Let me see your whip!

[caskur]

Did Chrysler stop making the Malibu for the Australian market or are they not making it anymore anywhere?

Malibu is a Chevy, they are still making them.

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Oh my goodness about cars....i don't even know how to drive a standard...



Maybe I should back out of this thread.

No stay in here and learn something...





(ps, men are full of shit)





 

[caskur]

No... a GMH Malibu is a medium sized family sedan.



But if you roll it, it has an added safety feature, a built in roll bar.

I doubt you will ever roll it lol, but it does make it more safe, and seem sporty lol.

I've just been watching dashcam footage...





It puts you off driving seriously. There are that many dickheads on the roads.





I LOVE my malibu. I was just looking them up because they are very rare where I live. They are made in korea and they are not going to be made for the Australiam market anymore... I just read so many negative comments... Very bad... It might be a jealousy thing I wonder.





Recall was to do with back seatbelt attachments but check out the comments by people if you get a chance..



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Did Chrysler stop making the Malibu for the Australian market or are they not making it anymore anywhere?

I don't know... I just read the comments in that link I posted... someone said the Koreans are only going to make left Hand Drives for the American market and that dealers are pushing people to buy Cruizes and Commodores...



We don't see any Malibus on our roads. Only mine. I THINK I saw a car like mine ONCE.

[Bricktop]

You bought it in 1981. It was 8 years old and you had to replace the motor.



I guarantee you had many other mechanical repairs done to it.



I drove Holdens EVERY day for years, in circumstances beyond normal driving. They were OK but not great, and built on European design platforms that became less relevant to Australian drivers.



If Holdens were so great, where are they now? Asian made cheap GM badged piles of crap, or German made Opels that they cannot give away. Holden is deader than Elvis. Dealers are closing daily, and the Holden brand will be gone in 5 to 10 years tops.

[caskur]

I sold it for $1,000, (the guy beat me down)..



straight panels BUT lots of rust in the sill panels...rust in the floor.



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The guy who bought it put mags on it straight away..



It was very tough parting with it but Kurt didn't want to paint it after spending so much time on his shit F-250...I mean, who the hell wants a 1971 truck??????



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[caskur]

You bought it in 1981. It was 8 years old and you had to replace the motor.



I guarantee you had many other mechanical repairs done to it.

NOPE... My granddad bought it new in 81... and in 85 I inherited it... when the blue motor carked it, we slapped in a 186 red motor (kingswood motor) and it never once broke down with the 186 motor).. it had a gear box... 4 speed.



My husband knows about cars so any minor stuff was fixed straight away.



I used to cart my 3 Ridgebacks around... had tonnes of fun...



when I inherited it, I had to replace the windscreen ( bc it was sand blasted) and it was stolen by abos but we got it back the next day (thank goodness)



The big secret to our car;s longevity was having a HUGE radiator in it... bigger than the original...It never over-heated.

[caskur]

You bought it in 1981. It was 8 years old and you had to replace the motor.



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When my granddad owned it, he drove it regularly to Dongara and Kalgoorlie.. depending on stops and how fast you drive, both those distances are  5.5-6 hour drives.





He worked it very hard really. But he had two mercedes broken down then got rid of them for the 1981 Commodore.

[Bricktop]

Those Commodores were the beginning of the end of Holden.



Before these models, Holdens were designed and built in Australia. The 1979 Commodore was a revision of the German Opel, with Australian modifications to suit our different road environment. However, the piecemeal approach to the car created problems; it was too heavy...the original design was for a 4 cyclinder car...because Holden had to use larger 6 and 8 cylinder engines for Australian customers. Because of that, the suspension also had to be modified.



Eventually, the six cylinder engine built by Holden was no longer suitable, because it could not pass emission tests...so a Nissan 3 litre engine was used. Thus, it became a German body, Japanese or American engine and Australian/American gearbox and suspension.



Whilst it was popular because of the Holden brand, the reality is it simply didn't work, and was eventually abandoned for ANOTHER Opel design with an American engine.



Holden's days were thus numbered. It kept going ONLY because of Government subsidies and heavily discounted fleet and government sales.

[caskur]

Those Commodores were the beginning of the end of Holden.



Before these models, Holdens were designed and built in Australia. The 1979 Commodore was a revision of the German Opel, with Australian modifications to suit our different road environment. However, the piecemeal approach to the car created problems; it was too heavy...the original design was for a 4 cyclinder car...because Holden had to use larger 6 and 8 cylinder engines for Australian customers. Because of that, the suspension also had to be modified.



Eventually, the six cylinder engine built by Holden was no longer suitable, because it could not pass emission tests...so a Nissan 3 litre engine was used. Thus, it became a German body, Japanese or American engine and Australian/American gearbox and suspension.



Whilst it was popular because of the Holden brand, the reality is it simply didn't work, and was eventually abandoned for ANOTHER Opel design with an American engine.



Holden's days were thus numbered. It kept going ONLY because of Government subsidies and heavily discounted fleet and government sales.

So what do you drive now...?



(btw, I wrote another post above yours you may have missed. I stuffed up the edit and quote feature)

[caskur]

My husband HATES my new car because it's all computerized...



hahaha... fuckin' old foggies!~

[caskur]

[caskur]

He won't sell it. He'd rather keep the 1971 piece of shit and get rid of the 4 door crewman 2005 model that's only done 90,000 kms...



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[Frood]

Is it on gas?

[Anonymous]

I sold it for $1,000, (the guy beat me down)..



straight panels BUT lots of rust in the sill panels...rust in the floor.



https://ibb.co/L8FYVV3">



The guy who bought it put mags on it straight away..



It was very tough parting with it but Kurt didn't want to paint it after spending so much time on his shit F-250...I mean, who the hell wants a 1971 truck??????



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https://aluminumsulfate.net/aluminum-oxide">aluminium oxide crystal structure

Station wagons ac_toofunny

[Blazor]

He won't sell it. He'd rather keep the 1971 piece of shit and get rid of the 4 door crewman 2005 model that's only done 90,000 kms...



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Cant say I blame him lol. Its nice. My father in law had one like that, but it was a light blue/green. He fixed it up, under the hood shined, powerhouse. So much power he twisted the frame lol, so he got rid of it. I'll never forget this one time this guy tried to gas passed us, and he said "looks like he wants to race!" and he dropped it down in gear while rolling, that thing got to squalling and hopping, scared the shit out of the guy beside us, and we just flew on down the road lol.



I cant bare to part with my Jeep, and its got over 280,000 miles on it. Its precious to me....



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Im actually in the middle of fixing it up too, gonna do a theme with it, already started, one of a kind, a Lord of the Rings themed Jeep lol.

[Bricktop]