2001 chevy malibu, 2500$, with high mileage. worth it?

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2001 chevy malibu, 2500$, with high mileage. worth it?

Answer 1

With rwegard to the Chevrolet Malibu, this is what I found:

(1) The 1998-to-2004 V6 Chevrolet Malibus are on Consumer Reports Used Cars to Avoid, while only the 1998 Cavalier is not on CR's Used Cars to Avoid. Consequently, the Malibu likely dilapidates far more quickly.

(2) The most recent 5-year Reliability Percentrank average of the  Malibu is .35. For reference, the 5-year overall Reliability Percentrank average for the Chevrolet line is .32, the overall average for General Motors is .31, the overall average for Honda is .84, and the overall average for Toyota is .89.

(3) The V6 Chevrolet Malibu is on AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with the Worst Engine Reliability, with a Composite Reliability Score of -1.00 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.

(4) The V6 Chevrolet Malibu is on AutoOnInfo.net's list of the Worst Automobiles of 2008, with a Composite Reliability Score of 0.00 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00.

Other factors to take account of with regard to the purchase of a General Motors product are:

(1) The Chevrolet line overwhelming dominates Consumer Reports' 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid.

(2) The Chevrolet line has a Used-Car-Reliability value of -.28, on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00. For reference, Hyundai's Used-Car-Reliability value is+.20, Honda's is +.83, and Toyota's is +.84.

(3) General Motors overwhelming dominates Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Worst of the Worst, accounting for 58% of the entries of the Worst of the Worst.

(4) General Motors dominates Consumer Reports' least reliable list, accounting for 30%.

(5) General Motors dominates AutoOnInfo.net's list of the Worst Autmobiles of 2008, accounting for 30% of the entries on the Worst list.

(6) General Motors dominates AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Engine Reliability, accounting for 43% of the entries on the list.

(7) General Motors dominates AutoOnInfo.net's 2008 list of Automobiles with Worst Transmission Reliability, accounting for 32% of the entries on the list.

(8) AutoOnInfo.net's detailed reliability and durability studies suggest that a typical 3-year-old Chevrolet is as troublesome to own as a typical 26-year-old Honda and a typical 19-year-old Toyota.

Most likely, a well cared for Toyota from the 1990s would cost about the same or less and would serve you better.

Answer 2

If it has no dent's or engine problem's that would be a fair price. offer $1800 and negotiate from there.

Answer 3

There are a bunch of places to check car prices on the Internet. NADA guides is one - but since they are owned by the car dealers association I never recommend them. KBB is another. Driverside.com is a new site and they have some cool data showing price based on mileage.

http://www.driverside.com/value-your-car...