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Jo
For our friends in the snowbelt, TireRack has the Kumho winter tires for $60--they are quieter on dry pavement than the OEM Goodyears!
Chris
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Jo
My son bought a car that was from Budget, they
order them by the Hundreds and they are
not the same car as u get on the market. Also
a friend had worked at Budget and he said the
same thing. If you want to add accessories in all
likly-hood they will not work.
My son tried adding lights, different locks etc.,
and they wouldn't work right. He found the
wiring harness was different.
I wouldn't. Go for the new one!
Rodger
t_tookalook@hotmail.com
In our local paper here in the LA market, new 2004 Impala base model is selling for slightly less than $16K with MSRP of $22K.
Loupie:
Go buy a new Impala! Impala has been the best vehicle I've owned...better than my previous Accord V6 EX and my father's Camry. Honest!!
Also, there appeared to be a anti-freeze leak from the intake manifold. Again the Dealer is checking the source of the leak. Is this an on-going problem with the 2000 Impala? Thanks for the feedback.
Chris H
It's either the ISS or the engine cradle. The ISS is very common among most GM cars. The engine cradle is specific to 2000 Impala.
<<Also, there appeared to be a anti-freeze leak from the intake manifold>>
There is a recall for this intake manifold.
K-cid
Chris
Way different road feel. The Buick still felt like the old-man's car.
The LS was firmer , but rides very well IMHO
The main one is that it has a 1 piece body ring stamping.
Open the back door of the regal and look down at the sill. You will see a joint where the 2 pieces come together and are welded. Same at the top of the door.
There are no welds or seams on the Impala.
It is stronger and offers better crash protection.
The other difference is the Impala has a 1" longer wheelbase. Giving about 1" more rear legroom.
The Impala is 5" longer and has a bigger trunk.
The Impala is considered a full size and the Regal a mid size.
after ridding in the back seat a few times for
1-2 hrs each time, I find the rear seat extremely
unconfortable. The bench is too narrow and is
not comfortably configured, and I'm only 6'.
If you can, ride in the rear for at least an hour
or more before u buy. Otherwise, I've had no
trouble with this vehicle.
t_tookalook@hotmail.com
I think the seatbacks may be too vertical.
This is different than the traction control that comes standard with the LS model, correct?
All the cars come with 4 speed automatic overdrive transmissions.
00-01s were 30 mpg.
02-03s were 29 mpg.
04s are 30 mpg.
Took 2002 LS back to dealer for noisy tachometer and ISS clunk. Dealer replaced instrument cluster and lubricated ISS per TB. Steering feels fine again. Noticed 2 things on instrument cluster. Temp gage only goes up to a little above what I would refer to as the 1/4 mark whereas the old cluster it ran about 1 notch below 1/2 mark (middle of full range). Don't know if that is going to be a problem or not. It does seem like not everything in cluster is lit up when lights are on. Can some of you look at your cluster when lights are on and tell me if the TEMP and FUEL lettering on left side bottom is lit up? None of the lettering near bottom in center (TRIP HOLD TO RESET and message about applying brake to shift) and on right (MESSAGE CENTER) are lit up either. Is that normal? Thanks.
The steering s so much firmer than Lexus.
The lexus has really light steering at slow speeds. I much prefer the Impala's steering.
b4z,If you have an LS did you check what lights up on your instrument cluster. In particular do the words TEMP and FUEL light up in left hand area of cluster?
Thanks.
Since the reliability of GM vehicles is a one of the topics discussed here, I thought I would share my experience with my APV.
I purchased the van in 10/91 from a Chevy dealer. I bought it through GM’s ‘Purchase Plan’ (GM sold it to a rental company then bought it from them and sold it at auction to one of their dealers). Total cost of the vehicle, including TTL, was $14,841.00. It had a little over 13,000 miles on it when I drove it home and the remainder of the 36mo/3yr. warranty. It had very few options (A/C, privacy glass, AM/FM cassette, roof rack, premium sound system). I firmly believe in KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). The more options you have, the more problems you’ll have.
When the van had a little over 50,000 miles on the odo, it left my family (wife and 3 sons) and I stranded on the final leg of a vacation trip to Myrtle Beach. About 100 miles from our destination, the van started ‘bucking’, almost like it was going to stall. When we were about 3 blocks from our hotel, it died. A faulty ignition coil wire was the culprit. The cost to fix it was less than $300.00 (including towing). Even though that may sound reasonable, I felt it was a bit ‘salty’. I had a feeling that it was going to be ‘expensive’ when I walked into the Myrtle Beach Chevy dealership’s customer waiting room and saw GQ Magazine on the table. I have to admit that the dealership diagnosed the problem immediately and fixed it promptly (2-3 hours). BTW, the vacation was probably one of our best (after the fix, of course).
Other fixes:
Rear Brake Cylinder 60,000+ miles
Alternator 99,000+ miles
Frt. Rotors Turned 99,000+ miles
Water Pump 109,000+miles
Replace Radiator 122,000+miles
Brake Hoses Various mileage (these were detected by my mechanic during various annual inspections)
Replace Headliner 138,000+miles
The total cost for all of the above fixes, including the ignition coil wire, totaled $1,100.00, +/- a few dollars.
