Never buy a 2000 Malibu…
Replaced (on just the cooling system):
| Radiators | 2 |
| Water Pumps | 2 |
| Pressurized Coolant Tank | 1 |
| Leaky Coolant Tank Cap | 1 |
| Coolant Hoses | 3 sets + 2 individual |
| Gallons of Coolant | >30 over 5 years? |
| Intake Manifold Gasket | yeah, like I can afford that now |
And this doesn’t count the 8 or 9 mis-diagnosed problems, the alternator that was blown by a tech replacing a radiator, or all of the diagnostic tests over the past 5 years.
