ACCORD CRAP
#16
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
the crap LX in my garage.
I will not buy Honda again!
"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> head.
supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
the crap LX in my garage.
I will not buy Honda again!
"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> head.
#17
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
the crap LX in my garage.
I will not buy Honda again!
"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> head.
supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
the crap LX in my garage.
I will not buy Honda again!
"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> head.
#18
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
"Burt Squareman" <catnip4sale@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1101395348.ppJlYu2txuoPjthHQWN34Q@bubbanews.. .
> "hunkman" <hunkman7@excite.com> wrote in message
news:141aff56.0411241558.5ca6b002@posting.google.c om...
> > I have had to bring in my 2004 LX for transmission problems for the
> > third time. These cars are crap, don't buy them! There are a whole
> > pile of people with trannie issues on 2001-2005s. And to top it off
> > there is a 250,000 car airbag recall! I used to have a 98 Accord and
> > never had these problems. Now I would be better off buying a Malibu -
> > the LT looks real good right now!
>
> An EX transmissions are a lot better. Honda keeps the good
> trannies from those who don't see the value of paying
> extra more.
>
>
Let's not confuse matters any more than they are. Same transmission in both
cars. I'll stick with my 5 spd Prelude.
#19
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"Burt Squareman" <catnip4sale@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1101395348.ppJlYu2txuoPjthHQWN34Q@bubbanews.. .
> "hunkman" <hunkman7@excite.com> wrote in message
news:141aff56.0411241558.5ca6b002@posting.google.c om...
> > I have had to bring in my 2004 LX for transmission problems for the
> > third time. These cars are crap, don't buy them! There are a whole
> > pile of people with trannie issues on 2001-2005s. And to top it off
> > there is a 250,000 car airbag recall! I used to have a 98 Accord and
> > never had these problems. Now I would be better off buying a Malibu -
> > the LT looks real good right now!
>
> An EX transmissions are a lot better. Honda keeps the good
> trannies from those who don't see the value of paying
> extra more.
>
>
Let's not confuse matters any more than they are. Same transmission in both
cars. I'll stick with my 5 spd Prelude.
#20
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My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
Cosmin
hunkman wrote:
> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> the crap LX in my garage.
> I will not buy Honda again!
>
> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>
>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>head.
get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
Cosmin
hunkman wrote:
> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> the crap LX in my garage.
> I will not buy Honda again!
>
> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>
>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>head.
#21
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My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
Cosmin
hunkman wrote:
> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> the crap LX in my garage.
> I will not buy Honda again!
>
> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>
>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>head.
get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
Cosmin
hunkman wrote:
> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> the crap LX in my garage.
> I will not buy Honda again!
>
> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>
>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>head.
#22
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Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
possessed by evil spirts or something..................
-Dana
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
> a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
> the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
> so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
> drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>> the crap LX in my garage.
>> I will not buy Honda again!
>>
>> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>>
>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>head.
week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
possessed by evil spirts or something..................
-Dana
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
> a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
> the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
> so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
> drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>> the crap LX in my garage.
>> I will not buy Honda again!
>>
>> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>>
>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>head.
#23
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
possessed by evil spirts or something..................
-Dana
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
> a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
> the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
> so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
> drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>> the crap LX in my garage.
>> I will not buy Honda again!
>>
>> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>>
>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>head.
week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
possessed by evil spirts or something..................
-Dana
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
> a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
> the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
> so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
> drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>> supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>> transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>> the crap LX in my garage.
>> I will not buy Honda again!
>>
>> "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>>
>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>head.
#24
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Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
the time) with only 3000mi on board.
The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
75mph.
And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
get a different car.
Cosmin
Dana wrote:
> Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
> week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
> completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
> I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
> car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
> possessed by evil spirts or something..................
>
> -Dana
>
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>
>>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
>>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
>>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
>>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
>>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
>>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>>
>>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
>>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>>
>>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>>Cosmin
>>
>>hunkman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>>>the crap LX in my garage.
>>>I will not buy Honda again!
