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#437 of 1322 Prizm - The Dark Side.... by 3904 May 18, 2001 (12:00 am)
Until recently, my wife and I owned a 99 Prizm. It was a reliable, economical, and fun to drive car in spite of the engine whine and the tilt steering wheel (that apparently was some sort of engineering joke).   Than in February, my wife and daughter were involved in an traffic accident that completely destroyed our Prizm. PLEASE BE WARNED, LIKE MOST SMALL CARS, THE PRIZM DOES NOT FARE WELL IN SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING LARGER VEHICLES!!!! My wife and daughter survived the accident with only minor injuries but will never set foot inside another small car. You can't really appreciate how "in expensively" made the Prizm is until you see one AFTER an accident.
#438 of 1322 to kunze by ken126 May 18, 2001 (6:30 am)
Brought my 5 speed prizm to the dealer today for a rotating noise which happens when i depress the clutch going over 30 mph. It also happens when I am crusing but it is not as apparent. To me this is not normal, but the dealer says this is probably normal because the transmission is a 3 bearing only one. Whatever the heck that means. Does your car make any kind of abnormal sounds when you press the clutch to shift when you are moving?
#441 of 1322 2001 or 2002 last year for Prism ? by morin2 May 18, 2001 (9:13 am)
Having maxed out GM card rebate and driving 90 miles a day, considering a Prism. Will there be a 2002 Prism? If so, are updates expected to be meaningful ? Worth waiting for 2002 or buy 2001 now ?
#442 of 1322 Clutch noise? None at all. by kunze1 May 18, 2001 (7:31 pm)
Ken 126 - My new 5 speed Prizm makes no noticeable noise at all using the clutch, and changing gears, and moving in any of the gears, including third. Shifts very smoothly. Is so smooth, I don't have to think about shifting at all, and almost seems like driving an automatic.   By the way, getting 39mpg on my last several tank fulls, including running the air conditioning about 33% of the time. This is about 85% highway driving, putting on 152 miles a day. Guess you could say, I am ready for the summer gas prices, whatever they may be!
#443 of 1322 Response to Mornin2 - Buy the 2001 now by kunze1 May 18, 2001 (7:43 pm)
Mornin2 - I would buy a 5 speed now (or 4 speed automatic). They may not build the Prizm in 2002, and because I believe you can still get good factory rebates now ($1500). You can get most good dealers down to a couple hundred dollars over invoice, and then use the $1500 rebate to go that much lower still, and your GM card to go still lower (if you have one).   Even if they build it in 2001, I would not expect any major changes, because they just upgraded the peppy engine (now 125 hp) to variable cam technology several years ago, and have a good timing chain now (not a belt).
#444 of 1322 Response to "The Dark Side" by kunze1 May 18, 2001 (7:57 pm)
Sorry to hear about your car wreck that totaled the late model Prizm. Am also very glad to hear your loved ones walked away with only minor injuries. Have you considered that that was a blessing, and additionally may have been proof of a car made to crumple in the right places to avoid seriously injuring the occupants? Sounds like to me the car did a reasonable job protecting them after all.
#445 of 1322 a new GM card member by jacky3 May 18, 2001 (9:39 pm)
I am a new GM card member. Now I gonna to buy a prizm. Can I still get GM rebate? (I haven't spend a penny with GM card)
#446 of 1322 Prizm Handling Tip by dst5 May 19, 2001 (3:22 pm)
I replaced the factory struts when the car was new with much firmer aftermarket strut KYB I think that made all the difference in my 1995 Prizm. Just a tip those struts lasted 140,000 miles and were still good when i sold the car.

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