trying to decide between 2001 pontiac grand am,2002 chevy malibu and 2000

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chevy impala? the grand am has 85k miles, the impala 75k and the malibu 78k. i'm trying to decide on my next family car and these are all around the same price but can't decide which one to get. your input would be helpful, and if you know of any common problems with these that would also help.
 
Don't buy the pontiac I had to replace the engine, transmission, alarm system, and not to mention an electrical fire from faulty wiring! All of which starting after I hit 100k miles.

The impala is a nice car, haven't heard of any problems. However on some of the newer models I know the radio volume increases with your speed. Weird but true!

Again I haven't heard of any problems with a malibu, and out of the 3 this would be my pick. Overall it's a great family car.
 
consumer reports has used cars to buy and to avoid,
check it out through them.
 
Except for Pontiac, they are basically the same. Pontiac is smaller. They are cheap midsize sedans with 3.8 v6 that underpowers these years leading to major changes since then.
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Since its more likely than not that all of these were rental cars at one point or another, I would avoid all three. But if you had to go with one, I'd recommend the Impala.

Alternatively, I would recommend looking at a used Ford Fusion.
 
the grand am and the malibu are both nbodys which are both known to have front end problems (stearing and breaks) i had a 97 malibu and it was a nightmare. the impala is a MUCH sturdier vehicle.

also look at engine types. if the impala has a 3800 its a no brainer. the impala is a better choice but slightly larger than the malibu and grandam.
 
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