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197 messages, Last post on Sep 04, 2008 at 8:10 PM
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I just had to post this, and stir the pot... I test drove a corolla, before I bought my 2005 Malibu. The 2003 Corolla, at the same price as the 2005 Chevy (go figure), was cramped and small... I also know people aren't getting the EPA MPG of 38 out of them (more like 33-35 MPG)... Anyway, Happily, I am getting as-advertised MPG outta my Malibu. I get 33.5 to 34.6 MPG average for my commute. My average speed of 50 MPH (yep nearly all highway). Here is the interesting part... I live about 1100 feet higher than I work... So I get like 38-40 MPG going to work, and significantly less coming back. I guess I could consistently see 35-36 MPG outta this car if I had a flat road commute... But I am not complaining, this car is bigger, more comfortable, and has more standard options than the Toyota Corolla. Overall I am very happy. Oh, and for those who are also talking about it... I do have an occasional clunk in my steering, mostly in-parking lot steering. Hope mine isn't going.
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Replying to: shnool (Jul 19, 2007 8:56 am) |
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Replying to: shnool (Jul 19, 2007 8:56 am) Other than reliability I completely agree with the fact that the Malibu is much more comfortable to drive every day and due to the size and weight, safer too!
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Replying to: pulgo (Jul 19, 2007 10:21 am)
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Replying to: pao (Jul 20, 2007 6:38 am) I had a 91 Chevrolet Caprice go to 280K miles with nothing more than excellent maintenance. But that is not the typical outcome. Based on everything I read and hear, the average Honda or Toyota is by far more durable and has less mechanical problems than the average Ford or GM (after a couple hundred thousand miles). There is always someone with a different opinion or experience and I respect that.
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Replying to: pulgo (Jul 20, 2007 8:07 am) My limit has been 120K, too much new technology to let go by after 8-9 years, things are moving very fast these days.
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Replying to: gonogo (Jul 20, 2007 8:37 am) I keep my cars for about 8 to 10 years and my personal experience with Japanese cars has been better than with American cars. Based only on my personal experience, the American cars I have had required replacing alternators, water pumps, starters, etc. before reaching 200k miles. Some of them cost several thousands dollars in repairs to poor quality engine gaskets, weak brakes, leaky axles, etc. All of this despite meticulous maintenance! None of my Japanese cars needed anything other than routine maintenance. My latest car I just sold after 6 years, a 2001 Echo did not even need a light bulb to be replaced. Only 1 set of brakes, 1 set of belts and routine fluid changes. For me, buying the wrong car could mean several thousand dollars in additional expenses. Of course someone that keeps his car for maybe 4 or 5 years and less than 100k miles this whole matter would be of little concern. Before purchasing my present 2007 Sentra y also considered a 4 cylinder Malibu. I test drove one and I liked the ride. But I also talked to my mechanic friend with 30 years experience at a GM dealership and based upon his advice and my own experience decided against the Malibu. I am sure that there must be quite a lot of GM owners out there with a different opinion and I respect that.
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Replying to: pulgo (Jul 20, 2007 9:27 am) The bean counters cut corners every way they can to make up for the expensive overhead. The Japanese don’t have that burden, so they can produce a good car. I buy GM because I always have, they are easy to work on and parts are not that expensive. I have heard the Japanese parts are very high, but I don’t think you would know that, you don’t buy any. Until they straighten out this inequality, it will stay the same.
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Replying to: gonogo (Jul 21, 2007 9:16 am) I hope the next 100k are as uneventful as the first 100k. So far the only 2 unexpected things to gom wrong were a serpentine belt tensioner that disintegrated 50 feet away from a MIDAS and a rear axle leak that I fixed in my garage. I refuse to buy a Japanese truck simply because they are very expensive. But I sure like the new Toyota Tundra (only $ 41,000 plus tax). |
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If not the current model, how about the coming 08? Somehow, I remember one of the Chevys I have rented has such a feature, maybe it's Impala. |
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