Sedans, hatchbacks and wagons.
Am I the only one who thinks the move away from sedans is premature and ill advised. Those who think an SUV is the the only choice might want to think about it unless the space and height are really i...
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Dadoffourgirls wrote:
GM is still going to offer the Malibu at this time. I have had a Cruze, Malibu, and Impala. I thought that the Cruze was really too small. The Malibu has plenty of trunk space, so losing the Impala is not that drastic.
I drove my Dad's Malibu from Florida to Michigan a week ago, and averaged over 37 mpg. There were stretches that it was over 40. It was 35 degrees in Ohio and Michigan.
Ironically, I currently have 3 sedans, full-size van and pickup in my personal fleet. All my daughters are driving sedans. I just wished we had more choices in station wagons.
Losing the Impala is drastic to me...the front legroom is much better than the Malibu. I'm 6'3" +, 240 lbs...broad shoulders and the Malibu is cramped. In the Impala I can put the seat all the way back, great comfort for me and the Impala at 45 + inches legroom fits me well. The trunk space in the Malibu is less than the Impala , we need lots of trunk space on holidays.
I've driven GM since '68 , but our next car looks like it will be the Nissan Maxima...also 45 inches of leg room. Sad to say...but if GM doesn't meet our needs...we need to find out what will. With me, my first GM was a '67 Camaro RS coupe, 327 V8, Muncie 4 speed....back in the '60's...I'm a long time Chevy fan and have had many GM's from every division, except Cadillac and Saturn.
One thing I've seen with GM over the years is that they tend to let some models wither and die...no advertising, little stock, people eventually give up on that model. Caprice, Astro, new Impala...when we bought ours new in 2015...we didn't even know it existed.
