hi, chevrolet. kiss my ass.
January 24, 2006
ever since i acquired a new chevy malibu in 2001 i've had nothing but problems. right off the bat the front passenger window crank (that's right, no power windows) would stick and the turn signals/hazard lights decided for themselves when they would operate correctly. add onto that the intermittent operation of the air conditioner and rear left speaker and we have good candidate for worst functioning vehicle in history. wait, there's more! i can't forget about the battery that died after 2.5 years and the fuel pump that died while i was on the freeway. this, folks, all happened within the first four years of ownership.
monday morning, as i was driving to work at quarter past eight o'clock, lovely little malibu decided, "hey, i think it's time i gave this driving schmuck a run for her money and overheat." i was supposed to pay for the repairs with my incredibly insufficient work wages, but i was estimating the then-unknown damages to be in the low hundreds. imagine my surprise when automotive repair shop told me what exactly was malfunctioning and quoted a ghastly $1600 to resurface a leaky gasket, among other things.
after doing a little bit of google research, i came to understand that i am not a lone, pissed off malibu owner. many other people around the country have posted their problems in a few key forums regarding faulty gaskets/radiator problems, and they're all waiting for the day when a class-action lawsuit will arise so that they can all be reimbursed their hundreds/thousands of dollars in repairs alone (not even including costs incurred for rental vehicles and lost occupational wages due to their cars being in the shop).
so here, in my own public forum, i will once and for all declare that the chevrolet malibu is a complete waste of money, and i will never, never purchase another product of general motors. good way to alienate your clientbase, GM.
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1. Peter said:
Honda for life, baby! ;P
02.03.06, 12:01 AM
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