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Sedans Chevrolet Malibu 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
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Replying to: sidewinderz (Nov 25, 2007 12:25 pm) The residuals are highest the earlier you start your lease unless they are artificially raised later as an incentive. I'd like to find out what the current lease deal is on the new Malibu before I get something else. Didn't GM have promotion a few years ago where they had a special lease program that let you walk away from your lease at 12K miles if you didn't like the car? I think is was around 2004 or 2005. Maybe they can do that again if they are really confident about the Malibu. This is what shows on leasecompare. You can enter your zipcode and the prices and it will calculate what deal they could get for you through private leasing companies: http://www.leasecompare.com/quick_lease_quotes.php?ModelYear=2008&MakeID=160&Mod- - elID=330&StyleID=110&vehicle=2008+Chevrolet+Malibu Maybe GM will offer a better deal with their in-house lease program. |
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Replying to: shado4 (Dec 22, 2006 7:33 am) |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Nov 24, 2007 10:27 pm) We didn't opt for the extended at least yet, so I wasn't paying close attention but I want to say he quoted the extended for around $900 to take the bumper to bumper from 36,000 and 3 yrs to 100,000 and five years. One last point unrelated to your post but related to cost that a few might find interesting is the use of credits for the GM Master card. I was quite surprised when the closing agent outlined that only one thousand of my accumulated credits could be used against the purchase of the Malibu. I'd never been limited before and had a good balance accrued as it had been seven years since the last new purchase. After telling the agent that it was a deal breaker, he asked to see my card again and noted that it was a GM World... and offered that a couple of years before he had run into this and the owner of the card had called and was allowed to use all credits. His explanation was, that GM sold the card and the new owners changed the policy to limiting credits but that those who've had the card for a long time are grandfathered to the previous policy for which they subscribed. He made a call and had to go up one tier of reps but soon had the full credit applied to the purchase. So...if someone has had a card for a long time and gets the limiting speech, it might be worth checking into. |
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Their safety features are never an option. If they offer it, its standard, even on the base trim of whatever model it is. A nice trend that others should emulate.
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Replying to: mfletou1 (Dec 01, 2007 9:13 pm)
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Replying to: kplacer (Dec 02, 2007 4:14 pm) Also, to be honest with you---I don't buy it. If you had compared all the cars and decided that the Accord was really the best vehicle, I doubt very much you would then be deterred because of color combos and not one of those would work for you. No offense, but I think your priorities are a little mixed up at that point. But whatever, different strokes for different folks.
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Replying to: mfletou1 (Dec 02, 2007 6:21 pm)
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Replying to: kplacer (Dec 02, 2007 7:31 pm) Which I suppose is understandable, if you only have one Honda dealer that you can shop from. Personally, if I don't like the dealer, I just go to the next one until I find one I'm happy with. The quality of the vehicle is paramount. Again, I don't care, I just don't think you are really telling the whole story. You've got every right to buy whatever you want, but I think people tend to be deceptive about why they made the choices they did in order to make themselves feel better about their purchase. Sounds like you maybe just liked a different car, which is great, but just say so. I hope it had standard stability control like the Honda.
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Replying to: mfletou1 (Dec 02, 2007 8:40 pm) When you say that "I think people tend to be deceptive about why they made the choices they did in order to make themselves feel better" would seem to me to apply more to Honda buyers than just about any other brand. Anyway, this discussion is about the Malibu. |
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Interesting that Car & Driver has a review of the new Malibu in their January issue that is very complimentary and....they immediately put it on their 10 Best cars list, also seen in that issue. High praise, indeed. The Chevy folks have to feel good about that. I haven't seen the January Motor Trend yet, but I'm told the Malibu was a unanimous choice as a candidate for Car of The Year and that they rate it equal to Camry. More high praise. Their main complaint was numb steering. I'm an '04 Accord owner shopping for a new V6 sedan. The '08 Accord would probably have been a no-brainer, but I'm turned off by VCM. The Malibu is on my radar screen. I'll probably drive it soon, though I may wait awhile before trading. Question -- when the 6-speed automatic comes online, will it be just for the 4 cyl. Malibu or will it also appear in the LT V6 version. Or does the LT V6 already have it?
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