Yeah, but driving a 2000 or older Monte isn't the same thing as driving a Malibu of the same age. There's nothing special about a Malibu. The Monte is an enthusiast's car, the Malibu is just a car to get you from point A to point B. I have respect for people who restore/mod and drive the older gen Montes, but people who keep driving older Malibus are just cheap, IMO.

Plus, your Monte looks a hell of a lot better than that 1998 Malibu, that's for sure.

haha I know, just messing with you :)

Am I the only one who feels the that whole article would be better summarized if the car's photo was taken at a Walmart?

Oh, and this.

Well, technically...

http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/...-malibu-10.jpg

But whatever happened since then, is, yeah... tragic. But it has its roots, for damn sure.

You're killin' me .............

... or McDonalds

There's a huge difference with the red classic Malibu in the quoted post, and the 1998 Malibu. The 1998 came with your choice of engine. Either a 150hp 2.4 litre In-Line 4 cylinder. Or a 150hp 3.1 litre V6. :wtf: (source: Cars.com)

And wasn't the 1998 Malibu a rebadged Korean car? Or am I thinking of another Chevy model?

Of course I wasn't talking about the classic Chevelles when I said that Malibus were nothing special. I didn't think I had to say that. :)

How does a 3.1L V6 put out the same HP as a 2.4L I4? Talk about bad engine design! Wikipedia says that the fifth gen (1997-2003) Malibu was based on an extended wheelbase version of the GM "N Platform" shared with the Buick Skylark, Olds Achieva, Olds Alero and Pontiac GrandAm.

I also found this interesting piece of info on Wikipedia: The Malibu was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1997; this was later criticized by Car and Driver in 2009, citing that the Malibu was insufficiently distinguishable in terms of performance or interior quality to warrant such praise in hindsight. The Malibu also has a long history of starting problems associated with the Anti-Theft device installed by the manufacturer.

Gents, I know you were referring to just that gen of the Malibu. Guess I just felt like being snarky. Sorry :p

Isn't the Aveo a rebadged Korean car? I thought I read that somewhere yesterday.

Yes the Aveo was a rebadged car.