Maintenance Schedule:
Oil + Filter Every 3,000 miles (religiously with Gastrol 5W –30 and AC Delco filters)
Trans. Fluid Every 30,000 miles
Air Filter Every 30,000 miles
PCV Valve Every 30,000 miles
Cooling System Flush
and Refill Every 30,000 miles
As you can see, I’ve had ‘some’ problems, but nothing out of the ordinary (okay, it did leave us stranded in
Myrtle Beach, but it was only 3 blocks from the hotel and I forgave it for that years ago). If I could buy a new
vehicle today and be guaranteed the same reliability as my APV, I would buy it in a’ heartbeat’ (remember the old
Chevy commercials?)
Now some of you may be asking why am I in the market for a new vehicle. One word, cautious. As my van gets closer to 150,000 miles, I am becoming very cautious. My wife and I frequently take the van on 400+ mile trips throughout the year, and she is deathly afraid of being stranded ‘again’ (she’s not as forgiving as me). But as you can see from the documentation above, GM has done alright by me. In fact, I would have to say that my van of plastic has been ‘fantastic’! As a matter of fact, I believe all of the Big Three have made enormous strides in product reliability. And if and when I do have to say goodbye to the ‘magic bus’, I will definitely have a tear in my eye.
And noticeably lower than my sister's '89 Honda with 170,000 miles. Which includes a junkyard replacement engine and non working A/C.
You need to get rid of that minivan TODAY!.
I have 51K on my '01 Impala LS.
MY out of warranty expense so far was a right front wheel bearing assembly that cost 556.00.
It was probably bad under warranty but I did not catch the symptoms.
You can buy a fromer rental car Impala dirt cheap.
Or you can go with a full boat LS with leather and fold down rear seat. Heated seats, etc for about 22K.
Remember there is a $3500 rebate right now which will be going away soon. You should be able to get about $5500 off of MSRP.
The car gets excellent mileage on the highway.
30 mpg is not uncommon.
My two reoccurring problems have been the noise in the front suspension and the tachometer making a scraping sound. That is almost inaudible but I hear it.
Guess Chevrolet is gunning to overtake the Taurus this year.
Went by my dealer Sunday (they are a $98 over invoice store) They had a '04 Impala LS with a 28+K sticker for 22K and change!
I got 4.5K off my '01LS and paid 21.1K.
Only a thousand more for a 3 year newer car.
Not too shabby.
What I am doing for my mother is looking into a
'03 Buick Century for $9600.
Former rental car with 28-30K miles.
Dealer is taking bumper to bumper warranty to 39 months and 39K miles.
I have a choice of 10 cars.
Unfortunately no CD available.
Sounds like an excellent value to me.
For example, I had to take my car (01-impala) for the engine cradle replace and it took the dealership 3 attempts until they realized that a new engine cradle was needed. During that time I got filthy cavalier rentals that smelled of cigarette smoke.
They put several numbers on the window.
Invoice + $98 = subtotal - rebate = total
It might be dealer cashback that your dealer is not telling you about or it is regioanl like you said.
in the Century program car so we may not go that route.
She asked me what I would sell my Impala for?
Now I have that to deal with. LOL.
The first thing that i noticed is that the seats are now about a shade lighter than they were.
If you look at the backseats then the front you can see the fronts are lighter now.
I think they dyed it closer to the Tahoe neutral instead of the Impala neutral.
They dyed the passenger seat also because the color difference would have been noticeable.
Anyway, the verdict is that they look fantastic.
I had no idea that they could make these seats look like new.
No exxageration. The have the same look and feel as they did when knew.
I have shown it to about 8 people in the office and they were all really impressed.
They charged my $125 to do the 1 seat and I got the 2nd for free.
Needless to say I am riding around with a white towel over the seat.
I last bought a new vehicle three years ago, a Jeep Wrangler Sport, and I got it for $200 over invoice. This was about as well as anyone was doing on those vehicles back then. There were a few folks doing a little better, but that was pretty rare.
I love my Jeep, and I am keeping that baby for a LONG time. It's time to replace the family car now, since it's an 89 Olds 88 Royale. From all I can gather, the Impalas are great cars and about as good as it gets for value for the money spent.
I see that GM has a $3000 rebate now, and I have accumulated $1300 on my GM card rebate. GM is offering to make up the difference and allow me a $2000 rebate on my GM card instead of the $1300 that I have actually earned to date. So, there's $5000 off sticker without the dealer having done anything. That's why I would like to know how close to invoice the dealers are selling the Impalas for now.
Thanks.
Tom
I want the 3800 engine, and I think you have to get the LS to get that puppy, right? It does seem like I saw in the brochure that I picked up (forgot to bring it home...it's still at work) that you CAN get the 3800 as an option with just the regular Impala (is the entry level Impala called the "Sport?").
Are there other good reasons to get the LS, other than just to get the 3.8 L engine?
Thanks a bunch.
Tom
I was under the impression that the ad fees were part of the invoice cost, not IN ADDITION to the invoice cost. On my 01 Wrangler Sport, the ad fees, national and regional, were line items on the invoice and contributed toward the total.
I know Edmunds doesn't list the ad fees (didn't used to anyway), so maybe you meant that I could expect to pay ad fees in addition to the quoted invoice price here on Edmunds? I was figuing on that already.
Man, I used to trade cars as often as most people change underwear, and now I can't afford to take advantage of these tremendous incentives! It's the best time to buy a new vehicle that I ever heard of, but I'm not sure I can swing a deal now, no matter how good the deal might be. I'm just in the investigating stage right now, but when it comes down to it, I don't know if I can do ANYTHING right now or not.
Appreciate the info... thanks!
Tom