1988 Chevrolet Celebrity

Pros: Reliable, low maintenance

Cons: Alternator has been replaced several times

Review: My parents bought a Chevy Celebrity in 1988 brand new. I received the car when I turned 16 which was in 1994. The car was still in great condition.

This car, during my childhood, drove us from Texas to Florida three or four times without a...

Pros: Quick , comfortable, and reliable

Cons: GM stopped making them in 1990

Review: I bought this car 4 years ago in a pinch.
My other car needed too much work and I could either pour more money down a bottomless pit or buy another car.
My mother knew of a woman who was selling her 1988 Chevy Celebrity and arranged a test...

Pros: drives well, excellent gas mileage

Cons: paint, headliner didn't last

Review: We've had our 1988 Celebrity for 12 years now and it has 239,000 miles on it. We bought it used and have not had any major problems with it. Just the usual wear and tear of replacing tires and brakes, but we also commuted to and from work 60 -100 miles a...

Pros: Mileage Power Roomy

Cons: Headliner long ago gone. A/C parts must be special ordered. Husband makes fun of it.

Review: The Chevrolet Celebrity SW was my first car 11 years ago with only 60,000 miles on it. Almost 200k miles later, I am still driving it, payment free and very pleased with it. I am a little too attached to this car friend of mine. The car still has ...

Pros: Reliability

Cons: Old

Review: My Fiance owns a 1988 Chevey Celbrity that she purchased for $300. Its got about 170,000 miles onit and is still going. Shee uses it to travel short distances about 5 miles a day to work and back. Everyonce and a while she takes a 30 mile trip home and...

Pros: Smooth, fun to drive, extremely spacious in front

Cons: Some cosmetic deficiencies, poor corrosion resistance

Review: This is the second car i've owned. my first, a 1992 Cavalier RS was struck and totalled. I was devastated, I never thought i would find a better car. I was stuck driving my grandmother's 87 buick skylark for a little while, it had practically no power...

Pros: Good gas mileage. Runs like a new car for it's age. Cheap to repair.

Cons: Had to repair the car more times than wanted to. Alternators, Cooling fan.

Review: The car was given to me winter of 2003 when my grandfather passed away. I have drove the car in Northwest Missouri for the past almost two years. The car looks like it is in good shape minus the rust and the front passanger fender/front grille that was ...

Pros: Forgettable styling, wagon utility, bargain price, resilient paint, plenty of American steel, inexpensive parts

Cons: Forgettable styling, poor handling, questionable reliability, odd ergonomic design choices

The Bottom Line: What a tough call. The Celeb is quite a handful, but for fledgling fix-its and frugal students, the tumultuous relationship may be worth it.

Review: What I'm about to present to you may seem a paradox. This problematic, slow, ungainly station wagon is a great choice for a high school or college student's first car. They'll love it at first, because of the freedom it represents. Then they'll hate it,...

Pros: ... GOOD WORK CAR... DEPENDABLE MOST OF THE TIME!

Cons: YOU WILL HAVE PROBLEMS,

Review: I have a 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity. They are nice cars, however, the paint is very cheap & they all seem to rust in the same spots... on all years & models. I bought mine used from a dealership in Minnesota. I have only owned it 3 months and i...