whiteraven

I wish to be a chevy owner but I'm having trouble with the car I'm looking at.
Is the 05 malibu the same thing as the 05 classic? I see different pictures and under both kelley blue book and edmunds they are listed separately and the prices are quite different. The dealer I'm trying to buy from told me it was a malibu and is now saying its a malibu classic. I've run the vin number on two different websites. One says its a classic and one says its a malibu classic. I thought the malibu classic only reffered to the 08 model. The price I was offered was fair for a malibu but not for a classic.
Please help.

Gwampa

Whiteraven: Got this from Wikipedia under Malibu. Look up this and it will clue you in. "When a new Malibu was introduced on the Epsilon platform for 2004, the N-body Malibu was renamed Chevrolet Classic and remained in production for the 2004 and 2005 model years, being restricted to rental car companies and fleet orders."

mmanter

The 08 carryover model was called the Malibu Classic, whereas the 05 carryover model was just called the Classic

Gwampa

So Matt, they carried an Epsilon platform Malibu over into 2008 and called it a Malibu Classic? No wonder Whiteraven is confused. Thanks for the update.

mmanter

I was quite confused myself when I decided on buying a Malibu this year. Glad I was able to share what I learned.