The 2000 Malibu was a great idea, roomy, great pickup, lots of power, and great features package for its time. Unfortunately, it was constructed with shoddy parts and was released with the "Dexcool" coolant that completely destroyed the cooling system and forced major recalls and thousands of dollars worth of repairs. What could have been a great car was destroyed by a bad decision (the coolant) and what was probably a series of corner-cutting to keep costs down at the factory.

I love the fact that my Chevy Malibu gets great gas mileage. The interior has held up well over time with no major electronic malfunctions. The trunk is roomy and is deceptively large. I perform many demonstrations for my job, and the trunk easily fits a large table and many items I need for my job. Unfortunately, the car is difficult to drive. It is very tough to maintain the speed limit, as it always feels as if the car is driving much faster than it is. I often find myself having to keep up with traffic, because I am going too slow. This is the only car where I have found this to be the case. Other insured drivers of this vehicle have said the same thing. The steering is also overly sensitive, and the car tends to veer heavily at even the slightest turn of the wheel. I also find it inconvenient that the gas tank is on the passenger side of the vehicle. This makes it difficult at times to pull into a gas station and have to find a pump that fits with the tank location. I would not recommend this car because of the difficulties in driving it and the fact that the speed gives a false sense of going too fast.