Best '08 Malibu Review Yet!

lhanse08 · 01-03-2008, 10:37 PM

Here is the best review yet: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com:80/whe...19_road04.html

91fairladyZ · 01-03-2008, 11:15 PM

Hear it enough and people will start to take it as the norm. Just need to start building more( I know they are).

FenwickHockey65 · 01-03-2008, 11:57 PM

GAHHH WHY DID THE SATURN HAVE TO BREAK DOWN ONE YEAR EARLY?!!
If you can't tell, I'm beating myself up for buying an '07 Malibu instead of an '08.

Relik86 · 01-04-2008, 03:33 PM

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I Want One!

(LTZ in Imperial Blue Metallic, 18-inch wheels, ebony suede interior... my birthday is in 2 months, if anyone's interested!

)

Saturn69 · 01-04-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

GAHHH WHY DID THE SATURN HAVE TO BREAK DOWN ONE YEAR EARLY?!!
If you can't tell, I'm beating myself up for buying an '07 Malibu instead of an '08.

A '93 SW2? 249,000 miles? A year early? She held on for quite some time! A quarter of a million miles is pretty darn good!

A Honda would've rusted back into the ground before that happened.

fastdriver · 01-04-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Relik86

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I Want One!

(LTZ in Imperial Blue Metallic, 18-inch wheels, ebony suede interior... my birthday is in 2 months, if anyone's interested!

)

Mmm... not sure, but I think the interior color is the ebony/brick(pumpkin/orange) leather color. It's the only option available on the LTZ in that color which makes no sense to me!

Relik86 · 01-04-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by fastdriver

Mmm... not sure, but I think the interior color is the ebony/brick(pumpkin/orange) leather color. It's the only option available on the LTZ.

Oh... well then... thanks for ruining my birthday wish

megeebee · 01-04-2008, 03:58 PM

Believe me: What makes this review so good is that it is from a SEATTLE paper. These people are fed Toyo-onda-ssan with their mothers-milk. Truly, I drive through central Seattle everyday and the ratio of imports (overwhelmingly Asian) on the road to domestics is 3 to 1.

bone · 01-04-2008, 04:13 PM

The same car with the same options in Canada lists for $36,600. With the Canadian dollar trading at par with the U.S. dollar G.M. is ripping us off by $8000. I believe Canadians are really annoyed with this gouging. A look at G.M. Canada's dismal December sales(down 28.1%) might just be evidence that the car buying public won't put up with it any longer.

elderon · 01-04-2008, 04:26 PM

If I was in the market for a car this or an Aura would be top on my list.

boydrive · 01-04-2008, 04:28 PM

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I would wait as long as it takes. I have a TOYOTA crumy, I mean CAMRY that is a pile of JUNK and I can't wait to get rid of it. Heck, as I write this I'm waiting in a Toyota dealerships service departments waiting room for another fix on my camry. Who do I call for Lemon law? Toyota is no help.

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With more people having this happen to them, the more conquest GM will get. This came from a coment from a Autoweek.com reader

fastdriver · 01-04-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Relik86

Oh... well then... thanks for ruining my birthday wish

Sorry about that. On a BRIGHTER note, the LS and LT models have more of a selection of interior colors.

1957wildcat · 01-04-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by megeebee

Believe me: What makes this review so good is that it is from a SEATTLE paper.

True, it was picked up by a Seattle news outlet, but it evidently originated in Texas... the byline is "G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III [ of the ]
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS"

megeebee · 01-04-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 1957wildcat

True, it was picked up by a Seattle news outlet, but it evidently originated in Texas... the byline is "G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III [ of the ]
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS"

I didn't see that. Darn. I was hoping things were changing here. I see not.

Hoosier Red · 01-04-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fastdriver

Mmm... not sure, but I think the interior color is the ebony/brick(pumpkin/orange) leather color. It's the only option available on the LTZ in that color which makes no sense to me!

I agree. They really need to fix this. I applaud them for taking some risk on the interior, but I'm just not interested in that for a daily driver. I'd probably even go with the plain LT just so I could get the ebony suede interior. Maybe someone knows what they're doing with the limited color options on the LTZ......my theory is that if they only offered the ebony or the tan, those would be the only ones on the lot. They wanted to really make a distinction for those shopping Camcords. Just a guess.

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bone 4.6 Liter Northstar V8 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,647	Re: Best '08 Malibu Review Yet! The same car with the same options in Canada lists for $36,600. With the Canadian dollar trading at par with the U.S. dollar G.M. is ripping us off by $8000. I believe Canadians are really annoyed with this gouging. A look at G.M. Canada's dismal December sales(down 28.1%) might just be evidence that the car buying public won't put up with it any longer. __________________ 1966 Corvair Corsa

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