Hi all,
My name is Eelco and I'm from the Netherlands.
I bought an Alero two weeks ago despite the fact that I did read all comments on carsurvey.org about our beloved cars.
It is an 2.4 GL, mistysilver (#17) exterior and tan interior.
It has 65.000 km on the odometer and I have put already a good 2500 km on it till now.
When I bought it, the car had stood still for half a year on the parkingroof of a dealership. The previous (first) owner died in June last year and the family still had to decide what to do with it.
Things I had to do when I got her:
- Replace blower resistor
- Replace serpetine belt and tensioner (were squeeking)
- Replaced righthandside mirror glass (old one fell out probably)
- Headlights aligned
Also replaced the head unit (it was still working, but the cd skipped with every pebble on the road) with a DIN1. Was hell to get in, even with the special adapter.
Things I still have to do:
- Replace rear speakers (1 is blown up)
- Oil change
Despite all the so called flaws on this car, I really like the looks of it and I think that if you take good care of the car, the car takes good care of you.
And sure, there are always points of attention, but that is with every car.
It is called (excessive) wear
- bearings
- brakes
The sidemarkers (cornerlights) have an amber bulb, but it is hard to see here.
The foglights don't have that much output, but they do look cool!
Oh, and for a hobby I drive a Buick Riviera 1970 with the 455cu V8 and a 1980 Honda CX500 motorcycle.
