My New Car: 2008 Chevy Impala SS

[animalmother]

With the current troubles in the US auto industry, I started looking for a new GM car in April. The rebate incentives were nice and I spent the last 7 years charging everything I could on my GM Mastercard (5% cash back towards the purchase of a new GM car / $500 a year maximum). I had built up a $3500 GM Mastercard rebate and I wanted to use it--and not risk loosing it. If I waited and GM went under or filed for bankruptcy, I could just see my $3500 sprouting wings and flying out of my pocket.

I settled on either a Malibu or Impala. I spent two weeks going to numerous dealerships. After seeing an ad in the local paper, I found a small local Chevy dealer that happened to have a brand new 2008 Impala SS on the lot. The Impala SS stickers at $31-32,000. They come loaded with everything.

My car was the only 2008 Impala SS they had. Sticker price was $32,000 but with all applicable Chevy rebates and incentives, it was priced at $25,000. I call that a decent price. After deduction of my $3500 rebate, I got it for $21,500. Sold my 2005 3.5 SE Altima for $12,000 and used that money also.

Here are some pics:

 

[feralmerril]

Ya done good! Wish I had waited, I bought a toyota avalon 2 years ago. If I could sell my two trucks for a decent price private, I would buy a new GMC. (they are a 2001 silverado and a 2000 GMC sierra.)

 

[shooboy]

WOW !!! Nice buy ! My buddy has a red one just like yours, they are a beautiful car with lots of nice stuff. And the thing hauls. Now you can blow the doors off all the kids with their cars with the tin can mufflers !!! Ya done good, yes, I'm jealous !! Shoo

 

[deduke1907]

looks like you got a good deal at this hard times in this country

 

[max]

Nice car.

 

[labworm]

Very nice, the next auto I purchase definitely will be white, never owned one that color.

 

[Farmer17]

Chevy has made a lot of bland cars lately, but the Impala is pretty sexy!

 

[gjgalligan]

I like the Impalas but I am old school, the SS does not belong on a 4-door!
(think:1964 Impala SS!)

 

[Climber]

Originally posted by gjgalligan:
I like the Impalas but I am old school, the SS does not belong on a 4-door!
(think:1964 Impala SS!)

Agreed....I remember back in the day when the SS Impala could be had with an inline 6 all the way up to the massive 409 V8 in the '62-'63-'64 model years. If memory serves, the Impala SS 409 could be had new for about 3,000 bucks. My older sister bought a new '64 Chevy Nova SS for 2500 bucks.

The other day as I was driving home from work I was next to a new SRT8 Charger but I found the 4Door body to be a complete turn off. I guess that I am old school when it comes to muscle cars.

Several years ago in Denver I did see a car that I did not know existed. It was '64 Ford Galaxy 500XL Fastback with "406" cid emblems on the quarter panels. Hot stuff for sure.....the downside, it was a 4Door. Growing up in Georgia, we never saw such a car that was a 4Door. Turns out that Ford did sell them in certain parts of the country but they were not very popular.

 

[animalmother]

The 2 door version of the Impala was the Monte Carlo (which was last made in 2005). When Chevy updated the Impala for 2006, they went from a supercharged 3.8 liter V6 to a 5.3 liter V8. They made many improvements. Unfortunately, they dropped the Monte Carlo.

 

[Climber]

Originally posted by animalmother:
The 2 door version of the Impala was the Monte Carlo (which was last made in 2005). When Chevy updated the Impala for 2006, they went from a supercharged 3.8 liter V6 to a 5.3 liter V8. They made many improvements. Unfortunately, they dropped the Monte Carlo.

Do you or anyone out there remember the Monte Carlo SS 454? '70/'71(?) model year. Not that many were made but I have seen a few. This was one badass machine. The few that I saw all had automatic tranny's. If GM ever hung a 4-speed manual in one I am not aware of it.

 

[Spotteddog]

Yeah boys.
I'm afraid we're now all going to be like the cameraman at the ending scene of The Man Who shot Liberty Valance...

 

[animalmother]

"Do you or anyone out there remember the Monte Carlo SS 454? '70/'71(?) model year." Climber

Not that I can recall off the top of my head. I'll have to pull out my old issues of Muscle Car magazine.

I sure would like to have one!

 

[shooboy]

I remember thos eearly Monte SS's. Had a SS454 emblem right at the front of the polished rocker panel if I recall correctly. Of course that was a lot of beer and rum ago !!! Shoo

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

Nice, but I would rather have one of these real cars!
http://www.billsretroworld.com/cars.htm

I paid $3200 out the door for a brand new loaded '67 Chevy Chevelle...wish I still owned it.

 

[Spotteddog]

$3280 for a 68' Plymouth Road Runner.
The saying was "a dollar a pound".