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Just checking to see if anyone has purchased one of the top level 2014 Impalas. I have just over 3,500 ~ miles on mine and I must say that it is like no other car Chevrolet has produced. It is hard to believe that Chevrolet is responsible for the new Impala. So far not a single "BUG" has been detected. It has been completely trouble free, and the gas mileage is more than acceptable for a car this large and powerful. A fun car to own and drive.

We were looking at them, time for a new vehicle for my wife. The problem is the Caddy is just a few more bucks then the Impala,,,,,, and even rides nicer. I can get the mid-range CTS 2 door here in NY for $42,500 the Impala loaded up came out to be around $38,000 and the CHevy Dealer is giving me $2K less on the trade in for my Yukon!
Good luck with the car! many safe miles

do NOT own one, but will say that is one SWEET RIDE !! VERY VERY Nice, and it does look like Chevrolet is applying time, quality and more into there Newer Models !!

It will take a while to see if they pass the test of time. I have a 2009 Silverado with only 42,000 miles and the chassis has more rust than it should. I did some work on my grandsons 2004 Jeep Liberty with 260,000 miles and it had less chassis rust. Toyota had a rust problem and they took care of it. Chevrolet's idea of helping is to sell you another vehicle because they have now "eliminated that problem".

Im lucky I never have had a new car long enough for that to be a problem I trade them in every 4-5 years. Steve the rusty cars up in your neck of the woods seems like a way of life, long, wet, and real salty winters compounded by wet spring weather. I went to pick up a car for a friend of mine a few weeks ago up in Ashland NH. (it was a 65 Impala, but somewhat solid aparently it was a summer use vehicle) I cut across from I-89 to I 93 via 4 and 104, and was stunned by the amount of rust/rot on most of the newer cars I had seen, regardless of manufacter. I live a few blocks from the Long Island Sound the salt air does not have the same rust effect it used to have 20 years ago on cars around here.

I do have to say this version of the Impala looks real nice, just hard to gag down a price that is almost the same as a Caddy and a Buick, for a Chevy but really they are all the same and have been for a long time now

This new Impala can hold its own against the Caddy and the Buick. Fit and finish is far above the normal Chevy of just a few years ago. The only shortcoming is the view out the back window, however the side view mirrors and the backup camera with audible warnings makes that a a minor problem.

If planning to purchase any new car you should be a subscriber to Consumer Reports and spend the $14.00(?) for a car report. With this report you will be well armed to meet with the salesman.

The new Impala can hold its own against a Caddy or Buick...I hope so because it is the same car. The Buick Lacross came out a few years back with the original platform and last year the "large" Cadillac and new Impala switched to the same platform. Same engine, suspension , transmission, with the ride tuned to the individual make. In my opinion the Chevrolet is the best looking of the trio with Cadillac the least. They have been excellant cars with the only Impala recall being a water leak fix around the tail lamp area in the early production models.
The new Cadillac ATS and CTS are built on the Chevy Cruze p;atform. The Buick Regal and Malibu use the same platform.

We bought a 2lt Impala in March 4500 miles and it is great and no problems, and 30 mpg on the last trip to Colorado.

We also have an LTZ Impala that gets 30 MPG. Do not get anything else but an LTZ. They all have the same engine now but you get a lot more with an LTZ. My favorite is Remote Start.

I agree there is a lot of salt use here, however my wifes car is also a 2009 (Honda) and hardly a trace of rust. We are both retired and don't hit the road when the driving is bad. When I bought the Silverado I got one with that was well loaded as I explained to the wife that it would probably be my last pick up. Now I have to figure out how to convince her that its time to trade or plan on treating the rust to keep it together and looking decent.

Unfortunatly they all don't have the same engine. The low line comes with a 2.5 4 cylinder and a Eco boost 4 is also available.
The only problem with the V-6 is if you drag out the oil changes according to the oil life monitor you can run into a problem with the timing chain tensioners.
I wouldn't go over 5000 miles per oil change. Many makes of cars with overhead cams have this problem.

AH gotta love GM, nobody lies thru their teeth like they can. If your car is not rusting out, that's not good for future business. There is no profit in your car lasting beyond 15 years, they want you back sooner.

Why haven't they offered : stainless steel full exhaust system, stainless steel calipers, stainless steel master cylinder, stainless steel brake lines and gas lines. Make it an option and put a price on it . Especially the brake system which would be a safety feature. But you can see the mickey mouse thinking of these bean counters in Detroit.

Only way to keep your car or truck from rusting out below and from the inside is to get it KROWN RUST CONTROL SPRAYED once a year. Its gets into everywhere and the oily fish oil derivative type liquid displaces the water trapped inside and keeps the rust off the underside.

My 2003 Chevrolet S10 extreme has had this done every year since I bought and looks like new underneath.

Zibart and other tar types just coat stuff, doesn't stop the rust from forming in the panels that are spot welded together. The crap the dealer uses is even more worthless.

If your living in humid conditions of the south or winter weather areas that use salt , protect yourself. If you deal your car in every 3 years you most likely wont bother . But if you want to keep your car 15---20--30 get it done right.

Oh and it only costs $150 once a year

mike lynch

We live on Krown up here! Great stuff!