>>>
>>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>>head.
>
>
>
exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
the time) with only 3000mi on board.
The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
75mph.
And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
get a different car.
Cosmin
Dana wrote:
> Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
> week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
> completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
> I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
> car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
> possessed by evil spirts or something..................
>
> -Dana
>
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>
>>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
>>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
>>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
>>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
>>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
>>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>>
>>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
>>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>>
>>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>>Cosmin
>>
>>hunkman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>>>the crap LX in my garage.
>>>I will not buy Honda again!
>>>
>>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>>head.
>
>
>
#25
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
the time) with only 3000mi on board.
The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
75mph.
And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
get a different car.
Cosmin
Dana wrote:
> Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
> week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
> completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
> I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
> car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
> possessed by evil spirts or something..................
>
> -Dana
>
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>
>>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
>>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
>>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
>>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
>>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
>>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>>
>>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
>>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>>
>>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>>Cosmin
>>
>>hunkman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>>>the crap LX in my garage.
>>>I will not buy Honda again!
>>>
>>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>>head.
>
>
>
exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
the time) with only 3000mi on board.
The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
75mph.
And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
get a different car.
Cosmin
Dana wrote:
> Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia for a
> week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed like
> completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH + on
> I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and the
> car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove was
> possessed by evil spirts or something..................
>
> -Dana
>
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>
>>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to get
>>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to keep
>>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu handles
>>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
>>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
>>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>>
>>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong. He
>>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles experience.
>>
>>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>>Cosmin
>>
>>hunkman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
>>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
>>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
>>>the crap LX in my garage.
>>>I will not buy Honda again!
>>>
>>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
>>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
>>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
>>>>head.
>
>
>
#26
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Posts: n/a
Re: ACCORD CRAP
Agree with "bull." Sounds like an unprep'ed car! Put in a warranty
complaint, take it to a better dealer or search out a good independent with
good alignment equipment. Check the VIN #s too. You could have a
"reconstructed" vehicle that was damaged in shipment to the dealer (no one
would ever know). Definitely NOT Marlibu behavior .. .
Bill
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:JfedndBrhfAb0DXcRVn-iw@rogers.com...
> Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
> exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
> previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
> and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
> the time) with only 3000mi on board.
>
> The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
> without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
> will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
> worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
>
> I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
> exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
> faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
> limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
> back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
> 75mph.
>
> And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
> definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
> grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
>
> In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
> which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
> braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
> different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
> it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
> get a different car.
>
> Cosmin
>
> Dana wrote:
>
> > Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia
for a
> > week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed
like
> > completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH +
on
> > I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and
the
> > car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove
was
> > possessed by evil spirts or something..................
> >
>
-Dana
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> >
> >>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get
> >>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep
> >>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles
> >>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> >>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> >>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
> >>
> >>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He
> >>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
> >>
> >>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
> >>
> >>Cosmin
> >>
> >>hunkman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> >>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> >>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> >>>the crap LX in my garage.
> >>>I will not buy Honda again!
> >>>
> >>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> >>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
trade
> >>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>>>head.
> >
> >
> >
complaint, take it to a better dealer or search out a good independent with
good alignment equipment. Check the VIN #s too. You could have a
"reconstructed" vehicle that was damaged in shipment to the dealer (no one
would ever know). Definitely NOT Marlibu behavior .. .
Bill
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:JfedndBrhfAb0DXcRVn-iw@rogers.com...
> Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
> exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
> previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
> and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
> the time) with only 3000mi on board.
>
> The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
> without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
> will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
> worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
>
> I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
> exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
> faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
> limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
> back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
> 75mph.
>
> And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
> definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
> grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
>
> In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
> which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
> braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
> different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
> it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
> get a different car.
>
> Cosmin
>
> Dana wrote:
>
> > Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia
for a
> > week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed
like
> > completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH +
on
> > I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and
the
> > car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove
was
> > possessed by evil spirts or something..................
