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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Dec. ~ 2006 Feb.: Buyers Banter: Poll-2001 Toyota Camry OR 2003 Chevrolet Malibu users admin

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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
What year is the Camry? Go by the average miles per year... if the car is 10 years old, that's really low mileage. If the car is 3 years old, that's kinda high.

I buy Japanese, but I buy them for their reliabiltity and longevity. You really don't need to do much with a Toyota until well over 100K miles. I can't say that for American cars (or most of 'em).

Do you have Auto Traders? I'd check them (they may be online, too). I bought my second "Mission Viejo" car for $1800. A '95 Saturn with 95,000 miles.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Costa, the Camry is a 2001. So it is 3-4 years old depending when it was bought (my 92 Camry was purchased at the end of (Dec) 91, for instance, so I drove it the WHOLE year of 92.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
NEW POLL--NEW POLL

The choices:

2000 Ford Taurus 41000 miles asking price $6800

2003 Chevy Malibu 15000 miles asking price $9000 (still has warranty til 36K)

Which would you buy? Any advice or tips are greatly appreciated. MIL needs her car back so we gotta buy soon. THANKS!

P.S. We are dropping the Toyota only cuz it has so many miles and my dh has a 100+ mile round trip each day!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
(price on malibu went down $500)

So out the door prices: Malibu $9300 and Taurus $7300.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Please help if you have any kind of opinion. THANKS AGAIN!

Ginger1218
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08-31-2001

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ginger1218 a private message Print Post    
Taurus is a great car, and so is Malibu. But bottom line, 15,000 miles versus 41,000 and still having a warranty for another 20,000 miles is worth the extra money. I say go for the Malibu

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Ginger! At least I got one opinion.

Kady
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07-30-2000

Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 8:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kady a private message Print Post    
i agree with ginger. a warranty is a great thing to have. i've also been more partial to chevy's than fords for some reason.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks Kady. We are more and more leaning towards the Chevy.

Anyone know if $900 for a 3 year/36 month additional warranty (no ded. bumper to bumper) is a good idea/deal?

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Julie I would also go with the Chevy Malibo, but I have always had good luck with Chevys'. I would check on line for extended warranties, a lot of times you can get them cheaper directly through the manufacturer than through the dealer. 900 doesn't sound like to much but I would check around before agreeing to it. Also what kind of a deductable is there on the warranty, they often get you with that.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 8:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 6:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Juju, is there a hidden meaning to that?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 7:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
LOL, Julieboo, Bigdog was giving me advice, and then he changed his mind after I had typed and posted it all. I was trying to beat the &^#&%#^%^*&### five minute editing time, so I just erased it all.

His final advice was that a Malibu doesn't have systems that are all that expensive to go wrong, so maybe you don't need the warranty. He says spend $100 before you buy the car and take it to a reputable mechanic. Then if repairs are needed, try to negotiate those off the purchase price.

Schoolmarm
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02-18-2001

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 7:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Schoolmarm a private message Print Post    
Julie...I drive A LOT and have had several Chevy Caviliers. You can literally drive them til they die at over 100-150K miles.

Gas mileage is fantastic. And the price is right.

If this is just a go to work and back home car this might be for you. I don't think it would be good for carseats in the back (I have a 2 door).

The red sporty models don't look too bad either.

My parents have always had Impalas and Malibus. They like them, but I think that they look too big. You can put three car seats in the back of a Malibu. (Just in case!)

I just look for a utilitarian car with good mileage.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 23, 2005 - 8:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thanks guys!!! You rock!

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Monday, January 09, 2006 - 2:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i would prefer the taurus over the malibu but good friends have a malibu that has been in the shop almost as much as it has been on the road and it's only 4 years old.
i would take the camry over all of them. i had a toyota truck with 131k miles when i sold it and i still see it on the road...and i sold it when i was pregnant with dd who is 18! most people freak when they see mileage over 60k, but a well-made car is barely broken in at that point. my husband has put over 750,000 miles on 3 vehicles and all three are still running.
if they are highway miles (and not l.a. freeway, not moving at all, miles) 87k is nothing.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 09, 2006 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
We put 330,000 on our 70 Volvo wagon and I put almost 200,000 on my 79 Toyota truck. I'm still under 90,000 on my 92 Camry.