Toyota is in Tokyo City, JAPAN. MOST of the money goes back there. When people buy american cars, the money is kept within our AMERICAN economy and it goes back to either Detroit, Auburn Hills, etc. I understand that GM is trying to get away form the United Auto Workers and THAT is why they are forced to make countries in Mexico and Canada.

I just choked on my afternoon cookie.

This guy could’ve been Saddam Hussein’s propaganda man.

Unsold Saturn Relays are being dumped into the sea to make artificial reefs. The Relay/Upland was rated the worst-built, most unreliable vehicle in all of GM-land.

As for the Malibu, it has been said over and over again in the auto publications that the new Malibu is superior to anything in its class. Look at the Saturn Aura, a world class car, held back by limited production. People are lined up out the door to get in to an Aura, they’ll sacrafice whatever little value they have left in their Accords and Camrys just to get out of that crap and in to a much better Saturn. We can lowball those folks thousands less than book value and yet they still beg us to get them out of their pile of sh*t.

And it’s not even Honda and Toyota people. We get even more VW and Mazda owers who are dying to have us take them out of their cars and put them in Saturns. Even the leftover Saturn Relay minivans, we can’t hold them. People are knocking down our doors to get them into our products. And those that can’t will be the ones buying up all the Malibus.

So much for the Camry. The Malibu will be the #1 selling car by next year. Never to look back.

At one point I owned a 98 accord and my wife owned a 98 Malibu similar mileage, same color, etc.

Guess which one was falling apart? – Malibu
Guess which one rattled? – Malibu
Guess which one had laughable fit and finish? – Malibu
Guess which one had terrible materials and felt cheap? – Malibu
Guess which one had a 6k worse value? – Malibu
Guess which one had cheaper parts – Malibu

I guess you’re right the Malibu wins hands down! Can’t believe I would ever get rid of something that would take home that many awards!

Now so that I don’t get flamed for being a domestic hater, the vehicle we replaced it with was a 03 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and that rig has been solid. The wife absolutely loves it, and well so do I.

Shop around and find the vehicle that best meets your needs and financial situation.

- BACK ON POINT – I would think it would cost more then it would be worth to have your competition sitting right next to you. It’s part of the consumer’s responsibility to search, compare and decide which vehicle they need. It’s an amateur move to compare the product like that. You see that with up and coming companies, not established corporations.

jkt

Can people trust GM with their hard earned money ?

The 2000 Malibu SHOULD have been a car to trust, now is already too late.

I’m not toting a copy of Adam Smith everywhere, but, as an example, if buyers purchase cars solely because they’re American, and not because they believe they are the most reliable, most economic, most well-built, etc., then the U.S. car industry will fail. And yes, design and aesthetics are a part of that. For most people, car purchases ranks up there with one’s education and home as among the three most expensive personal investments. No one would expect someone to buy a home that has all the features he desires, but is ugly as sin, or uses cheap parts.

Sure, for competition’s sake, the U.S. would fare better if foreign makes weren’t so damn good, but that’s not the case. Detroit won’t build a more reliable car if consumers don’t buy more reliable cars, and that’s a forumla that will eventually hurt all consumers of U.S. cars. I happen to think that the Lambda CUV’s are aethetically pleasing and are offering good content at reasonable prices, which, in my mind, makes them a legitimate competitor to Acura, Mazda, and the like. Malibus aren’t there yet, but who knows…

And maybe the Malibu promotion was scrapped because it just didn’t work for Saturn. Saturn would never publish those stats, if it even kept them, but how many people test drove the Aura against the Japanese and then walked out and drove down the street to a Honda dealer?….

bauer: you’ve got a point.

Sunsine you’re so full of crap, you must be constipated for life. the camry is better than the accord/tl, AND THAT’S IT. every other commuter coffin is better! Yes, the sebring, Yes the Optima, and HELL YES the Malibu!!

GM Sales: I disagree: Those cars need to be there, so people can see how much better the epsilon is.

But, GM sales the accord is as good as the malibu — if you take the engine out of the malibo and replace it with a block of stale cheese, remove two tires from the rims and make sure the electrical system in the malibu fails once an hour. do that, and it’s a matchup of equals

Bryce: if people THINK camcords are better — even if that be untrue — it’ll force the Big 3 to make better vehicles, so we all win.

Auttonutt: easy: The ‘bu is the better car. By the way, if you don’t like the Malibu, that’s fine, but don’t insult it by comparing to the RetardLine Accord

LJ: Sebring is Horrid

1115: On my way to get my last tester (A taurus), I had the opportunity to check out a Veracruz. Impressive!

Cyclone: built or assembled. But long ago, that stuff stopped matterinmg to me. I drive an olds built in michigan, but it could have easily been a Mazda built in japan. Just give me something decent, at a decent price

Commodore: if someone needs to be told to by the CTS over the camry, he’s a fool, and no amount of talking sense to him will change that. maxima, on the other hand is a good car

Get your head out of your ass, you sound stupid.

Supporting GM means supporting hyperunionized communists that are hellbent on destroying the free-market capitalist principles that allow us to pull ahead of the pack and succeed if we so desire.

Being anti-domestic auto manufacturers is the most American thing one can do.

You’re on the anti-domestic bandwagon but don’t have a reason why.

Getting a good product out there is the paramount thing, then luring former customers back.

They dont need a gimmick.

If they want to compare interiors, just buy some rubbermaid bins and a sony dream machine alarm clock and use that in place of a camry **** heap interior.

GM is dropping the program because it was a waste of money and resources. GM realized that whether or not they put the Crappery or Accordian on the showroom floor, the Malibu is and will always be the class leader in the segment. People buy Malibus in droves, having the Toyota and Honda on the showroom floor is just unfair so GM is doing the classy thing by saving them the embarrassment.

But that still leaves the question of why you would call someone unpatriotic for buying a non-american car…especially when you drive one yourself.

IT ISN’T LIKE I’M ASKING PEOPLE TO BUY A GRAND PRIX OVER A MAXIMA. I AM ASKING PEOPLE TO consider BUYING AN AMERICAN CAR LIKE THE NEW CTS OVER THE ES330 OR WHATEVER. OR BUY A SATURN AURA OVER A CAMRY OR BUY A PONTIAC G8 OVER A NISSAN MAXIMA OR BUY A BUICK ENCLAVE OVER A LEXUS LAND CRUISER………..

All that aside (sorry for the CAPS), I drive a BMW 6 series. My mom has a Ford Mustang, and I have owned several Asian brands such as Mazda (owned by Ford, I know) and Suzuki (we still have one in Europe) and a Dodge. I have never actually owned a GM car, but I am impressed with what an incredible turn around GM has made from where they were in 2005 to where they are today and where they will be in the future considering all the awesome **** they got coming (new Lacrosse, CTS-V, new Park Ave, G8, Saturn Astra, the next Saturn Aura, the Corvette SS, ect.) My next car will most certainly be a 304HP CTS.

Lastly, why do you think I am making the case again and again for people to consider American brands?? Because I don’t want our automotive industry to go the way of our electronics industry. If I ask you to name one American TV/DVD player maker, you probably could not. And if you did, you’d probably have to use google to find one. Sony, Toshiba, Pioneer, Panasonic, JVC, Nintendo, and many many more ALL headquartered in tokyo, JAPAN!