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No “Malibu” letters on driver side

Old Mar 20, 2019 | 7:52 PM
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I was curious if anyone else has a 2018 Malibu that doesn’t have “Malibu” on the drivers side. It’s not a big deal, but I’m just curious as to why my car doesn’t but every similar car I’ve seen has “Malibu” on both sides.
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Old Mar 21, 2019 | 3:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Daniel Gonzalez
I was curious if anyone else has a 2018 Malibu that doesn’t have “Malibu” on the drivers side. It’s not a big deal, but I’m just curious as to why my car doesn’t but every similar car I’ve seen has “Malibu” on both sides.
Too much weight and wind drag so Chevy got rid of it like they did with the spare tire!!
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Old Mar 21, 2019 | 7:01 AM
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Too much weight and wind drag so Chevy got rid of it like they did with the spare tire!!
Lol, no sure if this true or not but I have my spare
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Old Mar 22, 2019 | 11:36 PM
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Lol, no sure if this true or not but I have my spare
Well at least someone got one. They shipped mine with a funky 12 volt air compressor and green goop device, instead of a spare donut tire. Good thing my old Camaro donut fit as
I had a side-wall blow out and that goop would not have done a thing. Had to happen at night of course but I always have a flashlight so no big deal. Half hour later I was heading home and got a new tire put on next day. Just kiding about the emblem. Dont know why its not there.
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Old Mar 23, 2019 | 1:52 PM
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it may have been missed. ask the dealer at the next service.

how does that tire goop work in -30*C temps. I'm running with a compressor and goop can until I can source a spare and jack tools.
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