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Sedans Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Malibu vs. Toyota Camry vs. Honda Accord
643 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 6:32 AM
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I drove both a 4 and a 6 cyl Malibu with the 6-speed. The 4 is just fine but the 6 made me smile and I like to smile. I went with the 6. More gas sure but I don't drive much so even when gas prices go back up (and I think they will in a year or two when this mess passes) it will be fine. Nice thing with the Malibu is you can buy a top of the line LTZ with a I-4 which is not possible with most mid-size cars. |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 12, 2008 12:38 pm) YES, ---- I want it all! -------------- Why? ---- Because I am purchasing this vehicle with "my hard earned money," and that fact places me in the driver's seat. --------- Prior to purchasing the 2007 Camry, I wanted to purchase a 2007 Impala with the LT2 trim package. There was not one 2007 Impala in my area of New Jersey (IN STOCK) with the LT2 package! So, I purchased a foreign vehicle! ----- The American dealer / manufacturer had an opportunity to make a sale, but they could not deliver! This is not my problem, it is their problem! If the American manufacturer wants to sell their product, let them make a product that meet the needs of the American buyer! If a foreign dealer can stock vehicles with a variety of trim packages, so can the American dealer. If a foreign manufacturer can make and design a smooth running four cylinder engine, so can an American manufacturer. If they can't then let them lose the sale! YES, ---- it is that simple! Best regards! ------------ Dwayne   
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Replying to: djm2 (Nov 13, 2008 2:43 am) What you do is place an order and the factory builds one to exactly your liking and color. That's what I've done for 5 out of the last 7 cars I bought. Two were available at the dealer in the format I wanted. >If a foreign dealer can stock vehicles with a variety of trim packages, so can the American dealer. I've read many people not being able to find certain combinations of options on foreign vehicles. Myself when shopping in the past I noticed that RED was almost unavailabe on Honda dealer lots. Also I want to be able to add options in the pattern I wish without having to buy a certain car with options AB and if I want C I also have to buy the vehicle with option ABCD because that's the way the company builds them. I have been able to do that with the cars I've bought. |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 13, 2008 4:31 am)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 12, 2008 12:38 pm) To be honest I hear this kind of opinion about GM from others I talk to, so its not coincidence. I really just can't past the fact the GM car depreciates so fast, literally prices on them drop, plummet so fast compared to other makes. That is really disappointing.
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Replying to: dmathews3 (Nov 13, 2008 6:08 am) I've done the same thing. I wonder why Detroit doesn't advertise this? You'd think they'd be desparate for any edge these days.
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Nov 13, 2008 6:28 am) Explaining reality of money on that for those who aren't going to trade every two years is like explaining how the economic financial mess got started; no one wants to really place the facts where they lie. Take the price of the actual car, after discounts, as you drive it off the lot. Divide your likely sale value after a few years by that. For the GM, I can get a good discount, and I can leave the dealer without being ripped off by mandatory (in their head) doc fees, prep fees, polish fees, waterproof fees, etc. At the two local other brand dealers, there are ADMs on the car with stuff added on for hundreds (besides the packs added on by the area wholesale license holder), and anything they can add on. Take your value of the car and divide by the out-the-door price. I don't see a difference that would make me buy something I didn't like quite as much and pay the extra fees added on. In this area they want you to thank them for letting you look around the showroom or dealer lot at one dealership. I buy and hold a car for 10 years typically.
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Replying to: texases (Nov 13, 2008 6:33 am) |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Nov 13, 2008 8:37 am) I do too. But you can get more for a 10 year old Accord, than you can for a 10 year old Malibu. And probably sell it in half the time. I also want to do a long test drive of the car I want to buy. If it's not on the lot, that's not going to happen until the car comes in. Then, if you happen to not like the car, when it comes in and you test drive it, your back to square one.
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Replying to: elroy5 (Nov 13, 2008 3:16 pm)  They may not have the color or exact options you want on a car but I'm sure they got one close enought to drive. Last I knew colors don't make them drive differently nor do most of the options on a car. I'm betting you just don't want a Malibu and will use any excuse to get the other car.
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