Saying 'HI', first post. I am one of those Toyota buyers that switched to Chevy because of the new Malibu! (And the GMS pricing and the $2700 I had saved up on the GM card
) Couldn't argue with almost $5,000 off sticker on a brand new car as nice as this.
We drove the LE Camry 4 cylinder, the SE Camry fully loaded sport model, the 2LT Malibu 4 cylinder, and the LTZ V6 fully loaded cars all back-to-back one long day last week. Even took a Camry home overnight and a Malibu home over the weekend.
We've been buying/driving Toyotas since the late '80's. Coudn't beat the resale value, and the cars never broke and drove well. We were pleasantly surprised to find that we liked the new Malibu equally or better in almost every aspect than the Camry models that competed price-wise.
We decided to go with an '09 2LT Malibu (wife didn't care for the two-tone leather, I loved it) because of the great black leather seats and dark carpet/dash/door panels that we both could agree on. We then decided on the 4 cylinder over the V6 because of the way we use our cars. The 2.4 is quieter/smoother and gets 5 mpg better than the V6 so that's what we ended up with. I drive for mileage, and so far am averaging 34 mpg!! (Still on second tank of gas).
We're very pleased with this car! My first new Chevy car since 1986! (We have owned 3 Chevy trucks since then, so we weren't TOTAL die-hard jap buyers)
Glad to have a Chevy in the drive again! Even if it's made somewhere else
We drove the LE Camry 4 cylinder, the SE Camry fully loaded sport model, the 2LT Malibu 4 cylinder, and the LTZ V6 fully loaded cars all back-to-back one long day last week. Even took a Camry home overnight and a Malibu home over the weekend.
We've been buying/driving Toyotas since the late '80's. Coudn't beat the resale value, and the cars never broke and drove well. We were pleasantly surprised to find that we liked the new Malibu equally or better in almost every aspect than the Camry models that competed price-wise.
We decided to go with an '09 2LT Malibu (wife didn't care for the two-tone leather, I loved it) because of the great black leather seats and dark carpet/dash/door panels that we both could agree on. We then decided on the 4 cylinder over the V6 because of the way we use our cars. The 2.4 is quieter/smoother and gets 5 mpg better than the V6 so that's what we ended up with. I drive for mileage, and so far am averaging 34 mpg!! (Still on second tank of gas).
We're very pleased with this car! My first new Chevy car since 1986! (We have owned 3 Chevy trucks since then, so we weren't TOTAL die-hard jap buyers)
Glad to have a Chevy in the drive again! Even if it's made somewhere else