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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / December 2003What is the matter with me?
After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... I feel like buying a 2004 model. Please help. Buy a Honda Accord - We have a 1998 Malibu never going to buy another one.Its Junk! Some of the new compact Chevy cars are Daewoo's. After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... I feel like buying a 2004 model. Please help. NO ,NO, RESIST! Buy a Honda or Toyota. > After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... > > I feel like buying a 2004 model. > > Please help. | After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... | | I feel like buying a 2004 model. | | Please help. A few points/rules. o Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. o NEVER buy the 1st year production run of a newly-redesigned model...wait 2-3 years for the kinks to be worked out (unless you want to be one to help work the kinks out yourself!). I didn't even keep the 2003 LS model I bought November a year ago. I personally wouldn't risk it until the new model is out for a while to see how it is doing. Way too risky, in my view. (I'm speaking from one that was willing to take a $6K financial hit to get out of the mistake I made). That's my advice, anyway. If you can't wait and need something now, at least take look at the Honda Accord (ugly looking, but...) or Toyota Camry (nice looking). They are very highly rated and I know a lot of people that own them and are very happy with them. I personally went with the Chrysler Sebring LXi and have been very happy with it. One reason is because my wife has a older Dodge Stratus that has been a excellent car and is essentallay the same car as the Sebring, so that "sold" me. Why, what's the problem(s)? > | After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... > | [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > a excellent car and is essentallay the same car as the Sebring, so that "sold" > me. I feel the same way. Every review I have read and saw on PBS has given the 2004 Malibu a positive review. Its the only production car right now to feature a factory installed remote starter. And then there's something about the Epsilon architecture. Its a lot cheaper than the Camry or the Accord. > Why, what's the problem(s)? > [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > >>me. Uh, I believe my 97 Malibu was Car and Drivers "Car Of The Year" and it still turned out to be a piece of crap! Can't always trust the reviews, they have NO IDEA how well the car will hold up. > I feel the same way. Every review I have read and saw on PBS has given > the 2004 Malibu a positive review. Its the only production car right now [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > > >>me. | Uh, I believe my 97 Malibu was Car and Drivers "Car Of The Year" and it | still turned out to be a piece of crap! Can't always trust the reviews, they | have NO IDEA how well the car will hold up. So true, the 2003 model got the J.D. Powers "initial quality" award. The 2003 was the worst car we've ever bought...the wife thought so to. Uncomfortable seats, rough-riding, extremely excessive road/wind/suspension noises, weak engine when climbing mountainous grades at highway speeds 60-70MPH (very good power at lower speeds though...go figure!) leaked water everywhere when it rained (until the dealer had it 5-days to seal it back up), very poor mileage around town 15-18 MPG (but had great mileage on the highway 30-33MPG...go figure!) etc. etc. And we've been buying cars since the early 70's...been through quite a few. The 2003 was a POS in our opinion. >>I personally went with the Chrysler Sebring LXi and have been very happy >>with it. One reason is because my wife has a older Dodge Stratus that has been >>a excellent car and is essentallay the same car as the Sebring, so that "sold" >>me. They will be fine until the famous Chrysler electrical problems start to hit. | >>I personally went with the Chrysler Sebring LXi and have been very happy | >>with it. One reason is because my wife has a older Dodge Stratus that has been | >>a excellent car and is essentallay the same car as the Sebring, so that "sold" | >>me. | They will be fine until the famous Chrysler electrical problems start to | hit. Possible. Been lucky so far perhaps. :-) One other thing about GM products. Resale value. A 3 year old Toyota or Honda will be worth about 80% of its value a Chevy Malibu will be worth less than 40% over the same time. You might pay a couple of thousand more for the Honda or Toyota but you get it back later. Also the parts for the Chevy Malibu are very expensive compared to the Accord or Camry. Just price out the rear struts on a Malibu. After all the problems I have had with my 1999 Malibu... I feel like buying a 2004 model. Please help. | One other thing about GM products. Resale value. A 3 year old Toyota or | Honda will be worth about 80% of its value a Chevy Malibu will be worth less [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] | | Please help. I agree with the resale value (from personal experience ditching a 2003 model). But, are you sure about repair/parts costs? I always heard the GM (and US cars in general) are the least costly to maintain and repair overall. On personal knowledge. My brother just replaced the tranny on his 1997 Caravan at 100K+ miles plus for about $2K at the Dodge dealer. A woman that works for me just had to replace the tranny on her 2001 Acura MDX at 60K miles at the price tag of $7,200 at a Acura dealer. Ouch!! |
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