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Replying to: busiris (Apr 27, 2008 9:05 pm)
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| Does anyone know what is RPM on a 4 cylinder Malibu model at 65-70MPH? Thanks. | |
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Replying to: rw08malibu (Apr 27, 2008 5:21 pm) That said...yes...your speedo, odometer, etc. are all going to be off. Using this calculator: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp There's an overall jump in diameter from the 225/50/17 to 225/50/18 (of course, as the wheel size is larger but the tire width & aspect ratio are the same), going from 25.85in to 26.85in, and effectively throwing off the speedo/odo to be 3.872% slow (or read 57.7 when going 60). The way around this is to reprogram the main computer for the new, larger tire size, but that would require the dealer and their Tech 2 tool. Given that they offer 17" and 18" accessory wheels for the Malibu, regardless of model, the dealer should have the capacity to do this in the case that someone did want 18's on their LT. The difference is relatively big and needs to be taken care of, if they didn't already once the 18's were swapped on.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Apr 28, 2008 5:40 am) Now, do this 4 or 5 times to have several samples I made an assumption that the same 5 mile stretch would not be used on each example. Overall, I do think that it will give a representative example to determine how "off" the speedo might be in this case. |
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SALES: 14,931 in March 2008, up 7.2 percent from 13,929 in March 2007. RIVALS: Toyota Camry, sales of which dropped 4.2 percent in March 2008 to 40,487; and Honda Accord, which dropped 0.8 percent in March 2008 to 36,214. WHAT'S NEW: Malibu just unveiled a six-speed automatic transmission mated with a four-cylinder engine for its high-end LTZ. Its estimated highway fuel economy is 32 miles per gallon, up from 30 mpg on the existing four-cylinder Malibu with a four-speed transmission. The equivalent four-cylinder Toyota Camry and Honda Accord models offer 31 mpg on the highway. Source: Autodata Corp., General Motors Corp.
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Replying to: bwia (Apr 28, 2008 5:13 pm) Too bad for Honda that sales are roughly flat for the Accord even with an all-new model. |
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Replying to: beach15 (Apr 28, 2008 7:15 am) |
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Here are a few pics of our Malibu with the two-tone cocoa and cashmere after market leather. Since there was not much difference in interior accoutrements between the LS and the LTZ except the leather we decided to pay $1,200 for after market leather. A shrewd compromise we thought warranty issues not withstanding. http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd18/phieus/MalibuPics-162.jpg http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd18/phieus/MalibuPics-152.jpg http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd18/phieus/MalibuPics-153.jpg
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Replying to: bwia (Apr 29, 2008 4:29 am) I'd like to see someone post pictures of a one-tone leather interior. Of someone does it on a 2LT, they will have factory seat-heaters too.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Apr 29, 2008 5:34 am) |
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