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#400 of 630 Re: Resale value? [niceguy1234] by thegraduate Jan 04, 2008 (10:26 pm)
Replying to: niceguy1234 (Jan 04, 2008 3:07 pm) With the Accord repeatedly having great resale and a very low number of fleet sales, I believe it will continue to have the best of the three.
#401 of 630 Camry versus,Accord versus Malibu by domosoyo Jan 05, 2008 (6:38 am)
I am currently looking to replace my SUV with something more fuel efficient. My kids are older...one is driving. I just drove the last of these three a couple nights ago so it has been very interesting to read this thread. I really wanted to like the Malibu...thought it was freakishly quiet in a good way...but I felt crammed in the car and I didn't like my driving position. I make occasional adjustments to my seat while driving and had a hard time performing this in the Malibu. Hey, I'm only a five-four foot woman! The Camry felt like I had just aged about twenty years. I like the Accord best of these three too so I agree with the results.   That said I am leaning heavily toward a Prius! I did not think I would like it but drove it anyway. Seems I'm willing to trade fun to drive with fun to see how high I can get my mileage. Replies to this message: blufz1 (Jan 05, 2008 7:41 am)
#402 of 630 Re: Camry versus,Accord versus Malibu [domosoyo] by blufz1 Jan 05, 2008 (7:41 am)
Replying to: domosoyo (Jan 05, 2008 6:38 am) Just wait for the Accord Diesel. You can get the car you like with 30% better economy.
#403 of 630 Re: Resale and GM [aaronfitz] by venus537 Jan 05, 2008 (9:03 am)
Replying to: aaronfitz (Jan 04, 2008 10:25 pm) What you consider boring as in the case of the Accord I consider classy and high quality and what you consider flare as in the Malibu I consider loud and mediocre. The interior of the Malibu is its weakest link.   By most accounts the Accord is still the better car but it wouldn't surprise me if the Malibu won the North American Car of the Year because to me it's graded on a curve. The Accord is expected to be the top car. Welcome to the forum.
#404 of 630 Keep it simple? by unkownuser Jan 05, 2008 (12:38 pm)
They decide arbitrarily to rule out the Altima and the Sonata, and then declare the Accord the best ever.   Yet in ruling out those vehicles they are ruling out very real motivations for buying a family mid-size vehicle:   Sportiness for the soccer daddy car guy (i.e., people who read insideline): Altima wins the day.   Budget-mindedness: A HUGE factor in this segment, and increasingly so when credit and jobs are getting zinged. Sonata is a tremendous value.   Without considering these motivations in buyers for this segment, artificially limiting the comparo to these three vehicles means the test is an interesting intellectual exercised, but ultimately flawed, and lacking in real info for buyers of this segment. Replies to this message: texases (Jan 05, 2008 3:18 pm)
#405 of 630 Re: Keep it simple? [unkownuser] by texases Jan 05, 2008 (3:18 pm)
Replying to: unkownuser (Jan 05, 2008 12:38 pm) It's particularly wierd to leave out the Altima when CR has them as the top-rated cars in this class, 2008 Accord included!
#406 of 630 No Altima... by aaronfitz Jan 05, 2008 (5:59 pm)
The reason the Altima wasn't in this comparo was because they wanted to test the two top sellers(Accord,Camry) and the newbie (Malibu). I can tell you that Motor Trend just did a comparison between the Altima, Malibu, Accord and the Camry. These were all fully loaded vehicles with the V-6's. The Altima was the budget leader in this particular test but received fourth place. Motor Trend summed it up with the Altima saying..."winner on track and twisties comes up short for lack of polish and refinement..." The Accord placed third with MT saying "Vast room, attention to detail, and advanced technology can't overcome a few obvious faults" Malibu placing second with MT saying.."Great combination of sport and luxury bettered only by Camry. America's best and segment's best looking" Leaving the Camry taking first and MT said "Finest all-around mix of power, handling, room, and bells and whistles-no wonder it was our 2007 Car of the Year" Pick up a copy of MT if you want to read more. I would still buy a new Malibu just on the looks alone. When it comes to the interior, the Malibu is right up there I think. Not quite up to Accord with the fit and finish, but I don't think that it sticks out like a sore thumb when put side by side. And from what I've read in different magazines, the new Camry has been suffering from jagged mold lines and squeaks and rattles in the interior. Toyota is starting to pump out so many vehicles now they are starting to lose their grip. All they car about right now is overtaking GM, even though they didn't in 07. That's just my personal opionion.   Aaron Replies to this message: blufz1 (Jan 05, 2008 6:28 pm) venus537 (Jan 05, 2008 6:38 pm)
#407 of 630 Re: No Altima... [aaronfitz] by blufz1 Jan 05, 2008 (6:28 pm)
Replying to: aaronfitz (Jan 05, 2008 5:59 pm) I immediately eliminate from consideration vehicles that have the gas cap on the wrong side.
#408 of 630 Re: No Altima... [aaronfitz] by venus537 Jan 05, 2008 (6:38 pm)
Replying to: aaronfitz (Jan 05, 2008 5:59 pm) Motor Trend is an embarrassment. Don't know how well the Malibu will do in next month's issue of Consumer Reports but they hinted that it will do very well. I have a hunch their order of these four sedans will be inverted from Motor Trend's list. Just my opinion but I fell the Malibu, Accord and Altima are in a upper echelon from the Camry.
#409 of 630 Malibu Needs more time and a new name by bikeman3 Jan 06, 2008 (7:19 pm)
Malibu needs a new name, also looks better on tv than in person gas mileage and resale value like Hundai won't cut today. Accords are noisy, but thes are are capable vehicles Toyota seems to lead in durability, reliability. I had a 97 Mailibu just ok no problems lousy trade in valu at Toyota and Honda lots.

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