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Old 11-28-2008, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Phoenix metro
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Maybe if Honda hadn't made the exterior of the the 08 Accord sedan so ugly, they wouldn't have dropped. Plus, the Malibu is an extremely well-made car and I love it's looks.
It does look eons better than the previous Malibu versions, but IMO its still built rather bad. The interior plastics are rough and have a strange sheen to them, the doors shut with a questionable sound, and the overall fit and finish isnt the greatest. Trust me though, its a HUGE step in the right direction, but still not up to Accord/Camry levels of quality.
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Old 11-28-2008, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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GM cars = rental cars. Not too many people actually go out and buy them from dealerships.
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Old 11-28-2008, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Kansas
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You do realize that probably half of those sales are to rental car agancies, right?
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GM cars = rental cars. Not too many people actually go out and buy them from dealerships.
Anybody have any statistics on this?
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Kansas
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I firmly believe the same would apply if General Motors were to merge the almost identical Chevrolet and GMC Pick-Ups and Trucks.
I've said this over and over and freaking over again. I do not understand why there is still a GMC after all these years.
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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GM cars = rental cars. Not too many people actually go out and buy them from dealerships.
Nonsense. More "common knowledge".
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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I dont have any stats but I have been in the car business for 7 years, and I work for a Subaru/Toyota/Chevy dealership. All of the big 3 get a lot of their "sales" from rental agencies.
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:32 PM
 
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
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All of the big 3 get a lot of their "sales" from rental agencies.
No doubt of that. But you implied that few of their sales were direct to private customers, not the same thing.
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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No doubt of that. But you implied that few of their sales were direct to private customers, not the same thing.
Oh, well thats not what I meant. I was just saying that the Impala might have outsold the Accord, but throw out the rental ones and its Accord by a landslide.
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:42 PM
 
Location: Kansas
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Oh, well thats not what I meant. I was just saying that the Impala might have outsold the Accord, but throw out the rental ones and its Accord by a landslide.
How many rentals were there?
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Old 11-28-2008, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Floribama
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Maybe if Honda hadn't made the exterior of the the 08 Accord sedan so ugly, they wouldn't have dropped. Plus, the Malibu is an extremely well-made car and I love it's looks.
I couldn't agree more. The new Accord is simply an appliance to get you from point A to point B, it's certainly nothing to look at. The new Malibu is one of the best looking lower priced sedans I have seen in a while, especially the LTZ.
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