Gray Malibu is NOT e-flex mule; this red one is

[ARCANGEL]

who would have bought them lol

[telo]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

So I spent maybe $30 filling up the Malibu today...I will gladly allow GM to install E-Flex and stick those stupid looking fender flares and the absurd hood bulge onto my Malibu in order to save money on gas. I'd even do the testing myself. Yes? No?

Ummm, is $30 supposed to be a lot? Because when I had my Grand Prix, up here in Canada, I would spend about $65-70. Our gas costs about $1.20 a litre, which is about 80 while the prices south are about 80 cents a litre.

[ChevroletRevived]

Cool to see this finally coming out. GM is a bit farther ahead with E-Flex then they're letting on...

[MCGARRETT]

Awesome! I'm glad they don't already have the true Volt body on the road yet. Cammo or not, leaves some to the imagination!

Thank goodness, I can wait a few months before I have to explain to people that "those are not the production headlights"

But I am getting ready....

[Hurricane]

Those fender flares rock!

[likearock00]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

So I spent maybe $30 filling up the Malibu today...I will gladly allow GM to install E-Flex and stick those stupid looking fender flares and the absurd hood bulge onto my Malibu in order to save money on gas. I'd even do the testing myself. Yes? No?

You're complaining?? My fillups run me $60-70 and I still think it's gonna get alot worse by summer.

[prototype66]

no joke, I put in $20 and didn't even hit a third of a tank!
I may be getting a scooter, the Eldo sucks the fuel down faster than a bum on a ham sandwich!

[mrgto]

All that electrical piping on a "suspension mule"? somehow not buying it.

[Bigbee60]

Originally Posted by L88-ZR1-Z06

it makes you think... does gm have a bunch of old malibus just sittin around that they didn't sell?

Originally Posted by ARCANGEL

who would have bought them lol

Chevy still makes the old bodystyle as the Classic for Fleet buyers only. It's actually a pretty nice package and my favorite rental car these days - peppy V-6 with the 221 hp VVT V-6, good gas mileage, huge trunk, seats 4 full size adults, and has a power height adjustable driver seat standard.

90% of the great new Malibu was in the old car - it's not some old design, it just had some incomplete engineering that was frustrating to owners and bland styling. It was and is a good value car that will run forever for cheap (oil changes every 6-8K, tires every 50K, and brakes every 45K).

[KingElvis]

Originally Posted by tgagneguam

Daily I'm becoming more convinced that GM is actually serious about the Volt's 2010 launch. I think that that's a good thing. If it delivers as advertised, and even if it carries a $40,000 pricetag, I think it will be a homerun.

Having seen a parade of super efficient concepts that never came to fruition (as early as 1991 Chevy had a 'concept' version of a Corsica that got 70mpg) I was skeptical.

Let's hope Chevy proves me wrong.

[5.3Avalanche]

Originally Posted by HoosierRon

TURBO VOLT?? (kidding)

[caddycruiser]

Originally Posted by L88-ZR1-Z06

it makes you think... does gm have a bunch of old malibus just sittin around that they didn't sell?

Not just regular production that didn't sell, but there's always a variety of pilot build cars (very early builds in a model run that they flog and test), prototypes, etc. They use these "spares" to hack up and test a variety of things in, as any manufacturer.

Case in point, the '04/05 blue Malibu was likely a well used tester for the stock car as it was, and being the right size, eureka "we'll chop that one up".