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1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Ls Sedan 4-door 2.2l - Gas Saver Great Car!! on 2040-cars

Year:1996 Mileage:128538 Color: Tan /
 Tan
Location:

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Sedan
Engine:2.2L 2190CC 134Cu. In. l4 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1G1JF5245T7141750 Year: 1996
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Cavalier
Trim: LS Sedan 4-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: FWD
Options: CD Player
Mileage: 128,538
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Sub Model: LS SEDAN
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Exterior Color: Tan
Interior Color: Tan
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Car is in good mechanical condition - always been taken care of - 1 owner."

So here is the deal - I REALLY REALLY don't want to get rid of this car, but I am in a position where I have to at this point. We recently had a death in the family and it resulted in a free new car. Thus, we now have one too many cars and no where to put this one. My loss your gain (and my wife's gain as she hates on clutter and is on me to get rid of this car ...).


This car is an excellent first car, college car, daily driver, grocery getter, whatever you want to call it - nothing flashy - just an honest to goodness hard working vehicle for people who are money conscious and want to get from point A to point B. 

Let's get to it - this is a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier with 128,538 miles on it ... which means realistically it has not even used half of it's mileage life yet!! Why the low miles you ask - my commute to work is about 3 miles and we always rent a car when we take long road trips so we don't run up the mileage on our cars. THIS IS A ONE OWNER CAR ... YES ... ONE OWNER. We typically keep our cars for a very long time and we care for them like they need to last forever. Oil changes every 3,000, tires rotated every 6,000, trans. fluid changed religiously, air filter, pcv, and the list goes on. If it is on the scheduled maintenance item list - it has been checked and maintained. 

I will tell you right now what makes this car a prize possession and why I don't want to get rid of it - GAS GAS GAS!! This CAR HAS THE 2.2L engine and is FANTASTIC on gas! I believe the milage is somewhere around 30 mpg - and that is amazing when you consider this car was built in 1996! Honestly, it is a money saver.

With all of that said - this car is a 1996 ... so it does have it's minor issues just like any older car. Here is what you are looking at - air conditioning does not work. I believe it is simply a leak, but I have not recharged it in a couple of years because it just really never bothered me. My drive was so short it really did not matter. The headlights only work in "brights" mode. This is a short and can be found all over the internet as a known issue. If you are handy - this is an easy fix - if not, just use the brights as the lights as I have. It has been no problem at all as the brights are not "crazy" brights like newer cars so they pretty much look like normal headlights and work fine. Body has some rust near the gas tank. Lastly, the hood release does not work from in the car. I fixed it using a piece of cable that you can simply reach under the hood and pop it - no big deal and you could probably fix it fairly easily if you had time and were handy. Other than that - this car is mechanically very sound and we never hesitate to drive it. In fact, I have had my daughter (in her 40's, not a "kid") driving it rather than having it sit and I trust it 100%. 

I am more than happy to share service records with you if you are interested. I have a spreadsheet with all of the dates and mileage of services performed.

IF YOU BUY THIS CAR I WILL ALSO THROW IN MY HAYNES REPAIR MANUAL. It has served me well and should go with the car so you can keep it running for a long time and well maintained - hopefully it will be helpful to the buyer. 

What else would you like to know? If you have any questions at all or if you would like additional pictures or if there is any way I can help out with information about the car please don't hesitate to contact me and I will be more than happy to offer up anything I can. 

As you can see - I have been on Ebay for a long time - I don't sell a ton of stuff, but the stuff I do sell is always 100% feedback as you can see.

Best of luck and Happy Bidding to all! 

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