I shall also defend the Malibu's honor. I had a 2005 LT V6 (I moved) and it was an excellent commuter. The styling was conservative (the front was rather fugly), and the inside was utilitarian, but it had absolutely every feature I could want: alloy wheels, V6, A/C, traction control, telescoping steering wheel and electric telescoping pedals. The car handled very well, was fast enough, braked very well, was comfortable and didn't rattle at all.
I paid 18000 at the time and got 0%.
It really depends on what kind of car buyer you are. If you plan to keep the car forever (or maybe over 5 years), then an American car should be on your shopping list. If you would like to switch sooner, then the Accord and Camry have much lower depreciation and will facilitate the move. The depreciation begins to equalize the longer the horizon and the the initial purchase price (feature for feature) is cheaper on the GM or Ford.
American cars (thinking Malibu, Impala, Fusion, 500->Taurus) are all well made at this point and actually share a lot of the same suppliers as the midwest/southern built Camry and Accord.
I paid 18000 at the time and got 0%.
It really depends on what kind of car buyer you are. If you plan to keep the car forever (or maybe over 5 years), then an American car should be on your shopping list. If you would like to switch sooner, then the Accord and Camry have much lower depreciation and will facilitate the move. The depreciation begins to equalize the longer the horizon and the the initial purchase price (feature for feature) is cheaper on the GM or Ford.
American cars (thinking Malibu, Impala, Fusion, 500->Taurus) are all well made at this point and actually share a lot of the same suppliers as the midwest/southern built Camry and Accord.
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