I picked this car up for $750, and it's been a godsend. After 30 years, it runs like a champ, is comfortable inside and looks stylishly retro on the outside. The gas mileage is acceptable and the handling is superb.

What I liked about my car was that it cost me only $300 dollars to buy it. I also was in an accident with it that wasn't my fault and was given $1600 from the insurance company. I did not like all the rust on it or how old it was. I also didn't like the fact that the air conditioner did not work. I had to clean the inside of it out completely because the previous owner used it as a greenhouse for her plants. When I was finished cleaning it though it looked brand new. The styling was lacking until I put some really nice alloy wheels on it. It had a line down the side that made it look like a bmw kinda. It was alright for room to sit in, I could have used a tad more headroom. The trunk had a lot of room. I had a sub box in the trunk and still had lots of room left. It didn't make any noises at all. I did all my own work on it and when I bought it I gave it a tune-up and changed the trans fluid with some heavy duty gear oil. The only problem I had with it was one of my brake calipers seized up on me and I replaced both of them with brand new ones. I remember my dad helped me with that. The gas mileage was incredible! It got 40 miles to a gallon of gasoline. For being an old cheep peace of junk, I thought that was pretty good. It was a carbureted fuel delivery system though so I think that had a lot to do with the great gas mileage. It was kind of fun to drive I guess. It had a manual transmission and I liked that. That made it fun. It didn't have much power. I think the motor was a 1.4 liter or something like that. Sometimes I would really push out some rpms when I had my girlfriend with me and she told me that she was amazed at what it could do considering it looked like crap. It felt like driving a little Honda around. The stopping was real good after I replaced the brake components. The handling was very nice in it. The cost of the parts for it were kind of pricey. It was considered an import. It was made in Canada and was compiled of parts between Chevrolet and Toyota. All in all it was a very trusty little car and would probably still be going strong today if I still had it.

I bought this car with 71k on the odometer. That was six years ago and it still runs like a top. One carburetor rebuild and an alternator is all it has needed. While the 79 Nova doesn't have the prettiest exterior, and isn't one of the more prized years of Chevy, It still has a classic style and is considerably tougher looking in combination with some nice wheels. This car drives fantastic. The 305 small block isn't an overly powerful motor, but when working in tandem with a 3 speed automatic transmission it can still get up and go. I drove many a mountain pass with this car and it accelerates up the steepest of grades. I really love owning this car. It even does well in the winter with a good set of snow tires, because the thing is so short. I get about 15 MPG in the city and 18MPG on the highway. I was worried it would be a money pit when I bought it, but I have put 40 thousand miles on it. This Nova has really been a great buy and an excellent car to own.