> >
>
-Dana
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> >
> >>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get
> >>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep
> >>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles
> >>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> >>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> >>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
> >>
> >>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He
> >>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
> >>
> >>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
> >>
> >>Cosmin
> >>
> >>hunkman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> >>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> >>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> >>>the crap LX in my garage.
> >>>I will not buy Honda again!
> >>>
> >>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> >>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
trade
> >>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>>>head.
> >
> >
> >
#27
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: ACCORD CRAP
Agree with "bull." Sounds like an unprep'ed car! Put in a warranty
complaint, take it to a better dealer or search out a good independent with
good alignment equipment. Check the VIN #s too. You could have a
"reconstructed" vehicle that was damaged in shipment to the dealer (no one
would ever know). Definitely NOT Marlibu behavior .. .
Bill
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:JfedndBrhfAb0DXcRVn-iw@rogers.com...
> Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
> exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
> previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
> and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
> the time) with only 3000mi on board.
>
> The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
> without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
> will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
> worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
>
> I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
> exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
> faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
> limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
> back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
> 75mph.
>
> And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
> definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
> grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
>
> In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
> which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
> braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
> different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
> it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
> get a different car.
>
> Cosmin
>
> Dana wrote:
>
> > Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia
for a
> > week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed
like
> > completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH +
on
> > I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and
the
> > car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove
was
> > possessed by evil spirts or something..................
> >
>
-Dana
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> >
> >>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get
> >>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep
> >>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles
> >>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> >>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> >>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
> >>
> >>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He
> >>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
> >>
> >>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
> >>
> >>Cosmin
> >>
> >>hunkman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> >>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> >>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> >>>the crap LX in my garage.
> >>>I will not buy Honda again!
> >>>
> >>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> >>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
trade
> >>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>>>head.
> >
> >
> >
complaint, take it to a better dealer or search out a good independent with
good alignment equipment. Check the VIN #s too. You could have a
"reconstructed" vehicle that was damaged in shipment to the dealer (no one
would ever know). Definitely NOT Marlibu behavior .. .
Bill
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:JfedndBrhfAb0DXcRVn-iw@rogers.com...
> Well, that's what my dad told me after he test drove it. He may have
> exagerated a bit, but here's my experience with the Malibu. I drove the
> previous model for 750mi straight (Toronto-Montreal and back in one day)
> and I had pretty much the same feeling. This was a brand new Malibu (at
> the time) with only 3000mi on board.
>
> The car definitely does not like driving in a straight line, even
> without any wind. Without constant adjustment from the steering wheel it
> will wander around the lane or change lanes by itself. To make matters
> worse, it gets easily blown around by the wind.
>
> I tried driving it faster than 80mph, and while it can do it, it is
> exhausting because it can't stay in one lane. But it won't go much
> faster, because it has a speed limiter at 105mph. If you hit the
> limiter, it will suddenly drop to 90mph, and it takes ages to get it
> back up to 105. But this is irrelevant, because it is stable only below
> 75mph.
>
> And the cornering is horrible. It won't flip, but the body roll
> definitely makes it feel like it. The stock tires are soft and have no
> grip. It was too easy to make it slide in the corners.
>
> In case you're wondering, at the time I was driving a 94 Accord EXR,
> which is by no means a sports car. But it accelerated, handled and
> braked like a Ferrari when compared to the Malibu. You obviously have
> different requirements of how a car should drive. The Malibu may be fine
> it you like driving in the slow lane along with the trucks. Otherwise,
> get a different car.
>
> Cosmin
>
> Dana wrote:
>
> > Sounds like absolute bullshit to me , I had a Malibu rental in Flordia
for a
> > week and while it wasn't as refined as an Accord or Camry, it seemed
like
> > completely servicable vehicle . I had no problems driving it at 80MPH +
on
> > I-95. Never got the feeling it was going to " flip " in every turn , and
the
> > car never changed lanes by itself. Perhaps the example your dad drove
was
> > possessed by evil spirts or something..................
