Opinions on Daewoo Lanos?

One 2000 hatchback w/16 cyl (?) motor is available over here. It seems to be in good condition except that it pulls a bit to the right; the current owner said it began happening about 2 weeks ago when he may have gone over a pothole funny... He has an appointment to get it checked/fixed on Friday. It's automatic (I prefer manual,) but fully loaded, seems to be nicely maintained... It's a bit smaller than most cars I've owned, but I did have and loved a Toyota Tercel about the same size... Let's see, what else? Oh yeah, 41,000 miles on it, and the owner wants $3700 for it. He paid $3900 4 months ago (bought the car for his personal use while he was on a "working vacation," he returns to the mainland soon.)

I'd never heard of the company until this car came along. The company seems to be having some problems, and is so new, that I wonder if the future. Also, this part of the Consumerguide Review makes me wonder at the pulling, "Steering problems: Imprecise steering feel, wandering and loss of power assist. (2000)" But, then again, the owner is taking it to a reputable repair shop, so either they will know it's one thing or another, or not...

I saw a note attatchaed to a review of them that said they had standard parts found in another car (Opal, perhaps?) Does anyone know anything about this, b/c I can't seem to find where I saw that, nor have I found a 2nd source to confirm...

Cars tend to make my head ache, so if any of you experts or amateurs have opinions, I'm curious to know what you think of this car make & model.

TIA, PP