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illegal_op · 02-22-2008, 10:07 PM

Nice, I just traded my wife's Taurus for a new Malibu.

One thing to watch for, the heater core. ours ruptured at 50k and had to replace it along with the air ducts due to them getting ruined by the super hot and smelly antifreeze. At 93k it went again and I decided to just unload it. The repair cost around $800. Yours is a newer model but I think it was still a problem until the latest redesign. Mine was a 99 with the 3.0 vulcan in it.

Having said all of that, it has a very nice ride and is super comfortable.

02-22-2008, 10:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
illegal_op Walking Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dover, PA Drives: 2008 Chevy Malibu 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara Posts: 11	Re: Not a GM, Nice, I just traded my wife's Taurus for a new Malibu. One thing to watch for, the heater core. ours ruptured at 50k and had to replace it along with the air ducts due to them getting ruined by the super hot and smelly antifreeze. At 93k it went again and I decided to just unload it. The repair cost around $800. Yours is a newer model but I think it was still a problem until the latest redesign. Mine was a 99 with the 3.0 vulcan in it. Having said all of that, it has a very nice ride and is super comfortable.