine is extremly durable. Appearance- ugly. Cost of Ownership- not bad at all... 25 mpg ish, noever really had to fix much except when i got rear ended. Fun Factor- fun to drive, but slow. handels well.

it's fast, it has a air intake and a cherrybomb exaust system.

Good car with low miles and a sporty look. Gets awesome gas mileage, 29 mpg baby!

So far i've had this car for 7 months and i've put bout 35 000 km on it, with only minor problems. I had to replace part of the gas line due to rust, and the alternator, but other than that there has been no problems and i have put this car throught alot. It's a small 5 spd, 2 door car that gets you from point A to point B. I would have prefered a 4 door just for ease of people getting in and out, but other than that i love 2 door. The car is great on gas and handles pretty well for a 11 year old Cavalier. For a first car i have no complaints.

My first car, and i loved it. Everything was perfect for what i needed. Didnt hold up so well in minor accident.

First car, very reliable and can take a beating

brakes are touchy and can be squeaky after it has rained, it has needed new spark plugs, randomly the key won't turn over at times, its a loud car going down the highway, like the appearance but nothing fancy, this car was cheap for how many miles it had to begin with, it gets good gas mileage

Bought this one to replace my old 97 cavy that I wrote off the year before. The old car worked great so I decided to stick with what i know works and built another one. It keeps with the nissan 240's and honda preludes that dominate the division.

Build Quality- I had to replace: the turn signal switch lever, the fuel line by driver side rear tire. Had to repair: power steering lines, muffler and muffler hanger. Driver side door hinges are loose. Mirror on driver side sun visor cracked and is no longer on the visor. Fun Factor- was fun to drive when I first got it, but that was only because I just got my drivers license. now that Ive had it for over a year, im bored of it and ready for a new car.

I bought this car to replace the Blazer that I had been driving because I needed something with better gas mileage and wanted something that was more fun to drive. It did get better mileage, but it was only ok as far as a fun ride.

skunk 2 lowering kit nice. aem cold air intake. apline desk sony 6 by 9 p250.5 amp upgrade to p500 p1 x 2 upgrade to p3 x2 custom exhaust from cat back handled like a dream and sounded nice not like you normal car with a fart can.

it handles well, brakes well, has guts for the car it is, it is old so needs repairs, runs well for almost 300,000 km, good milage, i like to drive my baby,cost me 600$ not much i have had to do to it sence i bought it... just inspection and oil change, needs rocker pannels and some exhaust work. nothing more then that sense it is just a beater car.

I love it. There are some problems, but I'm sure they haven't always been like that. I've had it less than a year. I have over 240,000 miles on it and hopefully it won't die on me now. Seems very reliable.

It's a typical car. I'm not proud over owning it. It's very reliable (I put mine through A LOT) and it brakes/handles well...but the power/acceleration sucks. If Chevy had put in some better work and styling it would be a pretty sweet car. Too bad Chevy didn't hire me to style it ;) People compare it to sport compact cars and then say "it sucks", but it's not a sport compact, it's a typical economy car, and it does the job well.

Everything works really well in the car. Some muffler issues, but it will be fixed once I get the money. The whole car needs a paint job desperately. (Midnight blue with a silver flake and ghost butterflies on the hood) Gas is so good, $30 for pretty much 300+ miles. I love this car!

Sort of slow. Needs more comfort.

This car was fun to drive mostly at 100 mile an hour the performance was lacking when I first got it but it got me where I needed to be rebuilt the top end the the engine new cam and heads ported and polished of course. This was my first car and always will be

Performance - Gets me from point A to point B! Build Quality - Still in 1 piece! Had no major problems...YET Appearance - It looks like a car..Ha, Not a bad lookin car! Cost of Ownership - Only cost me 1 G! Fun Factor - It's Standard, How can it not be fun!!

well , i like this car , cheap and reliable... its safe, its solid and safe... but its a very ordinary model.

Performance wise the damn thing is fast. quality? yeah i would buy another. appearance? i love the style. cost? eh Ive done timing/transmission/injectors that went out.... gets good gas mileage. very fun to drive so yeah i would get another.

Overall performance is pretty good, handles nice and stops well. It is a solid car even there is some rust in front of the rear wheels but thats a cavalier thing. It looks well and is sporty for a cavalier basically the American Honda Civic. Put a system and new exhaust and the car can turn heads.

I think the Cavalier is a good car for a student like me. It's older and economical.

well... everything has been upgraded to it, engine, suspension, transmission, brake, body kit, interiror, sound system, window tint, everything. nice power with around 200-230 HP i need a dyno to confirm those HP tho. interiro is still cheap compared to the mazda3 but hey, thats 10years difference.

Well I need to fix mine and I'd probably like it even more. The back seat lets down so you can get into the trunk, or if you need more space for something in there. Alot of cup holders in middle console.

it is a good car but overheats a lot

good driving car not good for looks though great performance a tuner not my car more of a muscle guy people call it ugly allot its a great car for taking a drive the paint needs fixed and the car is awsome

It's a good reliable car. It's never let me down. And for a cavalier its got a lot of pep and it looks pretty good. It just has a lot of stupid little problems that need fixed for it to run as well as it could.

It's a good car and has a ton of miles and only two owners.....so given how much it has been ran into the ground it's a pretty good car.

roomy, got power. very easy on gas. i love my baby.

it was a great car until the timing chain jumped and blew the motor. it handled well and had decent fuel economy. driving in snow was a breeze. I had a 1300 system in it and ran it on the battery for 3 hours. didnt even phase the battery.

this car was a good car almost 300,000 miles before i had to put it down working on a bike now collage puts a hold on that for now but my hope are still hi thats all i have to say about this car oh and great gas milage

meh, car could be a lil more powerful in terms of HP, needs some paint and dents undented, as well as a major transmission overhual, Engine could use a lil work, and the exhaust system needs replacing. but overall I like my car, it's cool, and has been good to me, plus it has over 250k miles on it, all original. ^.=.^