> >
>
-Dana
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> > news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> >
> >>My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
get
> >>a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
keep
> >>the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
handles
> >>so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above 75mph it
> >>will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by itself, and
> >>it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
> >>
> >>And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
He
> >>drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
experience.
> >>
> >>Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
> >>
> >>Cosmin
> >>
> >>hunkman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> >>>supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> >>>transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> >>>the crap LX in my garage.
> >>>I will not buy Honda again!
> >>>
> >>>"zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> >>>news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhos t.talkaboutautos.com>...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
trade
> >>>>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>>>head.
> >
> >
> >
#28
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
> get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
> keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
> handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
> 75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
> itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
> He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
> experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> > supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> > transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> > the crap LX in my garage.
> > I will not buy Honda again!
> >
> > "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> >
> >>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> >>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>head.
Our local paper advertised the 2004 Malibu's as starting at under 10k a
local Chevy dealer. Pretty cheap -- looks like a "throw away" car.
#29
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
> get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants to
> keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The Malibu
> handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of it. Above
> 75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and change lanes by
> itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every turn.
>
> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're wrong.
> He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million miles
> experience.
>
> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>
> Cosmin
>
> hunkman wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality is
> > supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for an EX
> > transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT instead of
> > the crap LX in my garage.
> > I will not buy Honda again!
> >
> > "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
> >
> >>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please trade
> >>your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever You block
> >>head.
Our local paper advertised the 2004 Malibu's as starting at under 10k a
local Chevy dealer. Pretty cheap -- looks like a "throw away" car.
#30
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Re: ACCORD CRAP
"TWW" <twaugh5@***.net> wrote in news:2c4qd.7150$T02.3644@lakeread06:
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
>> get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants
>> to keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The
>> Malibu handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of
>> it. Above 75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and
>> change lanes by itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every
>> turn.
>>
>> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're
>> wrong. He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million
>> miles experience.
>>
>> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>> Cosmin
>>
>> hunkman wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality
>> > is supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for
>> > an EX transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT
>> > instead of the crap LX in my garage.
>> > I will not buy Honda again!
>> >
>> > "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>> >
>> >>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
>> >>trade your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever
>> >>You block head.
>
> Our local paper advertised the 2004 Malibu's as starting at under 10k
> a local Chevy dealer. Pretty cheap -- looks like a "throw away" car.
>
>
>
IMO,you get what you pay for.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net
>
> "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
> news:J5WdnQHInbhRUjrcRVn-og@rogers.com...
>> My dad actually test drove one of those Malibus, because he wanted to
>> get a second car to drive to work and back, about 100mi/day (he wants
>> to keep the 04 EX-V6 as a family car without a lot of mileage). The
>> Malibu handles so badly on the highway, he literally got scared of
>> it. Above 75mph it will become so unstable that it will try and
>> change lanes by itself, and it feels like it's going to flip in every
>> turn.
>>
>> And if you're thinking my dad does not know how to drive, you're
>> wrong. He drove for a living in Europe, and he has about 2 million
>> miles experience.
>>
>> Go ahead, you'll really enjoy the Malibu.
>>
>> Cosmin
>>
>> hunkman wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks for the advice and I think I will follow it. GM's quality
>> > is supposedly much better now. What am I supposed to do? Ask for
>> > an EX transmission to be put into my LX? I'm putting a Malibu LT
>> > instead of the crap LX in my garage.
>> > I will not buy Honda again!
>> >
>> > "zonie" <sjemoomaw@nospam> wrote in message
> news:<a530b44460751f4b58fe12c3894dafc3@localhost.t alkaboutautos.com>...
>> >
>> >>How dare you mention Accord and Malibu in the same breath, please
>> >>trade your Accord for the Malibu. And stay away from Honda forever
>> >>You block head.
>
> Our local paper advertised the 2004 Malibu's as starting at under 10k
> a local Chevy dealer. Pretty cheap -- looks like a "throw away" car.
>
>
>
IMO,you get what you pay for.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net