You guys who own GM products keep buying them! It keeps us in the repair
business busy.I see my import customers, be it european or japanese far less
than the american car owners . And that is with three times the mileage on
the imports than the so called domestic cars.
Mike Aube
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From: boz <boz@t-three.com>
To: Peugeot List <peugeot-l@eGroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 1:25 AM
Subject: Chevy Malibu
> Cameron Mac Millan wrote:
> "...the (Chevy) Malibu is just plain horrible...."
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> Sir, what planet do you live on? I've been driving Peugeot 505s for 13
> years (still do), and after 2 years of life with the Malibu.......I feel
> it's indeed a very decent automobile. To put it down so soundly is
> ridiculous (especially since I bet you don't own one!), and I bet it'll
> prove much more reliable than any Peugeot I've ever owned. Basically,
> I'm just writing this to vent some steam at some of the
> over-generalizations I've seen about the Malibu recently on this list.
> Maybe it's 'hip' to constantly put GM down, but I have given them a try,
> and I can say with all honesty it's a very good car. Someone else said
> the Malibu has horrible reliability. What a load of shit! The only
> problems I've ever heard about it were front bushings creaking (replaced
> under warranty if you wish--I haven't had the problem), and warp-prone
> front brake rotors (have had this and they were replaced under
> warranty); apparently, the steel used in the making of the originals was
> not quite up to par, and has since been corrected. Basically, those are
> the main two faults about the Malibu that have come to light in about 3
> yrs. The 3.1 pushrod V-6 is rock-solid, as everyone knows. The platform
> is an entirely new one that GM created just for the Malibu (and
> now-defunct Olds Cutlass), and perhaps even a Pontiac (i.e., GrandAm?
> not sure). Anyway...this is NOT an unreliable car. Anyone that thinks it
> is probably is still using a mind-set from too many years back regarding
> GM products.
> There.....had my say!
> Brian O.
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