I am not familiar with the product but do know of someone local that applies a similar product (oil) with the same results. Because Chevrolet advised it would void their warranty I passed on having it done when new. I won't make that mistake again.

I wish I had known about this product I had to change out every brake line on my 2001 Silverado due to brake failure due to rusted lines, My 2008 impala has been a wonderful car no problems.

here is a u tube video of them doing it. There is two competing companies here in Canada offering similar products..........KROWN RUST CONTROL and the other is RUST CHECK.

I am only familiar with Krown as they have a shop just along the street from me.

The process rust liquid, I believe is derived from fish oil , altho I do not have a fishy smell coming from the truck/car, its odourless. Apparently it was discovered by accident by a chemical engineer working for I believe DuPont. What he found was this oil actually displaced the water. So in the lowest areas of your door panels below the drain holes where the water gets into and begins rusting your door bottoms out along the bottom and in the front and rear seams also. We have all seen it happen. Its not just the doors but the quarter panels, around the gas tank door, the front fenders where there will be a brace towards the front on both sides where the abs computer or batter sits is another prime area.

watch the video very instructional.

There must be a similar product being used in the USA, question is by who......??????

mike lynch

apparently RUST CHECK is available in the USA

http://www.rustcheck.ca/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=71

You have to do dealer search using the search on the site. Found they had 4 in new York state. Was part of a body shop, in Canada Krown Rust Control are a stand alone single service.

The humidity percent in the air is also a major factor in rust forming

mike lynch

KENS41, if you keep that 2008 impala long enough you will have exactly the same problem of gas...brake lines rusting out.

You may want to look into lightly sanding wire brushing those lines and using a RUST ENCAPSULATOR/ converter, THAT WILL SEAL THE rust in. Comes in spray bombs or even that POR-15 rust encapsulator/converter.

mike lynch

Ray,

I think the answer is no. Seems that you're the only one of us out here that has been that brave.

I looked at them and the ones I saw were impressive. The piping on the upholstry kind of turned me off a little. Looked like it had some south of the border influence.

I headed out the two weeks ago to buy a new car. Either an Acura, Honda or a Chevrolet. First place I stopped at was the Honda dealer. Saw a Honda Accord with V-6, the Touring model in dark maroon. Fully loaded, and I mean with everything they offer. Even slowing up slowing up radar thingee. Sticker was 35k and change and with all the other dealer prep, paperwork and all that stuff it came to almost 39k. For a Honda! Mercy. No way.

I ended up buying it when they accepted my offer of 32k out the door. I think I may have offered too much. Possibly way too much but I hate the buying process and dealing with sales persons and sales managers. That back and forth crap drives me nuts. Leaving you sitting there with four wall and nothing to do. I just try to make a reasonable deal and get the hell out before I kill somebody.

I can't believe the amount of add-on stuff they offer when you deal with the finance person. About five or six different things. Dents and scratches protection. Low Jack (who's gonna steal a stinkin Honda?), road-side assistance ... You get the picture. I bought none of it. Killed a tree for all the paper I had to sign.

I belive that 2014 full sized Chevrolet will be a nice and reliable car for you. It was my second choice to try to deal on.

Good luck with yours. It will probably turn out to be a much better choice that mine. I do regret that I didn't stay loyal to the marquee. Nonetheless, I do own a 2003 GMC Delani XL that has been an excellent vehicle. Over 200K miles trouble free except one left front hub/joint.

Charlie

LOJACK REPORT 10 MOST STOLEN CARS IN USA=

1---Honda accord
2---Honda civic
3---Toyota Camry
4---Toyota corolla
5---Chevrolet Silverado

don't believe me look it up. may want to have that LOJACK INSTALLED AFTER ALL

mike lynch

I was shocked that the Silverado is on the list, if the owner maintains the OnStar account the antitheft feature is part of it. Maybe I should think twice about OnStar at $40 a month for my Sierra

Holy Mackerel! Who would have thought it. There are tons of those cars out there for sale and at the junk yards. Relatively cheap stuff. Go figure. Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla? Hard to believe.

Seems that Cadillac, Porches, Corvettes, and such should be the one to be stolen most. At least you get a real car for you trouble and worth taking the chance.

Mystifying. Why?

Charlie

Charlie, they ship them overseas. Every so often there is a blip in the NY papers of a container ship with stolen cars going overseas.

Answer is simple...........the TUNER PEOPLE, those who slip and slide race them,. get the newer more powerful motor trans combo for their already tricked out car that blew the motor.

Or to use a more common term the inner city getto-ised hood rats. Used to be and they still might , steal the acura models for the motor trans as its a lot more powerful.

Also the big GM ...ford , mopar trucks , BMW high $$$$, land rovers , Volvos all get shipped into Russia and Africa and other arab states.

They get them into containers and transport them out of the usa and Canada by ships. Problem is there is just soooooooooooooo many containers the police in their own estimation are only able to retrieve less than 20% !!!!!!!!!!!

These are all the same countries who receive foreign aid in the hundreds of millions $$$$$$ from both our countries and our governments just continue the same old same old policy' s.

mike lynch

Heard the new Chevy's are great...BMW's are dirt cheap around here...Not that I'd buy one...