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#1117 of 1299 Malibus in Vegas by vanman1 Oct 21, 2008 (3:49 pm)
I just came back from Vegas and I was shocked how many base Malibus are used there for cabs. Probably one of the most common cabs we saw.   Also worth noting, all the rental cars in the garage we were at were Nissan Altimas and Toyota Camrys. We got an Altima for 4 days. Not bad but horrid brakes. They grab really suddenly and jerk the car unless you really concentrate. Malibu seems like a more refined ride.
#1118 of 1299 I was by guss Oct 22, 2008 (7:18 am)
at my Chevy dealer today and noticed they had 6 2009 Malibu's in stock. This dealership never had more than 2 when I was looking. My salesman said nothing is moving due to the economy and the merger talks with Chrysler may be scaring some away.   The Employee pricing cleared out alot of cars. Replies to this message: vanman1 (Oct 22, 2008 5:44 pm) beach15 (Oct 22, 2008 8:10 pm) vanman1 (Oct 23, 2008 1:51 pm)
#1119 of 1299 Re: Annoying Shrieking Brakes [bandit08] by ronbo10 Oct 22, 2008 (7:46 am)
Replying to: bandit08 (Oct 17, 2008 4:56 pm) "The rotors had to be turned down twice as well. They tried to tell me that all brakes and rotors these days are made cheap and all cars have this problem. My boyfriend did say that Chevy brakes are cheap. I have owned foreign cars up until I bought the Malibu and I had never had this type of problem."   I have a 2006 Malibu Maxx and the brakes have been trouble free with nice, firm pedal, no squeals or squeaks, and at 40,000 miles still a lot of wear left in the original pads. Meanwhile, our 2002 Honda CRV has had to have 3 of the 4 calipers replaced, plus pads and rotors replaced twice inside of 100,000 miles. The calipers became partially seized causing pulling to one side or the other, and in the case of the left rear, the brake was always applied to some degree causing the entire aluminum wheel to get hot to the touch. It's never been off-roaded, so I'm not sure just how the grime made its way past the piston seals...   I imagine your Malibu's brakes were not representative, just as my CRV's haven't been. Nevertheless, we both have had problems that we wouldn't have expected form these autos, so I can sympathize. Replies to this message: gmfornow3 (Oct 24, 2008 8:04 am)
#1120 of 1299 Re: I was [guss] by vanman1 Oct 22, 2008 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: guss (Oct 22, 2008 7:18 am) Cars aren't moving anywhere really and it has much more to do with the sliding markets and economy than GM itself.
#1121 of 1299 Re: I was [guss] by beach15 Oct 22, 2008 (8:10 pm)
Replying to: guss (Oct 22, 2008 7:18 am) True, same thing happening at mine, where the Malibu was one of the "quick" cars that was out in a few days after hitting the lot. Bizarrely, the last ones they moved were during Employee pricing and then today mine even though it's a no money sale as a lemon replacement.   Not that people don't want them, but the screwy economy and now lack of GMAC anything, etc. doesn't help. Have to offer either a big discount or awesome financing to get anyone even looking, really, anymore it seems. Replies to this message: vanman1 (Oct 23, 2008 1:51 pm)
#1122 of 1299 Hit and run ~~ $1,100 damage by bwia Oct 23, 2008 (5:49 am)
Bummer My wife went into Walgreens for ten minutes when she returned there was a huge scratch and white paint marks around the rear passenger door. It would appear that a pick-up truck was the culprit. Funny thing is that the parking lot was empty yet that brute violated her car.   No eye witness means bad news as the insurance company will not pay the deductible and the $1,100 damage estimate is not sufficient to bring the car back to its original condition. The 2008 Malibu has only 7,900 miles and it was in showroom condition as I had just washed and waxed it. Any tips for dealing with the insurance? Replies to this message: sidewinderz (Oct 23, 2008 10:15 am) bwia (Oct 23, 2008 11:22 am) KarenS (Oct 23, 2008 10:34 am) vanman1 (Oct 23, 2008 1:49 pm) guss (Oct 24, 2008 4:01 am) vanman1 (Oct 24, 2008 12:22 pm)
#1123 of 1299 Re: Hit and run ~~ $1,100 damage [bwia] by sidewinderz Oct 23, 2008 (10:15 am)
Replying to: bwia (Oct 23, 2008 5:49 am) Check to see if Walgreens has an outside security camera for the parking lot. If so, they should have a video tape of the incident Replies to this message: bwia (Oct 23, 2008 11:22 am)
#1124 of 1299 Re: Hit and run ~~ $1,100 damage [bwia] by KarenS HOST Oct 23, 2008 (10:34 am)
Replying to: bwia (Oct 23, 2008 5:49 am) Ouch, that stinks.   Try asking your questions over in Questions About Auto Insurance & Accidents.
#1125 of 1299 Re: Hit and run ~~ $1,100 damage [sidewinderz] by bwia Oct 23, 2008 (11:22 am)
Replying to: sidewinderz (Oct 23, 2008 10:15 am) Check to see if Walgreens has an outside security camera for the parking lot. If so, they should have a video tape of the incident.   We did ask them but unfortunately this particular Walgreens does have a security camera.
#1126 of 1299 Re: Hit and run ~~ $1,100 damage [bwia] by vanman1 Oct 23, 2008 (1:49 pm)
Replying to: bwia (Oct 23, 2008 5:49 am) Ouch!   Sorry to hear about it.

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