It is a 2017. Consumer reports rates it quite a bit behind the KIA
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe you got the previous model. Car & Driver likes Malibu, and it sells > very well. No government motors btw. All loans long since paid off. > http://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/malibu > Paul via phone > > > On Jan 28, 2017, at 3:21 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I just need to vent a bit. > > > > I know Paul and others here are fond of GM cars, but based on my > experience > > the past 2 weeks I really wonder how Government Motors stays in business. > > > > Lee and I usually rent a compact car here in Maui: gas is expensive, and > > parking spaces are tight. This year, however, our son accompanied us for > > the first two weeks of the trip, and two friends will join us here for > the > > last week, so we needed a larger car with more luggage room. I therefore > > asked Avis for an intermediate car, which is described as "a Nissan > Altima > > or similar." > > > > What they gave us instead is a Chevy Malibu. I can only describe it as > > spectacularly mediocre. I can't remember when I have been less pleased > > with a rental from Avis. > > > > At home we have a classic Mustang, a 2016 Kia Optima, a 10 year old > Altima > > and a 20 year old Optima. I have owned Buicks in the past. I am > generally > > not fussy about cars. > > > > The Mallibu seems to my eye to be slightly dated in style. In order to > > give it the "sleek" look, however, they how removed a lot of head room > from > > the rear seat. Getting in the rear seat in awkward, and getting out damn > > uncomfortable. Really not much better than trying to exit the rear > "seat" > > of the Mustang. > > > > Opening the trunk and the gas tank door are both unusual and tricky. I > > don't think I have ever succeeded on the first try. The instruments are > > part analog and part digital, and totally confusing. The electronics for > > radio and cell phone are simply old fashioned. Even the seat belts are > > difficult to operate. The trunk is adequate, but not what I had expected > > from the size of the car. I am really wondering how I am going to get > four > > passengers and luggage for three into it when I take my wife and her > > friends to the airport in a couple of weeks. > > > > I wonder why our government even thought it reasonable to bail out a > > company which doesn't seem to understand what consumers want and need. > > > > End of rant. We now return you to our regular programming. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
