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Old 08-01-2006, 08:14 PM
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I'm considering buying a 2000 Chevy Malibu tomorrow. The guy who i'm buying it from says he took it to a mechanic yesterday and that he said the transmission is perfect. problem is, the current owner said that sometimes it has problems starting up in the morning. Anyone know what the problem might be? and how much would it cost to fix whatever it is? i dont want to buy a car that im going to end up paying more than it was worth to fix. thanks!
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Old 08-01-2006, 09:38 PM
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Uh, more details

Does it turn over? Click? Say "fuck you I'm not starting" or what?

Could be a number of things... fuel pump?
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i have no idea. when i test drove it today it seemed fine. all i know is that it doesnt start in the morning. and now im stressing cause i dont want to buy a car that is going to give me alot of problems.
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Old 08-01-2006, 11:12 PM
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Well, it was basically a car built for rental companies, and isn't a very quality car, so why not keep the Integra?
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:24 AM
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Lmao!
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:35 AM
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holy fuck




oh ya..i wouldnt buy it..

1. it's a malibu
2. it has problems already
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Malibu's are nice cars, they dont hold their value at all but since your buying it used instead of new It shouldnt be a problem.

your doing the right thing,

Fixing Imports < Fixing Domestic
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Originally Posted by martz0r
"fuck you I'm not starting"
Ive never had this one.
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Originally Posted by JonWRX
Ive never had this one.


my old chevy used to tell me that all the time


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